Appeals
Most Effective Weapons
Irony
Sentence Variety
100

This appeal targets emotions to persuade the audience.

Pathos

100

This person sheltered over a thousand refugees during the Rwandan Genocide

Paul Rusesabagina

100

This type of irony occurs when the audience knows something the character does not.

Dramatic Irony

100

This type of sentence joins two independent clauses with a coordinating conjunction.

compound sentence

200

This appeal uses logic, evidence, and reasoning.

Logos

200

The hotel where Paul Rusesabagina provided refuge.

the Hôtel des Mille Collines

200

In The Sniper, what type of irony occurs when the sniper realizes he killed his brother?

situational irony

200

This type of sentence joins an independent and dependent clause.

complex sentence

300

This appeal relies on the speaker's credibility and character. 

Ethos

300

Paul Rusesabagina's most powerful "weapons" in the face of violence were these.

negotiation and persuasion

300

This type of irony involves words that mean the opposite of what they seem.

verbal irony

300

Insert a transition into this sentence: "Rusesabagina negotiated with soldiers. ____, they agreed to spare the refugees."

"Eventually" or "As a result"

400

Identify the rhetorical appeal: "If we don't act now, millions of lives could be lost."

Pathos

400

Identify the main theme of Most Effective Weapons

"Courage in the face of adversity" or "The power of nonviolence"

400

In The Scarlet Ibis, this moment is an example of dramatic irony.

Everyone seems to think our narrator is some kind of hero who really cares for his brother, teaching him to walk and trying to show him how to run and swim and fight when really we know that he's doing it all out of selfish pride.

400

Combine these sentences using a semicolon: "The hotel was surrounded by soldiers. Paul refused to surrender."

"The hotel was surrounded by soldiers; Paul refused to surrender."

500

Identify the rhetorical appeal: "As a doctor with 20 years of experience, I recommend this treatment."

Ethos

500

Explain how Paul "charted his course" despite overwhelming pressure.

He resisted violence and relied on diplomacy to save lives

500

Explain how irony helps reveal the theme in The Most Dangerous Game.

Rainsford becomes the hunted, reversing his earlier beliefs about animals

500

Identify the sentence type: "Even though Paul faced incredible danger, he never gave up; instead, he used words to protect others."

compound-complex sentence