Climate Change Appeals

This persuasive reading worksheet is designed to help students in Grades 9, 10, and 11 develop strong rhetorical analysis and critical reading skills using a timely, real-world topic. Students read an excerpt centered on urgent climate change appeals and analyze the author’s purpose, tone, and use of ethos, logos, and pathos, strengthening their ability to evaluate arguments, interpret persuasive techniques, and support conclusions with textual evidence.

Learning Goals

• Rhetorical Appeals (Grades 9-11)
  Students identify and analyze examples of ethos, logos, and pathos in a persuasive text.
• Author’s Purpose & Tone
  Learners examine how tone and intent shape the effectiveness of the message.
• Evaluating Arguments & Evidence
  Students assess how well rhetorical strategies support the author’s claims.
• Evidence-Based Analysis
  Responses require citing and explaining specific details from the text.

Instructional Benefits

• Teacher-Created Resource
  Designed by educators to align with secondary ELA rhetoric and argument standards.
• High-Interest, Real-World Topic
  Climate change provides meaningful context for persuasive analysis.
• Structured Analytical Prompts
  Questions guide students from identification to explanation and evaluation.
• Flexible Classroom Use
  Ideal for rhetoric units, test prep, discussion starters, or analytical writing practice.

This printable worksheet gives students meaningful practice with rhetorical analysis, argument evaluation, and evidence-based writing using a relevant persuasive text. By examining how ethos, logos, and pathos are used to communicate urgency about climate change, learners strengthen critical thinking, reading comprehension, and academic writing skills. Suitable for classroom instruction or homeschool use, this no-prep resource supports confident analysis of persuasive texts and prepares students for advanced ELA coursework.

This worksheet is part of our Grade 11 Reading Comprehension collection.