Persuasive Techniques
I am the definition of persuade.
What is to convince?
I am the epic hero in The Odyssey.
Who is Odysseus?
We are the reasons that authors choose to write.
What are persuade, inform, and entertain?
I am the feeling you get when you read a text.
What is mood?
I teach at Denbigh.
Who is Mrs. Burse?
We are the 3 most common persuasive techniques.
What is Ethos, Pathos, anc Logos?
I held Odysseus captive as my lover for 7 years.
Who is Calypso?
I am a newpaper column.
What is a persuasive text?
I am the author's attitude towards the subject of their writing.
What is tone?
I teach at Menchville.
Who is Ms. Thompson?
I play on your emotions.
What is Pathos?
The characters in "Only Daughter"
Who is Sandra, her brothers, and her dad?
Little Spoon Farm Apple Pie Recipe.
What is an informative text?
I am the hints found within a sentence, paragraph, or passage that a reader can use to understand the meanings of new or unfamiliar words.
What are context clues?
I drink a coca cola everyday.
Who is Mrs. Burse?
I am dentist recommending toothpaste.
What is Ethos?
I am Sandra's job in "Only Daughter".
What is a writer.
"Why it Matters That Teens are Reading Less" by Jean Twenge
What is to persuade?
I am the controlling idea, and all supporting details should tell you more about me.
What is the main idea?
I was an insurance agent before becoming a teacher.
Who is Ms. Burse?
Smoking causes cancer, therefore I shouldn't smoke.
What is Logos?
"I was immediately sent for, to be valued with the other property. Here again my feelings rose up in detestation of slavery."
Who is Frederick Douglas?
HOPE is the thing with feathers
That perches in the soul,
And sings the tune without the words,
And never stops at all,...
What is to entertain?
I am a conclusion or educated quess reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning.
What is inference?
I am ex-military.
Who is Ms. Thompson?