Week 1
What does ‘voice’ mean in English (the subject)?
Particular opinion or attitude in a text
What does PALS stand for?
Purpose, Audience, Language and Structure
What are the 3 appeals?
Ethos, logos and pathos
What is Ethos?
Ethos appeals to the audience by asking them to trust the person making the argument
mathematics
What is a composer?
A person who creates a text.
When we look at a speech, what does the ‘context’ mean?
The context of a speech is the ‘world’ of the text. It means that we need to think about the time and place that the speech was given.
“Due to the difference in reporting times between states, territories and the federal government, it can be difficult to get a current picture of how many confirmed cases of coronavirus there are in Australia” is an example of...
Logos
What is pathos?
Pathos appeals to the audience’s emotions - asking them to believe because they care
What is the capital of Australia?
Canberra!
A capital city (or capital town or just capital) is a city or town, specified by law or constitution, by the government of a country, or part of a country, such as a state, province or county. It usually serves as the location of the government's central meeting place and offices.
Give at least 2 examples of a composer
A speaker of speech, writer of a novel, poet, artist and/or you!
When we search for the message of a speech, what are we looking for? How would you find the message of a text?
The message is the meaning or purpose of the speech. We can find the message of a text by...
Give 2 examples of Logos
Correct! If you provided facts, logical language/phrases
How many steps are in Monroe's Motivated Sequence?
5
How many colours does a primary rainbow have?
7 - red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet. Or ROYGBIV
What is this unit about?
How we can be better communicators - to engage and interest, persuade, entertain or discuss ideas with others
In a speech, who is the sender and who is the receiver?
The sender is the composer or speaker, and the receiver is the audience (us!).
Give 3 examples of Pathos
Correct! If you give some examples of emotive language or appealed to emotions
Why should we follow the 3 appeals? Give at least 2 reasons
To make your writing and/or speeches more persuasive, you can spot the signs of the appeals and prevent yourself from manipulation and develop better communication
What is 63 plus 48
111
What is our unit question?
What makes a composer's voice memorable?
“The medium was online”. What does medium mean?
The medium is how the speech is given… is it a recorded video or a live performance?
Who determined that the 3 appeals are ethos, pathos and logos?
Aristotle
What are the stages of Monroe's Motivated Sequence?
Attention, Need, Satisfaction, Visualisation and Action
What is an adjective?
An adjective is a describing word for a noun