There's a Theme
The central message or underlying lesson of a text.
What is a theme?
This rhetorical appeal focuses on logic and facts.
What is logos?
The author's attitude toward the subject.
What is tone?
This step which sees the writer figure out what they're writing is the first in the writing process.
What is prewriting?
The group you are writing for.
What is an audience?
What is universal?
Name the rhetorical appeal used in this sentence: "As a doctor, I recommend this medicine."
What is ethos?
The feeling a reader gets from the text.
What is mood?
This is what writing step we are working on when we are getting our initial ideas down without worrying about grammar and spelling.
What is drafting?
You use this statement to bait readers into reading more of your writing.
What is a hook?
While nouns like love and war are often mistaken for themes, they are actually...
What are (thematic) ideas?
Name the appeal: a commercial shows a sad dog in a shelter and asks for donations.
What is pathos?
The tone suggested by this statement: "She stormed out of the room, slamming the door behind her."
What is angry or frustrated?
This part of the writing process focuses on making sure ideas and organization of a piece is good to go.
What is revision?
For this audience, an author would use formal language and avoid slang.
What is a professional or academic audience?
Of the examples below, this one is not a good thematic statement.
A. "Friendship requires trust."
B. "The two characters become friends at the end."
C. "Power can corrupt those who seek it."
What is B?
What is 2 (Logos and Pathos)?
What is suspenseful?
This type of conflict sees a character looking within their mind and dealing with the problems they find there.
What is man vs. self?
This type of writing is rooted in persuasion.
What is rhetorical writing?
A story is about a boy who learns to forgive his friend after a fight. This answer choice could be the theme.
A. "Forgiveness can heal relationships."
B. "A boy forgives his friend."
C. "Fights can happen between friends."
What is A?
"The doctors are pushing for your children to take this medicine, but it hasn't been tested yet. For all we know, it could be deadly!" The appeal being used here.
What is pathos?
Adam is sticking to his decisions. Some might say he is stubborn. Others might say he is determined. This term, which might be positive, negative, or neutral, indicates the different feelings these words make us feel towards Adam.
What is connotation?
This narrative element that helps ground readers is the focus of this sentence: "A story takes place in a futuristic world where robots have taken over."
What is setting?
Items such as word choice, punctuation usage, and structure all play a role in this fashionable aspect of an author.
What is writing style?