Rhetoric
What are the 3 types of Rhetorical Appeals author's use to sway their audience?
If an author writes to provide facts and teach the reader, their purpose is this.
What is to inform?
If a word’s meaning is given directly in the sentence, this type of context clue is used.
What is a definition clue?
The central idea of a passage is also known as this.
What is the main idea?
This text feature tells what a section of the text will be about.
What is a heading?
What are the 2 writing types we use in Middle School?
What is Informative and Argumentative?
This rhetorical appeal is often used in charity advertisements to make viewers feel sympathy for those in need.
What is Pathos?
A commercial that tries to convince you to buy a product has this purpose.
What is to persuade?
"Unlike her cheerful sister, Maria was morose." The word "morose" likely means this.
What is sad or gloomy?
A story about teamwork and perseverance likely has this central idea.
What is the importance of working together and not giving up?
If you need to quickly find the definition of a bolded word, you should check this section.
What is the glossary?
When an author uses the pronouns "They", "Them", "Their", which POV is that?
What is Third Person Point of View?
A doctor writing an article about the importance of vaccines is an example of this rhetorical appeal.
What is ethos?
A book of poems about nature likely has this purpose.
What is to entertain?
If a sentence provides a synonym for an unknown word, this type of context clue is being used.
What is a synonym clue?
This part of the text usually contains the central idea.
What is the introduction or topic sentence?
A diagram or chart in an article helps the reader by doing this.
What is providing visual information to clarify the text?
True or False: When reading an article, it is important to pay close attention to the captions, headings, subheadings, footnotes, and everything else.
What is True?
If a politician shares a personal story of struggle to connect with their audience, they are using this rhetorical appeal.
What is pathos?
This type of writing uses facts, unbiased information, and logical reasoning to educate the reader.
What is informational writing?
Find the meaning of "incessant" in this sentence: "The baby's incessant crying made it hard to sleep."
What is nonstop or continuous?
True or False: The central idea must always be stated directly in the text.
What is False?
The purpose of a caption under an image is to do this.
What is explain the image in more detail?
Which Rhetorical appeal is used here?
What is Ethos?
Analyze how an author or speaker balances ethos, pathos, and logos in a persuasive argument. Provide an example
What is identifying how different rhetorical appeals work together to persuade an audience?
Explain the three main types of author’s purpose with examples.
What are persuade (commercials, speeches), inform (news articles, textbooks), and entertain (novels, poems)?
Given the sentence: 'Despite the torrential downpour, the hikers persisted on their journey, demonstrating true tenacity.' What does 'tenacity' mean, and what type of context clue is used?
What is determination, and what is an inference clue?
How can you determine the central idea of a text?
What is summarizing key details and finding the main point the author wants to convey?
Name three text features and explain how they help the reader.
What are headings (organize information), captions (explain images), and indexes (help locate topics in a book)?
Which Rhetorical Appeals are being used here? How do you know?
What is Logos and Pathos?