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)