Essays/Grammar
Create a COMPOUND sentence about a student who got sent to Saturday school.
Ex. Jane punched Roberto, so she went to Saturday school.
Which rhetorical device is the excerpt below? How do you know?
Ice cream is better than cookies. One time, I was eating a pint of Ben & Jerrie's delicious Cookie's and Cream, and I was mesmerized at how flavorful it was. You could not get that amount of flavor from a dry and stale cookie.
Anecdote/Pathos/Imagery
CLIP: Identify the author's purpose. In other words, what is the author trying to do? (Think P.I.E).
How do you know?
The author of the clip is trying to PERSUADE the audience to buy STARBURSTS. The author uses humor/loaded words to sell the product.
Identify the literary device below:
My shoes are killing me!
How do you know?
Hyperbole; the shoe's are literally not killing her; it's an overstatement.
STEAL: Identify the rhyme scheme of the poem:
Roses are Blue
Violets are Red
Instead of STAAR
I'd rather be in Bed
A
B
C
B
Create a COMPLEX sentence about a student who set a trashcan on fire.
Ex. When she went to the bathroom, Jasmine set the trashcan on fire.
Create an advertisement for a phone app using LOGOS.
Logos=logical appeal; therefore, the group should have used logic/facts & statistics in their advertisement.
CLIP.
What is the author's purpose (THINK: PIE)? How do you know?
Inform: a mysterious illness in China.
Identify the literary device below:
Sheep should shower in a shed.
How do you know?
Alliteration. The constant repetition of the "sh" words.
Identify mood/explain:
I wish time
had better timing
for you and me.
Mood= what the reader feels after reading.
STEAL: Place apostrophes in the correct place.
Sallys pigeons loved the ocean; in fact, the pigeons love for the water was a joy to watch.
Sally's pigeons loved the ocean; in fact, the pigeons' love for the water was a joy to watch.
Create an advertisement for one of the school's lunches using PATHOS. You have 2 minutes.
Pathos= emotional appeal; therefore, the group must have used an emotional appeal.
CLIP.
What is the author's purpose (THINK PIE). How does he achieve this purpose?
The persuade the audience that our attention spans have diminished; jokes/pronouns/short almost-satire speech
ACT/STEAL
Create a skit demonstrating DRAMATIC IRONY.
And the winner is...
CREATE/STEAL
Create a poem with an outraged/irritated tone. Circle the words that contribute to the tone.
Tone=how the writer feels about the subject they are writing about.
As a group, create a counterargument/rebuttal for the following thesis:
The best part about school is the STAAR test.
Ex. Some people may argue that STAAR test is the worst part about school, but I love taking this exam because it brings me joy!
CLIP.
How is the commercial showing ethos? How do you know? Who is the commercial's audience?
The commercial uses a logical analogy (we believe in nourishing food, so there are no artificial ingredients).
Audience: middle-class Americans interested in eating "healthy."
CLIP:
What is the author's purpose (THINK PIE). How do you know?
To Explain how Titanic sank. The simulation/ Cameron's commentary explains all.
CLIP.
Which type of irony is occurring in this clip? Verbal, Dramatic, or situational? How do you know?
Situational irony: Spongebob doesn't get promoted, but he thinks he will be...
CLIP/STEAL
What is the theme of the following song? How do you know?
Humans should strive for unity in order to end hatred/inequality or the injustices of the world.
As a group, recreate the persuasive essay structure in two minutes.
INTRO: Hook, Thesis
B1: TOPIC, EVIDENCE, REASONING
B2: TOPIC, EVIDENCE, REASONING, COUNTERARGUMENT, REBUTTAL
C: Summarize, conclusion
CLIP/STEAL
List all of the rhetorical devices in the following clip.
Pathos
Logic
Loaded/Emotional Words
Music
Dramatic Clips
CLIP/STEAL
What are the authors' purpose? Which rhetorical devices do the authors use?
To persuade the audience that immigration should not be a controversial issue; immigrants are humans and deserve to be treated as such...
Name the following figurative language device used:
Rosa's smile reminded me of a Leonardo Da Vinci painting.
Allusion: "Mona Lisa."
CLIP.
What is the theme of the song? How do you know?
The theme of the song is...