ARGUMENT
Purpose of an argument paper
What is to persuade an audience?
Time, place, duration of the story--includes mood and sensory details
What is the setting?
"It was the beating of the old man's heart."
What is "The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe?
Comparison using like or as
What is a simile?
PJ's twin sister's name
What is Pamela?
What is pathos?
What is the theme?
"The house was full of dead bodies, it seemed. It felt like a mechanical cemetery. So silent."
What is "The Veldt" by Ray Bradbury?
An intentional exaggeration
What is a hyperbole?
PJ's favorite number
What is 44?
Logical appeal
What is logos?
What is the plot?
"I reach inside the window of Papi’s van and yank on the handle to open the passenger door. It’s my turn to ride in front. Roli sat there last time."
What is "Sol Painting, Inc." by Meg Medina?
Applying human characteristics to nonhuman things
What is personification?
High school PJ graduated from
What is West Salem High School?
Ethical/expert appeal
What is ethos?
The problem or goal of the story
What is the conflict?
"I shall begin with the whispering Mahican. His soft whisper was the first sound I heard that night. Small as it was, it broke the peace of St. Francis, our little Abenaki Indian mission village..."
What is The Winter People by Joseph Bruchac?
A comparison not using like or as
What is a metaphor?
Ms. Z's cat's name
What is Blue?
Statement that tells your stance in an argument
What is a claim?
Also acceptable answer: thesis statement
Things that happen to a character that make it harder and harder for them to reach their goal
What are complications?
“The world isn't binary. Everything isn't a black or white, yes or no. Sometimes it's not a switch, it's a dial. And it's not even a dial you can get your hands on; it turns without your permission or approval.”
"The car dared me to drive faster."
What is personification?
Ms. Z's coffee order
What is an iced vanilla latte with oat milk?