GRAMMAR
Correct or incorrect?
The turtle and the hare raced too the finish line.
Incorrect (too --> to)
What does the acronym WILDS stand for?
Word Choice
Imagery
Figurative Language
Detail
Syntax
Draw and label Aristotle's Rhetorical Triangle.
[See white boards]
What are two effective methods for opening a speech?
Options: Quote, "What if," "Imagine," Question, Silence, Statistic, Powerful Statement/Phrase, or Anecdote
Who wrote the famous "Letter from a Birmingham Jail?"
Martin Luther King Jr.
Correct or incorrect?
The effect of the coronavirus is devastating. The economy will be affected for years to come.
Correct.
What is syntax?
Intentional sentence structure, appearance, or punctuation.
List and define the three persuasive appeals.
Ethos = Authority
Pathos = Emotion
Logos = Logic
Write an example of parallelism.
[See boards]
Identify the subject and the verb of the sentence:
"Some ethic groups, such as the Hopi, still use dance as a form of worship."
SUBJECT: groups
VERB: use
What are two ways you can find the subject of the sentence?
Answers vary.
What is the purpose of WILDS?
To tell us the TONE.
What is an anecdote?
A short story used as evidence.
Your __________ is your attitude about your topic. It determines how you will write your speech.
What is tone?
What's wrong with this thesis statement?
"I think that high schools should start later because students have to stay up late doing homework and teenagers biologically need more sleep."
It's in first person! (your thesis is an OPINION stated like a FACT - no "I")
What are the three ways to combine two independent clauses LEGALLY?
1. Comma + FANBOYS
2. Semicolon
3. Period + new sentence
Identify a WILDS in this quote:
"Music. The great blobs of purple and red emotion have not touched him. He has only heard what I felt" (Hurston)
Answers vary.
What is the purpose of commentary?
To connect your evidence to your thesis statement.
What is a rhetorical question?
A question asked to make a point or create dramatic effect instead of to get an answer.
Correct the sentence:
"Then I called Reuben’s Reef, it’s a pet store that specializes in exotic fish."
Then I called Reuben's reef; it's a pet store that specializes in exotic fish."
OR
Then I called Reuben's reef, a pet store that specializes in exotic fish.
Correct the sentence:
"Every year, the local dance community holds a festival it celebrates the many different kinds of dance."
Every year, the local dance community holds a festival. It celebrates the many different kinds of dance.
Identify a WILDS in this quote:
"This orchestra grows rambunctious, rears on its hind legs and attacks the tonal veil with primitive fury, rending it, clawing it until it breaks through to the jungle beyond."
Answers vary.
A thesis statement has TWO essential parts. What are they?
A strong, arguable claim AND clear reasons (two or more).
When you're writing a speech, how do you determine your audience?
Your audience is the person/group of people that disagrees with you.
Name the five types of evidence.
Anecdote, Analogy, Hypothetical, Statistical, Authoritative.