Morphology
What is Affixes?
Identify the rhetorical appeal used below:
"I have 30 years of ballet experience, and classical training under my belt. My expertise in 12 leading roles of major shows makes me the perfect candidate for this role. My name is Amina I would love to audition as the Ballerina for the lead role in the upcoming Broadway show."
What is Ethos?
The dictionary definition of a word.
What is denotation?
The three types of logical reasoning.
What is deductive, inductive, and abductive reasoning?
The three types of author's purpose.
What is persuade, inform, and entertain?
The word part that is added to the end of a word.
What is Suffix?
The type of rhetorical appeal used to show emotion within a text.
What is Pathos?
The suggested/implied meaning of a word
What is connotation?
Type of reasoning that begins with a premise and uses a given fact to form a conclusion.
What is deductive reasoning?
Identify the author's purpose:
A letter to the editor of a newspaper expressing a strong opinion on a controversial issue and attempting to persuade others to adopt a similar position by presenting compelling evidence and arguments.
What is persuade?
The word part added to the beginning of a word.
What is Prefix?
The type of rhetorical appeal used to show reasoning, statistics, and logic.
What is Logos
Use context clues to determine the meaning of the word testifying.
I, too, am a witness, today testifying in your name to the principles and purposes to which we, as a people, are pledged.
What is to make a statement based on personal knowledge or belief?
Identify the type of logical reasoning being used:
Observation: The bakery across the street always has a line out the door.
Conclusion: The bakery sells delicious treats.
This is an example of:
What is inductive reasoning?
Identify the author's purpose:
A novel that tells a compelling story engages the reader’s emotions and imagination through vivid characters, evocative settings, and unexpected twists and turns.
What is entertain?
Identify the prefix of the word Intolerable used in the excerpt below:
After loosing the game, Devin threw a tantrum. His Coach yelled "Young man, your behavior is becoming intolerable."
What is In-?
Appeals to time/timeliness of an argument.
What is Kairos
Use context clues to determine the meaning of the word productive.
Our population grows. Commerce crowds our rivers and rails, our skies, harbors and highways. Our soil is fertile, our agriculture productive.
What is resulting in or providing a large amount or supply of something?
Use context clues to determine the meaning of the word productive.
Our population grows. Commerce crowds our rivers and rails, our skies, harbors and highways. Our soil is fertile, our agriculture productive.
What is resulting in or providing a large amount or supply of something?
Identify the author's purpose:
A product review that describes the features, benefits, and drawbacks of a particular item. The author uses descriptive language to give the reader a clear sense of the product and whether it might suit their needs.
What is inform?
Identify the suffix in the word implement
What is -ment?
The importance of rhetorical appeals
What is to support the speaker's/author's Point of View?
Use context clues to identify the meaning of the word elusive below:
After ten games this season, they still can't achieve that elusive win.
What is difficult to find, catch, or achieve?
Use context clues to identify the meaning of the word elusive below:
After ten games this season, they still can't achieve that elusive win.
What is difficult to find, catch, or achieve?
The author's purpose of the text "Horace."
What is to entertain?