Assess students' ability to identify, analyze, and apply rhetorical appeals (ethos, pathos, logos) and stylistic devices (parallelism, rhetorical questions) to strengthen arguments in Grade 9–12 persuasive essays. Tasks include analyzing excerpts for device use and persuasive effect, revising sample paragraphs to enhance credibility, emotion, and logical clarity, and producing a brief written revision that integrates at least two appeals and one device with a clear explanation of their rhetorical purpose and intended audience impact.