SPACECAT
APPEALS
Annotation Station
Scenarios
Born a Crime
100
P in SPACECAT
What is Purpose?
100
Pulling on the heartstrings
What is an appeal to emotion?
100
You should do this instead of rewriting exactly what the text says
What is paraphrasing?
100
Jose is about to start his essay but is worried about running out of time. What is one thing Jose should do?
Start with what's most important and then go back to add in details if there is time.
100
What is apartheid?
Apartheid was a system of institutionalised racial segregation that existed in South Africa and South West Africa from 1948 to the early 1990s
200
2nd C in SPACECAT
What are CHOICES?
200
This adds up
What is an appeal to logic
200
You can find context in this section of a passage.
What is the introduction.
200
Selena read the speech but is not sure of the speaker's purpose. What should Selena do?
Focus on answering the prompt, relying on what she DOES know. Look for an argument
200
Who is Nelson Mandela?
300
T in SPACECAT
What is Tone?
300
I trust him!
What is an appeal to credibility
300
Do this to emphasize important points while annotating
What is circling/underlining/highlighting?
300
Roberto is halfway done with his final and starts to not care about finishing the test. What should Roberto do?
Roberto should remember how important the final is and push through.
300
What are two tones Trevor uses in his book and what textual evidence supports those tones?
Trevor uses serious and humorous tones. He uses a serious tone by explaining apartheid in South Africa. He uses a humorous tone when explaining how he took a poop in the kitchen.
400
1st A in SPACECAT
What is Audience?
400
Using evidence, facts, and statistics
Appeals to logic
400
Paraphrase this when reading a speech
What are the claims being made?
400
Miguel is on question 7 and thinks the correct answer is B but then he starts to second-guess himself and wonders if he should choose D. What should Miguel do?
Miguel should go with his first instinct, B.
400
What is tone?
The author's attitude toward a certain topic.
500
S in SPACECAT
What is speaker?
500
What appeals did Steve Jobs use in his commencement speech to Stanford graduates?
Appeals to credibility and emotions
500
What three elements make for strong annotations?
1) Intentionality (not underlining everything)
2) Highlighting/underlining the text
3) Writing comments in the margins
500
Iliana is about to start reading a passage but is worried she won't be able to remember what it was about. What should Iliana do?
Iliana should annotate as she reads. Focusing on paraphrasing rather than underlining.
500
Name five characters in Born a Crime (not including Trevor.)
Patricia (Trevor's mom), Fufi (Trevor's dog), Robert (Trevor's dad), Teddy (Trevor's best friend), Maylene (Trevor's almost-Valentine)