Define Rhetorical Strategies
What are the three rhetorical strategies?
What is Logos, Ethos, Pathos?
Define central idea
What is, the main point or message of a text?
Which rhetorical strategy is being used?
According to the CDC, we should wash our hands for 20 seconds to stay germ free.
What is ethos because the CDC is recommending it.
Identify one rhetorical strategy used in the passage below. Use evidence from the text to support your answer.
School uniforms help raise academic success rates in schools. A study was conducted on 1,000 students that showed students who wore uniforms to school had less distractions to those who did not.
What is the passage uses the rhetorical strategy logos when saying, "A study was conducted on 1,000 students that showed students who wore uniforms to school had less distractions to those who did not.
Passage 1:
Many children spend hours each day looking at screens—phones, tablets, or computers. Doctors warn that too much screen time can lead to health issues like poor sleep and eye strain. Reducing screen time can help young people stay healthy and active.
SA Question:
Identify one rhetorical strategy used in the passage and evaluate how effectively it develops the author’s central idea. Use evidence from the text to support your response.
What is One rhetorical strategy in the passage is ethos. This helps develop the author's central idea that we should reduce screen time by saying, "Doctors warn that too much screen time can lead to health issues like poor sleep and eye strain."
Define Logos
What is using Logical reasoning or evidence?
Define Supporting idea
What is A piece of information that helps prove or explain the central idea?
What rhetorical strategy is this?
50% of people who do not wear a seatbelt when driving die in car accidents yearly.
What is logos because we are provided research on car accidents.
How does the rhetorical strategy pathos help develop the central idea of the passage? Use text evidence to support your answer.
Imagine a family with nothing to eat on Thanksgiving. Donate 5$ to help those in need today.
The rhetorical strategy pathos helps develop the central idea that we should donate to those in need by saying, "Imagine a family with nothing to eat on Thanksgiving."
Imagine a world without music. No songs to dance to, no melodies to lift your spirits. Music connects people and brings joy to everyday life. Studies show that listening to music can even improve your mood and help you learn.
SA Question:
Identify two rhetorical strategies used in the passage and evaluate how effectively it develops the author’s central idea. Use evidence from the text to support your response.
What is two rhetorical strategies in the passage are logos and pathos. This helps develop the author's central idea that music is important by saying, "Imagine a world without music. No songs to dance to, no melodies to lift your spirits. Studies show that listening to music can even improve your mood and help you learn."
Define Ethos
What is a Writer’s credibility or ethical appeal?
Define technical meaning
What is A special type of vocabulary used to explain concepts unique to one specific field or subject area?
Connotative or technical meaning?
When Sara walked into school, she was welcomed with open arms by her new classmates. This left her excited about new opportunities and friendships she will develop.
What is connotative meaning?
How does the rhetorical strategy pathos help develop the central idea of the passage? Use text evidence to support your answer.
As a dentist for 20 years, I have seen the benefits of brushing your teeth twice a day.
What is the rhetorical strategy ethos helps develop the author's central idea that we should brush our teeth daily by saying, "As a dentist for 20 years, I have seen the benefits of brushing your teeth twice a day."
Define Pathos
What is the Emotional appeal?
Define connotative meaning
What is Words that include the feelings and emotions associated with a word?
Figurative or technical meaning?
When John sat down to take his test, he was very worried. He thought it was going to be the hardest test in the world! Luckily, the test was a breeze.
What is figurative: using metaphor and hyperbole.
What is the central idea of the passage below? Use text evidence to support your answer.
Plastic pollution is harming our oceans. Animals can get trapped in plastic waste or eat it by mistake. Reducing plastic use and recycling can help keep our oceans clean and protect sea life.
What is the author's central idea that we should reduce plastic is shown when saying, "Reducing plastic use and recycling can help keep our oceans clean and protect sea life."
What rhetorical strategy is this?
If we don't act now, thousands of animals will lose their homes! We must protect our environment at all costs! Donate now to help the environmental conservation society protect our precious wildlife!
What is Pathos- Appealing to emotions by calling us to help animals so they will not lose their homes?
Define Figurative Meaning
What is Words that are used with a meaning that is different from the basic meaning and that expresses an idea in an interesting way by using language that usually describes something else : not literal?
Technical or connotative meaning?
The garp() function is a programming tool that calculates the difference between a dataset's mean and median. It is used to determine if a mean is potentially misleading due to outliers. For example, if the garp() value is high, it suggests that a few very large or very small data points are significantly influencing the mean, making the median a more representative measure of the data's central tendency
What is technical meaning: using words specific to the field of math.
What is the central idea of the passage below? Use text evidence to support your answer.
Dogs are known as loyal animals. They often protect their owners and show affection. Many people choose dogs as pets because of their loyalty and companionship.
What is the author's central idea that we should choose a dog as our pet is shown when saying, "Dogs are known as loyal animals. They often protect their owners and show affection."