True crime
INTO THE WILD & TRANSCENDENTALISM
FRANKENSTEIN & ETHICS
ETHOS, LOGOS, PATHOS Name
SPELLING CHALLENGE
100

In true crime storytelling, what’s the term for a suspect with a believable reason they couldn’t have committed the crime?

alibi

100

Which transcendentalist wrote "Self-Reliance"?

emerson

100

who wrote frankenstein

mary shelley

100

Which appeal is based on the credibility or trustworthiness of the speaker?

ethos

100

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heist

200

What do we call the forensic process of analyzing fingerprints, DNA, or ballistics?

evidence analysis

200

Name one transcendentalist belief that Chris McCandless tried to live by.

Living close to nature / Rejecting materialism

200

What is Victor Frankenstein’s main scientific goal?

create life

200

Which appeal uses logic, facts, or statistics?

logos

200

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transcendental 

300

What is the missing artwork by Vermeer that was stolen in the Gardner heist?

the concert

300

Which transcendentalist was jailed for refusing to pay a tax supporting the Mexican-American War?

Henry David Thoreau

300

What ethical dilemma does Victor face after creating the creature?

responsibility for creation

300

Which appeal tries to make the audience feel something emotionally?

pathos

300

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dystopian

400

What is one major ethical issue surrounding the popularity of true crime entertainment?

Exploiting victims for entertainment

400

Which famous book by Jon Krakauer tells the real-life story of a young man who abandoned modern life to venture into the wild?

into the wild

400

How is Frankenstein’s creature not actually a monster at first?

kind, considerat3e, lookign for companionship

400

“As a doctor, I recommend this treatment.” — Which appeal?

ethos

400

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credibility

500

What item did the thieves disguise themselves as to enter the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum during the 1990 heist?

police officiers

500

What item, found in an abandoned bus, helped reveal details about Chris McCandless’s final months?

journal

500

How does the novel connect to modern fears about AI and scientific advancement?

Warning about unchecked ambition and ethical responsibility

500

Identify all three appeals in this sentence: “As a veteran teacher, I’ve seen the test scores, and how stressed students are.”

put in order

ethos pathos logos

500

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unethical