Sentence Types
What makes a complete idea?
Has a subject and a verb
What is a noun?
A Person, place, thing, or idea
What is pathos?
appealing to an audience's emotions
What is the circle around the triangle?
Context
What is the function of an adjective? Provide one example.
Adjectives describe/modify a noun -tall, pretty, short, weird, funny, frugal,
What are the parts of a compound sentence?
2 CIs and STOP punctuation (,FANBOYS= coordinating conjunction)
What is the job of a pronoun?
Takes the place/Replaces a noun
What is logos?
Logos is using reasoning/logic to support an argument
What is one question you should ask when analyzing who the speaker is?
-What is their background? -What do they value? -What are their beliefs?
What are all the parts of the rhetorical triangle? (you must accurately draw and label this)
Context= circle around the triangle Speaker/Ethos at the top Message/Logos at the bottom right Audience/Pathos at the bottom left Purpose in the middle
What are the parts of a complex sentence?
1 CI + 1 II and a subordinating conjunction (AAAWWWUUBBIS words)
What is an antecedent?
The word(noun) that the pronoun refers to/replaces OR The noun that comes before the pronoun
Why would a speaker want to build ethos?
Speaker wants to be: -credible -trustworthy -seen as an expert
What's one question you should ask about the audience?
-Who is being targeted/Who IS listening to the message? -Who should be listening to the message? -Demographics (age, race, gender, income)
What type of sentence is below: Although I love watching movies, reading books is my favorite hobby.
Complex
What are the parts of a compound-complex sentence?
2 CIs + 1 or more IIs
What is the function of an adverb? Give an example of one adverb.
-modifies/describes a verb OR adjective -frugally
How does the speaker build credibility?
- references other experts -uses high level vocabulary
What is the definition of rhetoric?
The art of persuasion
What are my 2 types of conjunctions?
Coordinating & Subordinating
What are the types of STOP punctuation and GO punctuation?
STOP= . ; ,FANBOYS ? ! GO = , No punctuation
What is the function of a conjunction? Provide an example of at least one.
Conjunctions link CI and II together. An example of a coordinating conjunction is and. An example of a subordinating conjunction is since.
What forms can logos appear as in a text/message?
-Facts -Statistics -Evidence/Quotes -Cause & Effect -Common Sense
Why do we use the rhetorical triangle?
-To decode and decipher messages so that we understand ALL of the parts -because rhetoric is not created in a vacuum -to identify the strategies the speaker is using to achieve their purpose
Which of the rhetorical appeals does Jeannette Walls primarily use throughout The Glass Castle? You must provide an explanation + evidence to support your answer!
(Answers will vary!)
Pathos/Ethos can both be supported!