Figurative Language
Figurative Language Continued and
Cyber bully
Genre and Romeo and Juliet
Persuasive Techniques
Persuasive Techniques Continued and
Proper Usage
100
The creepy cats crawled by the house. Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. The jumping bean jumped into the jar. The repetition of the same consonant sound in a sentence or line of poetry.
What is alliteration?
100
1. Debunking misperceptions about digital behavior; 2. empathy and understanding; 3. Teaching online safety skills; 4. Equipping young people with strategies to reject digital abuse in their lives.
What are four prevention tactics for cyber bullying?
100
"Welcome to the Knight Bus, emergency transport for the stranded witch or wizard. Just stick out your wand hand, step on board, and we can take you anywhere you want to go." From Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban J K Rowling. Characters are often witches, wizards, or other human-like but not really human characters.
What is the genre of fantasy?
100
The audience that you are trying to reach. This is typically not a group of people that already agree with you.
What is a target audience?
100
• slogans • play on words • repetition • emotive words – new, better, faster, bigger, more reliable
What is a language-based persuasive technique?
200
“…while I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping." Rhyme within a line.
What is internal rhyme?
200
The repeated use of technology to harass, humiliate or threaten.
What is cyber bullying?
200
“Being a very popular travel destination in Europe, millions of tourists visit Italy every year from around the globe. There are so many tourist attractions, it is in fact difficult to choose a few among them. You name it, and they have it! That is the beauty of this country, with its numerous world heritage sites, mountains, lakes, beaches, cuisine, museums, scenery, beautiful cities, fashion, and the list goes.” To inform. Non-fiction.
What is Informational Writing?
200
Uses the argument that a person should believe or do something because “everybody else” does.
What is the bandwagon effect?
200
• offers of bonuses or free gifts • Competition • Promises about quality, fast delivery, reliability, adventure etc. • Time pressure – hurry – last days! • fear – if you haven’t got … you could fail • making out everyone has the product
What is an appeal?
300
Her eyes were fireflies. A comparison of two unlike things and Her hair is like the sun. The bottle rolled off the table like a teardrop. A comparison of two unlike things connected with the words "like or as."
What is a metaphor? and What is a simile?
300
Teachers sometimes let cyber bullying go because they are concerned about interfering with this amendment.
What is the First Amendment?
300
"After three weeks, Paul rolled around so much during his nap that he destroyed four square miles of prime timberland. His parents were at their wits' end! They decided to build him a raft and floated it off the coast of Maine. When Paul turned over, it caused a 75 foot tidal wave in the Bay of Fundy. They had to send the British Navy over to Maine to wake him up." Birth of Paul Bunyan retold by S. E. Schlosser. Exaggerates the strength or size of the main character (think Paul Bunyan). Typically humorous.
What is a tall tale?
300
Uses a celebrity or famous person to endorse a product.
What is celebrity spokesperson?
300
Subject/ Verb Agreement. Which is correct? a. John and James are waiting for the holiday weekend to go out to eat. b. John and James is waiting for the holiday weekend to go out to eat. Pose your question as What is choice a or what is choice b?
What is choice a?
400
"The snow was deeper than a 40 foot hole." An extreme exaggeration.
What is a hyperbole?
400
The traffic noises argued long into the night and finally Cal went to sleep. The angry storm pounded the tin shelter. The moon turned over to face the day. Giving human-like futures to non-human things.
What is personification?
400
Romeo and Juliet do not communicate very well. If they had communicated with their parents and with each other the tragedy of their death could have been prevented. What is this referenced as?
What is a tragic flaw?
400
Used to make audiences laugh, but provides little information about the product or service.
What is humor?
400
I/Me. Which is correct? a. John and I are going to the mall later. b. John and me are going to the mall later. Pose your question as What is choice a or what is choice b?
What is choice a?
500
Consider these three words and fill in the best choice based on schema and inference: -Horror, -Disdain, -Excitement The taste of her cooking was more than he could handle. Eating her spaghetti was a difficult task. Michael definitely was not looking forward to his dinner date with Kathy. She is a nice person but a horrible cook. His ________________ for Kathy’s spaghetti was evident in his reactions. (Obviously he is not excited. Horror is to fear. Disdain is a strong dislike or disapproval of something. Which fits best?) In your question provide the correct answer and what this is considered (when we review information and make an educated guess).
What is disdain? What is an inference?
500
The wall was covered with a pink paint that was so deep and bright that it reminded me of the thick pink medicine Pepto Bismal that my grandma used to give me. Visually descriptive or figurative language.
What is imagery?
500
Romeo and Juliet is not considered a love story even though they are in love. What is the Shakespearean play known as?
What is a tragedy?
500
• attractive or unattractive models • before and after photos • celebrities • cartoon images • use of color
What is a visual persuasive technique?
500
Neither/Nor. Which is correct? a. Neither Jenny nor Jessica left their desk for lunch. b. Neither Jenny nor Jessica left her desk for lunch. Pose your question as What is choice a or what is choice b?
What is choice b?
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