Opinion Essay
Put the body in the correct order:
Counter-argument, Support, Refutation, Topic
Topic, Support, Counter-Argument, Refutation
Identify the following media technique in an ad campaign to get smokers to quit smoking.
(logical, faulty, emotional, deceptive)
70% of smokers experience health complications as a result of smoking.
Describe the mood in the following:
It was a dark and stormy night. Not a sound could be heard in the entire house. Suddenly, a loud "knock, knock, knock" rumbled through the house and my heart beat matched it.
Suspenseful, scary, mysterious, dark, etc.
In Hard Times, Thomas Gradgrind's obsession is a source of criticism for the writer, Charles Dicks. What is he criticizing.
Mr. B's pencil can was _______. It didn't have enough pencils.
a. monotonous b. obstinate c. indigent d. deficient
d. deficient.
Put the introduction in the correct order:
Thesis, Hook, Background
Background, Thesis, Hook
Identify the following media technique:
If you drink Diet Coke, you WILL lose weight.
Some of the audience believes we will lose weight from drinking diet soda, but it is not a definite case.
The waves of an ocean tide smashing agains the rocks, creates a ________, _________ mood.
angry, violent.
Thomas Gradgrind calls Sissy "Girl Number Twenty" to emphasize what?
Gradgrind's obliviousness to the individuality of his students.
With the tall man sitting in front of me, it _________ my view of the movie.
a.Comprised b. Obscured c. Tumulted d. Sundried
b. Obscured
Put the conclusion in the correct order:
Final Comment (Prediction, Warning, Insight), Restatement of Thesis, Summary of Body
Restatement of Thesis, Summary of Body, Final Comment
Identify the media technique:
A man is drinking Coors beer and is surrounded by beautiful women on a beach.
Deceptive: The commercial suggests that if you drink this brand of beer that you will be popular and attract beautiful women.
The sensory image of a rhythmic flow of waves coming in and out to sea with the quiet spray of the ocean creates a _______, __________ mood.
peaceful, gentle, calm, etc.
What social criticism does the following quote from "An Upheaval" emphasize?
"...the feeling that is so familiar to persons in dependent positions who eat the bread of the rick and powerful and cannot speak their minds."
People who work for the wealthy often are treated inhumanely.
A "tranquil" experience would be.
a. deep and dark b. calm and comforting c. annoying d. enjoyable
b. calm and comforting
This is our opponent's argument that contradicts (goes against) our argument.
Counter-argument
Identify the media technique.
A commercial for a nonprofit that says if you only donate 10 cents a day, you can help starving children in a foreign country. The ad pictures very, thin, unhealthy looking children.
Emotional: It appeals to your sympathy for poor, sickly children to get you to donate.
ominous, mysterious mood.
What is being criticized in "Jane Eyre" when the author describes the cold bedrooom, the meals, and the daily tasks?
To show the discomforts of living and learning at a boarding school.
The student was always punctual.
Punctual means:
a. good at grammar b. punchy c. late d. on time
d. on time.
When we argue against what our opponent's counter argument is, this is called:
A refutation.
Cite your own example of how a commercial you have seen recently uses deception, logic, emotion, or a faulty premise to sell its product
Answers will vary.
Isolated, alienated, cut-off, etc.
Who is being criticized by the author in Jane Eyre: Jane for wanting to fight injustices or Helen for quietly accepting them? Explain.
Answers will vary.
Explain what "serfs" and "gentry" are in the story "An Upheaval."
Serfs are the poor working class.
The gentry are the rich upper class.