Ethos Patho Logos
Plot Structure
Close Reading Skills
100

Statistics about a car's safety ratings in a commercial is an example of:

What is Logos?

100

To introduce characters, setting, and background information

What is the Exposition?

100

the goal of phase 1 of close reading 

To determine the literal meaning 

200

A rhetorical based on the credibility and authority of the speaker

What is Ethos?

200
the tension in the story is built during which part of the plot

What is the rising action?

200

If you teacher asked you, what is the significance of the word "freedom"? What phase of close reading would you be on?

What is phase 2?

300

a commercial where a doctor recommends a specific brand of toothpaste, this is an example of:

What is Ethos?

300

characters have changed through events in this part of the plot structure 

What is resolution? 

300

Which phase is about asking questions?

What is Phase 4?

400

A commercial showing a sad puppy in an animal shelter primarily appeals to

What is Pathos?
400

the theme is most clearly shown in which part of the plot

What is Resolution? 

400

How can Phase 1 of close reading contribute to a deeper understanding of a text?

What is identifying the basic elements and facts presented?

500

When a commercial uses phrases like "clinically proven" or "scientifically tested," this appeals to:

What is Logos

500

the turning point of the story happens in which part of the plot

What is the climax?

500

Why is it important to ask questions in Phase 4 after reading the text?  

What is to clarify any confusion and to deepen your understanding of the text?