SOAPStone
What does the first S in SOAPStone stand for?
Subject
Define Logos
Appeal to Logic
Define syntax
Sentence Structure
Correct the following sentence:
Went I to the beach.
I went to the beach.
"He was as tall as a tree" is an example of what stylistic element?
Hyperbole
Simile
Figurative Language
What does the O in SOAPStone stand for?
Occasion
Define Ethos
Appeal to Credibility
Define imagery
descriptive language that is meant to evoke the imagination (eg. conjures a mental image)
Correct the following sentence:
She went to the store and buy some eggs.
She went to the store and bought some eggs.
Comments on a piece of writing for purposes of understanding or digging deeper into a text are called what?
annotations
What does the A in SOAPStone stand for?
Audience
Define Pathos
Appeal to Emotions
Define allusion
An indirect reference to an outside source, usually a historical figure or event, or a famous fictional work
Correct the following sentence:
Looking out the window, a big red truck pulled in.
Looking out the window, I saw a big red truck pull in.
What is the traditional structure of a body paragraph (according to Toulmin)?
Claim, Data, Warrant
What does the P in SOAPStone stand for?
Is the following statement Logos, Ethos, or Pathos? Explain your answer.
"I felt alienated from my entire friend group."
Pathos - makes the audience feel sad for the narrator
Ethos - credible because it is first-hand experience
Define hyperbole
Exaggeration to make a point/for a specific purpose
Correct the following sentence:
I ate breakfast in the morning, I went to school.
I ate breakfast in the morning. I went to school.
I ate breakfast in the morning, and I went to school.
What are rhetorical devices? Explain
Specific strategies that writers employ to make their argument.
What does the STone in SOAPStone stand for?
Speaker and Tone
Is the following statement Logos, Ethos, or Pathos?
Explain your answer.
"9/10 students say that they hate school."
Logos - it is a statistic
Pathos - it could cause people to feel bad for the students and/or teachers
Define figurative language
A phrase that has a different intended meaning than what is being literally stated
Correct the following sentence:
She read a book to the class that was filled with pretty pictures.
She read a book that was filled with pretty pictures to the class.
What does a proper MLA header have?
First Name Last Name
Teacher's name
Class
Date