Rhetoric/Author's Purpose
What are the three rhetorical appeals?
Ethos, Logos, Pathos
Images, captions, subheading, title, etc. are all categorized as ____________.
Text features
What is a Claim?
What the author believes/the argument being made
What is symbolism?
the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities.
How many rings are on the Olympic flag?
5
Which appeal evokes emotion from an audience?
Pathos
How long should a Central Idea be?
1 sentence.
Claim is also known as...
central idea
Give an example of personification.
Teacher's discretion.
Ex) The wind whispered.
Ex) The house groaned.
Ex) The stars winked in the night sky.
What was the first item ever sold on eBay?
A broken laser pointer.
Logos appeals to an audience through...
What text features can be used to help build a central idea?
Any of them!
How can a claim be identified? List 2/3 that were given in your notes.
Through repeated ideas/topics, text features, who/what the text is about.
Give an example of onomatopoeia.
Teacher's discretion.
Ex) The eagle whizzed past the buzzing bees.
Ex) Rip-roar fire, the gun stutters on.
Ex) The flood water gushed through the town.
What is the acronym S.T.E.A.L. used for?
Characterization
Convince Ms. M to buy a product through ETHOS. *Think about what product a teacher may need...*
Central Idea is not... (Must list two things)
Theme & Summary
What is evidence?
Data or proof used to support a claim.
What is an allusion? Provide an example.
Allusion- reference to a well known literary work.
Ex) She's a real Scrooge. (mean, evil)
Ex) That was his Achilles' Heel. (downfall)
Ex) What goes around comes around.
Ex) The grass is greener on the other side.
What language are the rhetorical appeals derived from?
Give me a Central Idea for the story/movie "How the Grinch Stole Christmas!"
Teacher's Discretion.
Ex) "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" is about the Grinch’s attempt to ruin Christmas by stealing gifts but fails because the 'Whos' continue to celebrate together, leading him to realize that Christmas is more than material possessions.
Give a claim statement that includes a claim, evidence, and reasoning for the following:
People need to stop eating fast food.
*Does not have to be in C.E.R. order*
People should stop eating fast food because it is unhealthy, which leads to adult obesity and can cause other health issues such as diabetes.
Create a sentence using either a hyperbole OR alliteration.
Teacher's discretion.
Ex) She was so hungry she could eat a horse!
Ex) Sally sells sea shells by the sea shore.
Explain what denotation AND connotation are.
Denotation- Dictionary Definition
Connotation- The extra meaning (usually cultural) that is associated with a word or phrase.