Argumentative Writing
Rhetorical Appeals
Rhetorical Devices
8th ELA Set 1
8th ELA Set 2
100
What is the purpose of Argumentative Writing?
When you take a position on a topic or issue and defend it using credible sources
100
What type of rhetorical appeal is the following:
A charity ad showing a sad, starving child to prompt donations.
100
What terms are used in argumentative writing are specialized linguistic tools, techniques, and structures used to persuade an audience, emphasize points, and make arguments more memorable and impactful
Rhetorical Devices
100
Which type of details appeal to the five senses—sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell—to create a vivid image for the reader?
Sensory details
100
What is the theme of a story?
the lesson or moral of a story
200
What is a claim?
Your stance on a topic
200
What is a rhetorical appeal?
techniques used to persuade an audience
200
What is an analogy?
Comparing two different things to highlight a similarity
200
What is the order of the plot graph?
Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution
200
What is text evidence?
Evidence you can pull directly from the passage to back you up
300
What is a counterclaim?
the other person's opinion
300
What is Pathos?
Appeals to the audience's emotions
300
What is a rhetorical question?
A question asked for effect, rather than to get an answer, urging the audience to reach the obvious conclusion themselves.
300
What type of source is a biography comprised of journals and accounts from other people?
Secondary Account
300
What is the central idea of a text?
the primary, overarching message or "big point" an author wants to convey about a topic in a text or paragraph
400
What is a rebuttal?
arguing to prove your opinion right
400
What is Logos?
Relies on logic, reasoning, evidence, facts, and structure to persuade
400
What is direct address?
where the writer speaks directly to the reader or audience,
400
What type of source is a diary?
Primary source
400
What is symbolism?
the use of concrete objects, characters, colors, or actions to represent abstract ideas, emotions, or deeper meanings beyond their literal sense
500
What type of evidence BEST supports your claim?
data, sources, credible research
500
What is Ethos?
Persuades the audience by establishing the speaker's credibility, character, and expertise.
500
What is Juxtaposition?
the placement of two contrasting ideas, characters, objects, or settings side-by-side to highlight their differences, create irony, or deepen meaning
500
Which point of view allows the narrator to describe the thoughts and feelings of multiple characters?
Third-person omniscient
500
What is foreshadowing?
a literary device where an author gives subtle clues or hints early in a story about events that will happen later