NAME THAT MOVE
“You have to keep going. Keep trying. Keep believing in yourself.”
What rhetorical technique is used most clearly?
What is Repetition?
“You can make excuses, or you can make progress.”
The author uses contrast. What does the contrast do?
What is it shows the difference between making excuses and taking action/making progress?
“Missing one day may not seem serious. But when one day becomes two, then five, then ten, students miss lessons that are hard to replace.”
What point is the author making?
What is regular attendance matters because missed learning adds up?
“One choice keeps you stuck. Another choice moves you forward.”
How does the contrast advance the author’s point that choices affect your future?
What is it shows the different results of two choices, making the argument about consequences clearer.
Kapuscinski explains that everyone can be “the Other” to someone else.
What is the author’s main point?
What is people may seem different depending on whose point of view is being considered; everyone can be the “Other” to someone else.
“One student spends the whole class arguing and gets nothing done. Another student ignores the drama, finishes the assignment, and leaves with an A.”
What rhetorical technique is used most clearly?
What is Contrast?
“Everybody does not need a response. Every rumor does not need your attention. Every argument does not deserve your energy.”
How does repetition affect the message?
What is it emphasizes that students should not give their attention or energy to every rumor, conflict, or argument?
“A rumor can travel through a school in minutes. The truth usually moves much slower. Before repeating something, ask yourself whether you actually know it is true.”
What is the author’s purpose?
What is to encourage students to think before spreading rumors.
“We need students who try. We need students who ask questions. We need students who refuse to quit.”
How does repetition advance the author’s message about success?
What is it emphasizes the behaviors students need to succeed and makes those actions stand out.
Earlier European explorers often traveled to gain land, wealth, power, or control. Malinowski traveled because he wanted to learn about other people and their cultures.
What rhetorical technique is most clearly used across these ideas?
What is contrast?
“If you say you want to graduate, shouldn’t your choices match your goal?”
What rhetorical technique is used?
What is Rhetorical Question?
“Your favorite artist did not build a career in one day. Why would you expect your own success to happen overnight?”
What does the rhetorical question encourage the reader to think about?
What is that success takes time, patience, and effort.
“Being angry may explain why you reacted badly, but it does not erase the consequences of your actions.”
What is the author’s point of view?
What is people are still responsible for their actions even when they are upset.
“If you already know arguing could lead to suspension, is winning that argument really worth losing days of school?”
How does the rhetorical question advance the author’s point?
What is it makes students compare a short-term emotional win with the larger consequence of missing school.
Earlier explorers often sought control, while Malinowski sought understanding.
How does that contrast support Kapuscinski’s purpose?
It shows that people can approach different cultures either to control them or understand them, supporting his argument for understanding the Other.
“When I was in ninth grade, I failed my first test because I never studied. After that, I started reviewing for twenty minutes every night, and my grades improved.”
Which rhetorical technique is used most clearly?
What is Personal Anecdote / Personal Experience?
“A student may look at someone like Lil Baby and only see fame and success. But success also requires work, decisions, sacrifice, and consistency.”
How does the contrast affect the author’s message?
What is it contrasts the appearance of success with the work behind success?
People sometimes admire the image surrounding a celebrity without thinking about the consequences connected to certain choices. Looking successful and making successful decisions are not always the same thing.”
What point is the author developing?
What is success should be judged by choices and consequences, not only by image or popularity.
“Marcus wanted everyone to believe he did not care about school. He joked during class and refused help. When report cards came out, though, he was upset because he was failing.”
How does the contrast between Marcus’s behavior and feelings advance the author’s message?
What is it shows that acting like you do not care does not remove the consequences, strengthening the message that students must take responsibility for their choices.
Kapuscinski explains that there are not “higher” and “lower” cultures. There are different cultures, and each has its own values, traditions, and dignity.
How does the contrast between “higher/lower” and “different” advance Kapuscinski’s point of view?
What is it rejects the idea that one culture is naturally better than another and strengthens his message that cultures deserve dignity and respect.
“To improve, you have to show up, speak up, and keep up.”
What rhetorical technique is used most clearly?
What is Parallel Structure?
“Music can make people feel understood. A song about pain may connect with someone who is going through a hard time.”
Why might an author include an example involving an artist like Rod Wave when discussing emotions?
What is to make the idea relatable and show how music can connect to real emotions and experiences?
“You say you want the diploma. You say you want the career. You say you want the money. Your daily choices have to match the future you say you want.”
What is the author’s main point?
What is long-term goals require daily choices that support those goals?
“Success does not always look exciting. Sometimes success is waking up when you are tired. Sometimes it is doing an assignment instead of answering the group chat. Sometimes it is walking away from an argument because you have more to lose.”
The author uses repetition and examples. How do these rhetorical choices work together to advance the message?
What is the repetition emphasizes that success involves repeated choices, while the examples show what those choices look like in real life. Together, they strengthen the message that success comes from everyday discipline, not just big accomplishments.
Earlier, Kapuscinski asks questions about how a changing world will affect relationships between people.
Later, he argues that people should seek dialogue and understanding with the “new Other” and emphasizes human fellowship.
How do these rhetorical choices work together to advance Kapuscinski’s purpose?
The rhetorical questions introduce uncertainty about how people will relate in a changing world. His later appeal to dialogue and human fellowship offers a response to that uncertainty. Together, the rhetoric moves his argument from questioning the problem to encouraging understanding and human connection.