Plot Elements
Irony
Vocabulary
Examples
Great Debaters Examples
100

The part of the story that introduces the setting and characters

What is Exposition?

100

A young boy named Johnny is kidnapped. THe kidnappers ask the parents to pay a ransom to get him back.  The parent say they will only accept Johnny back it they pay them. What type of Irony is this?

Situation Irony

100

The resolve or idea is known as

What is Proposition?

100

"Germ-x kills 99% of germs"

What is Logos?

100

The look on a mother's face when she cannot feed her children. Can you look that hungry child in the eyes? See the blood on his feet from working barefoot in the cotton fields. Or do you ask his baby sister with her belly swollen from hunger if she cares about her daddys work ethic?

What is a Pathos ?

200

 The conflict has been resolved and the story is over? 

What is resolution?

200

The three types of Irony and define each one 

What is .........................................................................Situational Irony - the unexpectd happens

Verbal Irony - Sarcasim

Dramatic Irony - Something the audience knows bu the character does not 

200
The girl looked at the people in the mall

What is the gawk?

200

"Listerine is recommended most by dental professionals"

What is Ethos?

200

St. Augustine said, "An unjust law is no law at all".

What is ethos?

300

The play or novel teaches a moral/ life lesson.

What is Theme?

300

Two friends went to eat at Twisted Soul. The food was so good they cleaned their plates.  The waiter came to clear the table and check on them. She said, I guess you did not like you food? What type of irony is this? 

What is Verbal Irony?

300

The teacher gave the students guidance about what they should do after graduation

What is Advice?

300

"Nearly 25% of all car accidents are caused by drivers using cell phones while driving"

What is Logos?

300

"As long as schools are segregated Negros will receive an education that is both separate and unequal. By Okalahoma on reckoning, the state is currently spending five times more for the education of a white child than a balck child?

What is Pathos?

400

The part of  the play  that the unexpected happens

What is climax?

400

Gabby's drove into the garage and noticed the door leading to the house was open. She figured she must have left it open when she rushed out this morning.  As she walked into the house the killer waited behind the door to attack her.  What type Irony is this?

What is Dramatic Irony 

400

Henry Lowe provided a great response to the Oklahoma University debaters regarding why Blacks should not be allowed to attend a ALL white university.

What is rebut?

400

When you argue in favor of a topic

What is affirmative?

400

Gandhi and his followers responded not with violence, but with an organized campaign of noncooperation.

What is a Ethos?

500

The part of the novel where the plot begins and the suspense builds 

What is rising action?

500

A mother looks at her child’s messy bedroom: “I love how your room is always so clean!”

What is verbal Irony?

500

Thomas puts his seatbelt on everytime he get in the car 

What is Routine?

500

"By donating only fifty cents a day, you can help give a child clean drinking water"

What is Pathos?

500

From 1914 to 1918, for every single minute the world was at war, four men laid down their lives. Just think of it: Two hundred and forty brave young men were hurled into eternity every hour, of every day, of every night, for four long years.

What is Logos