Vocabulary/Transitions
Argumentative
Writing Analysis
Tone/Mood
Credible vs. Bias
100

Define or give synonyms for the word Explicit.

Give an example where you would see or hear explicit.

Clearly stated. Specific, Direct, Obvious

Music, books, assignments

100

Purpose of an Argumentative Essay.

To Persuade.

100

Two people meet in a park randomly. They exchange contact information and plan their 1st date. They go on plenty of dates, become a couple, and now have been together for 2 years. They become engaged.

Create a strong concluding statement?

Answers may vary.

100

What is the main difference between Tone and Mood?

Tone is how the author/speaker feels


Mood is how you/reader feels 

100

2 Part Question

Define Bias.

Bonus: If you are Bias are you being Subjective or Objective.

Based upon personal feelings. Prejudice

Subjective

200

Define mediate.

To intervene between people during a dispute to come to a common ground.

200

List the 3 Persuading Appeals also known as the Appeals Triangle and definitions.


Ethos- Trustworthy, credibility

Pathos- Feelings, emotion

Logos- Logic, facts, statistics

200

A student at Beach High School has the following classes; medical technology, phlebotomy, anatomy, and biology. That student is likely to become a what?

Nurse, Phlebotomist, Doctor, etc. 

Medical field job.

200

What is the tone and theme of this excerpt?

There's never a right time to say goodbye (Yeah)
But I gotta make the first move
'Cause if I don't, you gonna start hating me
'Cause I really don't feel the way I once felt about you
Girl, it's not you, it's me
I, kinda, gotta figure out what I need, oh

There's never a right time to say goodbye
But we know that we gotta go
Our separate ways
And I know it's hard, but I gotta do it
And it's killing me
'Cause there's never a right time
Right time to say goodbye

Bonus: Where is this excerpt from and yes I know it is old.

Tone; Sad

Theme; Never a right time to say goodbye

Chris Brown's "Say Goodbye"

200

Wikipedia, The Shaderoom, Twitter, are credible sources.

True or False

False. They are heavily Bias.

300

The root word is "Respect".

Add a Prefix and a Suffix and define the new word.

Variety of answers

300

List the 5 components of an Argument.

Claim (thesis)

Evidence

Reasoning

Counter Claim

Rebuttal (Counter Argument)

300

What does T.R.A.C.E.S. mean?

Topic Sentence

Restate Question

Answer Question

Cite Evidence

Explain Evidence

Sum it up

300

Hopeful and confident about the future or looking on the bright side.

What type tone would this claim be?

Optimistic, positive, cheerful

300

The following are characteristics of a bias or credible sources. Give an example.

Published within the last 10 years.

Written by respected authors in the field.

Educational and Governmental institutions.

Credible Sources

Textbooks, Newspapers, CNN

400

In what paragraph would you use the following words/phrases? 

To summarize, altogether, in short or to sum up

Conclusion paragraph

400

Define Ethos, Pathos, and Logos.

Bonus if can give examples of each.

Ethos: Credible source, trustworthy; Sponsor, celebrity, Doctor

Pathos: Appeal to feeling; Sad, happy excited

Logos: Logic; Facts, statistics

400

Line 6 from the poem My Parents by Stephen Spender reads "Their jerking hands and their knees tight on my arms."

What literary device is being used in this line?

Imagery

400

What is the tone of this song?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1R2TEAD7MA

Lyrics

You made me happy
This you can bet
You stood right beside me, yeah
And I won't forget

And I really love you
You should know
I wanna make sure I'm right, girl
Before I let go

Now we've had our good time
That's what they say
We've hurtin' each other
Girl, it's a shame

I won't be foolish, no, no
I wanna know
I wanna make sure I'm right, girl, oh
Before I let go, yeah, uh

Breakup, Last love letter

400

Commercials and Advertisements are and can be subjective, objective, both, or neither.

Explain answer.

Both.

Explanations will vary

500

Which word should go in the blank Obliterate or Disperse?

Erosion from wind and rain could _______ the letters on an old gravestone.


Disperse 

500

Create a claim that will convince the teachers to make this Jeopardy game a test grade.

May the best claim win!

Various Answers.

500

List 2 themes from the poem My Parents

Answers will vary

500

Tone, Mood, and Theme of the following poem.

  Roses aren't always red

& violets aren't exactly blue,

the society that we live in

never seems to speak the truth.

  Smiles aren't always happy

& frowns aren't always upset, 

people judge too quickly

& our feelings are what they

            forget.

Answers may vary. Teachers will decide.

500

Pick 2 from the following list and explain how they are bias and list examples.

Racism          Colorism          Disability Bias

Ageism          Gender Bias      Classism

Racism based upon skin

Colorism based on shades of skin within the same race.

Disability based on physical or mental capabilities.

Ageism based upon someone's age.

Gender bias based up someone's gender.

Classism based on social economic status.

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