Persuasive Appeals
4 out of 5 dentists recommend tridents
What is ethos?
What can we infer about the speaker?
Pizza is ok, unless it has meat on it. I don't want that dead animal carcass anywhere near me.
He/she is a Vegetarian
What does open-ended question mean?
Not being able to answer it with a yes or no.
What are Marigolds?
A type of flower.
The use of metaphors, symbols, descriptive language, to paint a picture in the reader's mind.
What is imagery?
Show your girlfriend that she's the only one, when you buy her this beautiful diamond engagement one.
What is pathos?
What can we Infer about the speaker? I really like pizza because it's yummy. My daddy buys it for me sometimes when he wants to watch football.
Have you ever been out of the state?
Answers will vary.
What places have you visited outside of San Diego?
Which story takes place on the first day of school?
Speak
An indicator or clue of something to come later in the book/movie.
What is foreshadowing?
Trident lasts 20% longer than other gums.
What is logos?
What can we infer about the speaker?
Yuck. Pizza is gross. Why would I ever want to indulge in something so fattening? As if.
A snob. Someone who looks down on people for eating pizza.
Create your own proper interview question.
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Who is Luis Rodriguez?
Gang member, now writer and politician.
When the sequence of a story changes from present time to a memory or something that has happened in the past.
What is a flashback?
Which persuasive appeal is used?
Michelin: Trusted since 1928.
What kind of tone is used here:
I dunno. My dad wants me to stay home, but I kinda want to go out. I never go do anything anymore. I just lay in bed all day and be lazy.
Informal, casual, conversational
Change the following question to a better interview question:
Do you like dogs?
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What activities do you like to do with your dog?
She likes swimming, painting and water skiing.
This is an example of what?
Parallel Structure
The figurative meaning of a word.
What is connotation?
Which appeal is this?
I know where you've been. I've been there too.
Ethos
What kind of tone is used here:
We need to address the issue at hand. This is something that can easily get out of hand if measures are not taken to prevent bullying in the future. We will not condone this type of behavior.
Urgent, serious, formal
Are you happy?
How are you feeling right now?
Why did the kids dislike Ms. Lottie?
They didn't understand her and thought she was a witch.
When words are arranged in a particular way in sentence to show the contrast between them.
What is Juxtaposition?