Style
Use of sensory language to create a visual
What is imagery?
What is the appeal in this quote "... the Moaning Caverns, a cave system that begins, after a narrow, twistin descent of 30-some feet, with an abrupt 180- foot drop," (Sapolsky 359)
Logos
What kind of figurative language is used here? "With consequential forks in the road where intelligence lights the way forward," (Sapolsky 362).
Metaphor
What word does Sapolsky repeat over and over again in the text?
Adolescents
Author of the story
Who is Robert Sapolski?
Specific word choice
What is Diction?
What is the main appeal shown in this quote? "In one study, Laurence Steinberg of Temple University discovered..." (Sapolsky 259).
Logos
What does the constant repetition of adolescents do for the reader?
It makes the message stick better and makes the reader feel more comfortable
What birthdays did Sapolsky claim were important?
The thirtieth and the thirtieth
The presence of ______ lowers the activity in the teen's frontal cortex even more.
What are peers?
Specific arrangement of words and phrases
What is Syntax?
What appeal does this show? "Robert Sapolsky is a prefesor of biology and neurology at Stanford University," (Sapolsky 358).
Ethos
What does the words 'peer pressure' do for the reader?
It's a use of alliteration that helps the reader remember specific things in a fun way
What four increases of deviance training did Sapolsky reference in the short story?
Higher likelihood of sexual behavior, poor health-habits, substance abuse, and violence.
Sapolsky states, "Adolescents are nature's most wondrous examples of _____________," because we are known to have strong feelings for others and their experiences.
What is empathy?
1st person
Pathos
What kind of literary device is used when Sapolsky is telling the story about his daughter?
Flashback
What college study did Sapolsky reference ?
Laurence Steinberg of Temple University
Experts believe that ____________ intelligence (or social intelligence) is actually a better predictor of adult stability and happiness than IQ and SAT scores.
What is emotional?
What kind of tone does Sapolsky use while writing?
A humorous tone that explains complex brain ideas simply.
What appeal is this, " One answer comes from recent studies of intelligence in education," (Sapolsky 361).
Logos
What kind of figurative language does this show? " So adolescents are lousy at risk assessment and take more risks. But there's more to the story of those skeletons in Moaning Caverns," (Sapolsky 359).
Juxtaposition
Honey Brown Eyes
Scientists believe that it is essential for a person to take in years of life experiences to become who they really are, and hypothesize that this is why the frontal cortex is the last to _____.
What is Develop?