Vocabulary/Transitions
Define or give synonyms for the word Explicit.
Give an example where you would see or hear explicit.
Clearly stated. Specific, Direct, Obvious
Music, books, assignments
Purpose of an Argumentative Essay.
To Persuade.
Two people meet in a park randomly. They exchange contact information and plan their 1st date. They go on plenty of dates, become a couple, and now have been together for 2 years. They become engaged.
Create a strong concluding statement?
Answers may vary.
What is the main difference between Tone and Mood?
Tone is how the author/speaker feels
Mood is how you/reader feels
2 Part Question
Define Bias.
Bonus: If you are Bias are you being Subjective or Objective.
Based upon personal feelings. Prejudice
Subjective
Define mediate.
To intervene between people during a dispute to come to a common ground.
List the 3 Persuading Appeals also known as the Appeals Triangle and definitions.
Ethos- Trustworthy, credibility
Pathos- Feelings, emotion
Logos- Logic, facts, statistics
A student at Beach High School has the following classes; medical technology, phlebotomy, anatomy, and biology. That student is likely to become a what?
Nurse, Phlebotomist, Doctor, etc.
Medical field job.
What is the tone and theme of this excerpt?
There's never a right time to say goodbye (Yeah)
But I gotta make the first move
'Cause if I don't, you gonna start hating me
'Cause I really don't feel the way I once felt about you
Girl, it's not you, it's me
I, kinda, gotta figure out what I need, oh
There's never a right time to say goodbye
But we know that we gotta go
Our separate ways
And I know it's hard, but I gotta do it
And it's killing me
'Cause there's never a right time
Right time to say goodbye
Bonus: Where is this excerpt from and yes I know it is old.
Tone; Sad
Theme; Never a right time to say goodbye
Chris Brown's "Say Goodbye"
Wikipedia, The Shaderoom, Twitter, are credible sources.
True or False
False. They are heavily Bias.
The root word is "Respect".
Add a Prefix and a Suffix and define the new word.
Variety of answers
List the 5 components of an Argument.
Claim (thesis)
Evidence
Reasoning
Counter Claim
Rebuttal (Counter Argument)
What does T.R.A.C.E.S. mean?
Topic Sentence
Restate Question
Answer Question
Cite Evidence
Explain Evidence
Sum it up
Hopeful and confident about the future or looking on the bright side.
What type tone would this claim be?
Optimistic, positive, cheerful
The following are characteristics of a bias or credible sources. Give an example.
Published within the last 10 years.
Written by respected authors in the field.
Educational and Governmental institutions.
Credible Sources
Textbooks, Newspapers, CNN
In what paragraph would you use the following words/phrases?
To summarize, altogether, in short or to sum up
Conclusion paragraph
Define Ethos, Pathos, and Logos.
Bonus if can give examples of each.
Ethos: Credible source, trustworthy; Sponsor, celebrity, Doctor
Pathos: Appeal to feeling; Sad, happy excited
Logos: Logic; Facts, statistics
Line 6 from the poem My Parents by Stephen Spender reads "Their jerking hands and their knees tight on my arms."
What literary device is being used in this line?
Imagery
What is the tone of this song?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1R2TEAD7MA
Lyrics
You made me happy
This you can bet
You stood right beside me, yeah
And I won't forget
And I really love you
You should know
I wanna make sure I'm right, girl
Before I let go
Now we've had our good time
That's what they say
We've hurtin' each other
Girl, it's a shame
I won't be foolish, no, no
I wanna know
I wanna make sure I'm right, girl, oh
Before I let go, yeah, uh
Breakup, Last love letter
Commercials and Advertisements are and can be subjective, objective, both, or neither.
Explain answer.
Both.
Explanations will vary
Which word should go in the blank Obliterate or Disperse?
Erosion from wind and rain could _______ the letters on an old gravestone.
Disperse
Create a claim that will convince the teachers to make this Jeopardy game a test grade.
May the best claim win!
Various Answers.
List 2 themes from the poem My Parents
Answers will vary
Tone, Mood, and Theme of the following poem.
Roses aren't always red
& violets aren't exactly blue,
the society that we live in
never seems to speak the truth.
Smiles aren't always happy
& frowns aren't always upset,
people judge too quickly
& our feelings are what they
forget.
Answers may vary. Teachers will decide.
Pick 2 from the following list and explain how they are bias and list examples.
Racism Colorism Disability Bias
Ageism Gender Bias Classism
Racism based upon skin
Colorism based on shades of skin within the same race.
Disability based on physical or mental capabilities.
Ageism based upon someone's age.
Gender bias based up someone's gender.
Classism based on social economic status.