Rhetorical Appeals
If an advertisement makes you feel jealous it is using:
Pathos
What is the central idea of the text?
Animal snooping can determine life or death for some animals.
What are the titles above individual sections in a piece of text called?
subheadings
"Animal Snoops" is an example of informational text.
True or False
True
Define eavesdrop
to listen secretly to others' private conversations
"Listen to your heart and make the right choice"
pathos
Define foil
If you foil someone, you stop that person from being successful at something.
"I foiled his plans"
What is text structure?
how a text's ideas are organized for readers, often arranged with headings.... subheadings.....
Informational text provides well known opinions.
True or False?
False
Explain chronological order
When something follows a logical sequence/ a timeline
Ex: First, Second, Third....
Ex: 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
"99% of teachers recommend bringing a notebook and pencils to class."
Which TWO Rhetorical appeals does this sentence show?
Ethos and Logos
"Animal Snoops," begins with an anecdote about:
A bird that causes house robbers to be caught due to remembering one of the robbers' names.
What is an anecdote?
short account of events, that both entertain readers and clarify key ideas.
Informational text NEEDS evidence from sources to back up what it is saying.
True or False
True
Define Stake.
something such as money, food, or life, that can be gained or lost.
"His life was at stake from the Hurricane."
As a former military officer, I understand the importance of following rules and regulations......
Pathos, Ethos, or Logos?
Ethos
Name one of the predators mentioned in "Animal Snoops."
Snakes, white storks, crab spiders.....
Paragraphs in informational text are often organized in distinct _____.
patterns
The author compares the length that echolocation from Sperm Whales can travel by:
comparing it to the length of Manhattan Island.
"More than one hundred peer-reviewed studies have been conducted over the past decade. None of them suggests that this is an effective treatment for hair loss."
Ethos, Logos, or Pathos?
Logos
How does the Gunther dik dik use eavesdropping as protections against predators?
listening to the sound of warning from go-away birds when they spot an eagle, wild dog, or other predator
What are 4 different ways that paragraphs can be organized?
cause-effect, chronological order, problem- solution, compare-and-contrast, ideas and supporting details
What is the essential question of the unit?
What can you learn from seeing the world through an animal's eyes?