SOAPSTone
Who is the audience for JK Rowling's speech, "The Benefits of Failure, and the Importance of Imagination"?
Harvard graduates
Identify a theme from Much Ado About Nothing
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What are the three rhetorical devices used for persuasive writing?
Ethos, Logos, and Pathos
What is the difference between a topic and a theme?
A topic is a single word or phrase, and a theme is the author's message about the topic
This word means to make an educated guess about something
Inference
We knew that JK Rowling was going to transition into the main topic of her speech based on her shift in _________.
Tone
What happens at the very beginning of Much Ado About Nothing?
Don Pedro arrives in Messina after defeating Don John in war
What is it called when you acknowledge the opposing viewpoint in an argument?
Counterclaim
When we include evidence in our writing, we must always provide a: _________.
Citation
What does it mean to feel empathy?
To put yourself in someone else's shoes
"Being asked to give a speech at a college graduation" is an example of an:
Occasion
Who are considered to be the wisest characters in Much Ado About Nothing?
The watchmen
"You should buy Doritos because they are Post Malone's favorite snack" is an example of what rhetorical device?
Ethos
What formatting style do we use when we are writing an essay?
MLA
Why does Dogberry constantly use malapropism?
He is trying to sound intelligent
What does the SECOND "S" in SOAPSTone stand for?
Subject
Which villain confessed to his crimes and expressed remorse?
Borachio
What is a rebuttal?
When you respond back to a counterclaim
The _____________ of a paragraph tells us what it is going to be about.
Topic sentence
What is plagiarism?
When you use someone else's work without citing your sources
The _________ is the voice behind the text
Speaker
Beatrice states that a man who has one of these is more than a boy, and a man who has none is less than a man. To what is she referring?
A beard
What are some key characteristics of Logos?
Logic, facts, statistics, numbers
Putting a star next to an important piece of information is an example of an ____________
Annotation
Name the speaker: "That's how it goes: we don't value the things we have until we lose them."
Friar Francis