Sartain Review

Tecumseh

100

Chief Tecumseh made a speech to this tribe in the winter of 1811.

What was the Osages?

200

This word is repeated in Tecumseh's speech.

What is Brothers?

300

The quote "They wish to kill us ... as they would wolves and panthers" is an example of this literary device. 

What is a simile?

400

"We must be united; we must smoke the same pipe; we must fight each others' battles" is an example of this structure. 

What is parallel?

500

The line "if you do not unite with us, they will first destroy us, and then you will be an easy prey to them. They have destroyed many nations of red men because they were not united, because they were not friends to each other" is an example of this rhetorical appeal.

What is logos?

Rhetoric

100

This is the art of persuasion.

What is rhetoric?

200

An anecdote (a personal story) is an example of this type of rhetorical appeal.

What is pathos?

300

When this type of rhetorical appeals is used in commercials, it often involves a celebrity endorsement.

What is ethos?

400

This ancient Greek philosopher wrote on a broad range of subjects spanning the natural sciences, philosophy, linguistics, and rhetoric. 

Who is Aristotle?

500

All men are mortal.

Socrates is a man.

Therefore Socrates is mortal.

The previous statements correspond to this math proof/property.

What is the transitive property? 

Literary Devices

100

My dog is a pig when it is time for supper.

What is a metaphor?

200

The trumpet sang out the notes for The Star Spangled Banner.

What is personification?

300

This literary device uses a play on words in an attempt to be funny.

What is a pun?

400

Boom, splat, buzz, kachoo!

What is onomatopoeia? 

500

This literary device appeals to the senses. 

What is imagery? 

Public Speaking

100

When giving a presentation, you are only 50% nervous. The other 50% is this. 

What is excitement? 

200

When designing slides your background color should be this.

What is dark?

300

This is how many messages you should have per slide.

What is one?

400

Instead of looking in the wrong places (the floor, the ceiling, over the audience's heads, or darting around the room, you should look here during a presentation.

What is the listeners' eyes?

500

This can come in the form of a rhetorical question, a personal anecdote, a startling fact, or a quote.

What is an attention grabber?

Ms. Sartain

100

This is the number of children that Ms. Sartain has.

What is three?

200

This is the name of Ms. Sartain's grandson.

What is Daniel?

300

This is town in which Ms. Sartain lives.

What is Ladd?

400

This is Ms. Sartain's first name.

What is Theresa?

500

This is the high school Ms. Sartain attended.

What is St. Bede? (but HALL IS MY FAVORITE HIGH SCHOOL!)