Appeal Analyzer

This worksheet supports students in Grades 6, 7, and 8 as they build rhetorical analysis, persuasive reading, argument evaluation, audience awareness, and critical thinking skills through close examination of a persuasive passage. Students identify and explain examples of ethos, logos, and pathos, helping them understand how credibility, logic, and emotion are used to influence readers.

Learning Goals

• Persuasive Appeals Analysis (Grades 6-8): Identify and classify examples of ethos, logos, and pathos within a text.
• Rhetorical Reasoning: Explain how each persuasive appeal strengthens the author’s argument.
• Author Effectiveness: Evaluate which appeal is used most strongly and how it impacts the argument’s success.
• Audience Awareness: Analyze how persuasive techniques are tailored to reach a specific audience.

Instructional Benefits

• Teacher-Created Resource: Designed by educators to align with ELA standards for argument and rhetoric.
• Organized Chart Format: Visual structure helps students clearly separate and explain each type of appeal.
• Reflection-Based Thinking: Prompts encourage students to evaluate effectiveness and personal response to persuasion.
• Flexible Implementation: Suitable for argument units, test prep, small-group work, or independent practice.

This printable worksheet strengthens students’ understanding of classical argumentation strategies while reinforcing close reading and analytical reasoning. By identifying and evaluating ethos, logos, and pathos, learners become more thoughtful readers and more effective writers. Ideal for classroom or homeschool use, this resource helps students recognize how persuasive language works and why certain arguments are more convincing than others.

This worksheet is part of our Critical Comprehension Worksheets collection.