Rhetorical Elements
Who the BLANK is based on what biases, positions, privileges, or motives/objectives that come from their identity
Author/Communicator
Where the text/article is presented is an example of what?
The publication/venue of the work
The author using person pronouns such as I or we is an example of?
Style
When is Project 1 due?
Define audience/reader
who the intended audience or potential audience may be for a particular article, book, etc.
An image or a chart is an example of what?
Use of visuals
Using slang or consistent informal language in an article is an example of?
Style
Name a character from the Hunger Games
Katniss, Peeta, Effie, etc.
What the author/communicator wants the audience to believe, know, feel, or do (to inform, inspire, entertain, persuade, challenge, bring attention to, call for change, invite participation, offend, etc
What is this a definition for?
Purpose
What section of the article would we look at when asking:
Is there a broad overview of the situation at the beginning of your article?
Introduction
Defining an article as funny, serious, critical, neutral, etc is an example of?
Tone of language
Name a play by Shakespeare
Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, etc.
The text’s reason for being, such as an event, situation, or position within an ongoing debate to which the author/communicator is responding
What is this a definition for?
Exigence
What section of the article would we look around when asking:
Does the article reiterate the main points or move beyond simply recapping what was said?
Conclusion
An author's approach to a particular argument and how their opinion is included is an example of?
Message/Stance
What genre of books does Agatha Christie write?
Mystery/detective fiction
List out all four rhetorical elements
Exigence, audience, author, purpose
A catchy hook can be found in the ___ whereas an author finishes their main points in the ___
Introduction, conclusion
Does the author strive to take a balanced perspective, or do they lean hard one way? is a question we ask when looking at?
Message/Stance
Name a novel by a Brontë sister
Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights, The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, etc.