Parts of Speech
What is a noun?
A person, place, or thing.
What is logos?
The rhetorical appeal that connects to logic and sense.
What does the 'A' stand for in SOAPSTone?
Audience.
What does it mean to persuade?
To convince your audience of a certain belief/idea.
Finish the lyrics to Idina Menzel's hit song from Frozen, "Let It Go."
I don't care what they're going to say
Let the storm rage on
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I don't care what they're going to say
Let the storm rage on
The cold never bothered me anyway
An action word.
What is pathos?
The rhetorical appeal that connects to the audience's emotions/feelings.
Explain what the 'O' in SOAPSTone is and what it refers to.
Occasion, this refers to the event or situation that happened prior to the text.
What are 3 specific, individual components of an essay?
Topic sentences, examples, background information, textual evidence, paragraphs, transitional phrases, concluding sentences, in-text-citations, proper formatting, etc.
Finish the lyrics to Rascal Flatt's hit song, "Life is a Highway."
Life is a highway
I wanna ride it all night long
If you're goin' my way
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Life is a highway
I wanna ride it all night long
If you're goin' my way
Well, I wanna drive it all night long
What is an adjective?
A word that describes a noun.
What is ethos?
The rhetorical appeal that connects to the credibility of the speaker.
Explain how tone and word choice are connected.
Word choice keys a reader/listener into the speaker's tone.
A multi-fired structure paragraph requires a minimum of how many examples/reasons?
3
Finish the lyrics to Ryan Gosling's hit song from Barbie, "I'm Just Ken."
I'm just Ken
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What will it take for her to see the man behind the tan and fight for me?
I'm just Ken
Where I see love, she sees a friend
What will it take for her to see the man behind the tan and fight for me?
What is an adverb?
A word that describes or modifies a verb or an adjective.
The following sentence is an example of which rhetorical appeal:
If you're still unsure, please consider that my advanced degree and fieldwork speak for themselves.
Ethos, because the speaker is articulating on their experience.
What are the three main categories of author's purpose?
Persuade, inform, and entertain.
In a one-developed structured paragraph, what is important to note about the example/reason?
The example/reason should be important enough that it can stand alone.
Finish the lyrics to Ben E. King's hit song, "Stand By Me."
I won't cry, I won't cry
No, I won't shed a tear
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I won't cry, I won't cry
No, I won't shed a tear
Just as long as you stand
Stand by me
What is a pronoun?
A word that takes the place of a noun.
The following sentence is an example of which rhetorical appeal:
You should consider another route if you leave later. I heard that that street is far more dangerous and ominous at night than during the daytime.
Pathos, because it is instilling a sense of fear.
Write out what each letter in SOAPSTone stands for and explain what the purpose of this acronym/tool is.
Speaker, Occasion, Audience, Purpose, Subject, Tone.
The purpose is to help understand and analyze a text, as well as form an opinion about it.
In a two-balanced structured paragraph, what is important to note about the examples/reasons?
The examples/reasons should compliment each other but ultimately deserve their own commentary.
Finish the lyrics to Whitney Houston's hit song, "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)."
Oh, I wanna dance with somebody
I wanna feel the heat with somebody
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Oh, I wanna dance with somebody
I wanna feel the heat with somebody
Yeah, I wanna dance with somebody
With somebody who loves me