Teach Argument with Luke Combs' "Forever After All"

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Luke Combs’ hit song, “Forever After All,” has been dominating the country charts for months, breaking a record previously held by Taylor Swift (at 24 months!!).  If nothing else, the fact that this song has sustained this level of popularity for so long raises some questions that a meaningful rhetorical analysis might be able to answer: What’s Combs’ position? What’s at stake? Is this argument’s sustained popularity a barometer for the effectiveness of the argument?

This lesson guides students through a line-by-line analysis of the lyrics, and much more.  (See below for all the details.) Paired with our video analysis of the song, this lesson promises to be a smash hit with your students.

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Lesson Description

Wondering exactly what this lesson bundle has to offer?  Here’s what you can expect:

  • This bundle pairs wonderfully with our close reading and rhetorical analysis video, which models exactly the kind of thinking we’re hoping to inspire and foster in students
  • A guided rhetorical analysis that pairs questions for close reading and rhetorical analysis with every line of the lyrics, spanning five pages (wonderful for small groups, partners, or independent work)
  • A handout that guides students’ analysis to larger-picture questions, asking them to unpack elements of the rhetorical triangle and rhetorical appeals in the context of the lyrics
  • A fun and compelling comparative analysis task that prompts students to identify similarities and differences across two songs (arguments) by the same speaker (Combs)!

 
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Lesson Features

Grade 7 - 12
Focus Close reading, Rhetorical analysis, Rhetorical triangle, Rhetorical Appeals, Comparative analysis

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