Argument Analysis
(1 point for each correctly identified)
Context, Date, Form, Author, Source, Title, Contention, Audience, Tone, intention.
1 minute to win it!
List persuasive language techniques. Provide an explanation and example for each.
(1 point for each correctly explained and exemplified within 60 seconds.)
Some examples:
Listing, repetition, assonance, rhyme, alliteration, emotive language, figurative language, symbolism, metaphor, simile, idiom, portmanteau, hyperbole, sarcasm, irony, rhetorical questions, imagery (not images), Expert opinion, facts, statistics, data, hypothetical questions, appeals, attacks, call to action... the list goes on.
What were the causes of WW1?
(1 point for each)
Militarism
Alliances
Nationalism
Imperialism
Assassination
stuart salmon wrote an opinion piece about troubling trends in secondary school literacy
(1 point for a FULL correction)
Stuart Salmon wrote an opinion piece about troubling trends in secondary school literacy.
Which teacher has flown a plane from Echuca to Bendigo?
Ms Dodgson
What does ATEE stand for?
(1 point for each correct answer)
Argument
Technique
Example/Evidence (one of the two counts)
Explanation/Effect (one of the two counts)
Identify the persuasive language devices:
Mr Salmon's and Miss Subotsch's classes slap so hard because they're super smart, super sharp teachers. Shouldn't we trust their expertise?
We learn to persuade so we can influence. We learn to persuade so we can understand when we are being persuaded. We learn to persuade so we can be heard.
(1 point for each technique, plus points at teacher discretion)
Alliteration
Inclusive language
Listing
Repetition
Expert opinion
Rhetorical question
Identify the start and end of both WWI and WWII. Only the year is needed.
(1 point for each)
1914 - 1918
1939 - 1945
(2 points for a full correction)
The article portrays dropping literacy levels as bad for women.
Which Year 9 teachers attended St. Peter's College as students? (1 point each)
Daniel Green
Michael Ling
What should you never include in a formal Argument Analysis essay?
(1 point for each, plus additional points available at teacher discretion)
- Your personal opinion or views on an issue
- Personal pronouns (I, my, we, us, our, you, your, etc.)
- Generalisations or vague descriptions of audience (all adults, everyone, the general public, all readers).
- redundant statements (the author does this to persuade the audience)
- informal language or slang, unless quoting someone (I reckon, this slaps, the author tries to vibe, it ain't that deep bro, the writer crashes out).
What are the three components of the rhetorical triangle? (1 point each)
BONUS: Explain each one and give an example.
(1 bonus point for each component explained correctly)
PATHOS - Emotionally charged language. Using or drawing out emotional responses.
ETHOS - Credibility and ethics. Trusted opinions and expert knowledge.
LOGOS - Logic, reasoning, and facts. Data and statistics.
Which significant event was the catalyst for the introduction of emergency powers that gave Hitler much greater control over Germany as chancellor?
BONUS: In what year did this take place?
(3 points for original Q and 1 for year)
The Reichstag fire - 1933
By including an appeal to maternal instincts in the article, the author speaks to their audience of all adults, and you can see that they are convinced.
(points determined by teacher based on degree of improvement)
By including an appeal to maternal instincts in the article, the author addresses/targets their audience of mothers/parents/families, positioning them to align with the author's view through the recognition of similar values.
Mr Salmon is unbeaten by students in which three videogames?
(Students have attempted to beat Mr Salmon at these games during St. Peter's College competitions, HINT HINT - 1 point for each).
Mariokart
Super Smash Bros.
Overcooked
Explain the goal of an argument analysis essay in 60 seconds.
(points at teacher discretion)
Argument Analysis essays are formal written explanations and analyses of how and why an author has argued something, including consideration of how their choice of language affects an audience's response.
List three places that persuasive language appears in real life.
(1 point for each)
Teacher discretion--but also, it's everywhere, all the time.
Where were Jewish Germans sent during Hitler's time in power?
(BONUS POINTS for specific names of places)
Concentration camps/ death camps/ labor camps:
Some specific examples are:
Auschwitz
Esterwegen
Hainewalde
Birkenau
Dachau
Learning is boring and pointless.
(points at teacher discretion)
Learning is integral to the development of one's own identity, a significant indicator of future wellbeing, and imperative for the functioning of a good and co-operative society.
Which teacher is skilled in book-binding, writing, and leading narrative driven games?
Melanie Calder
What is the most important thing to identify AND analyse in an argument analysis essay?
The author's contention and arguments.
Make up a catchy rhyming jingle in the next 60 seconds.
Teacher discretion.
Summarise the reasons for WWII in 60 seconds.
(points at teacher discretion)
Many reasons, including the loss of WW1, the Great Depression, German nationalism, reparations required by the treaty of Versailles, the invasion of Poland, anti-semitic views and the incorrect belief that Jewish people were responsible for Germany's poor economic state...
Little Timmy wanted to go to the bathroom so he opened the internal doors and walked through the year 9 bathroom to the toilet. On the way back, he bashed on the internal airlock door so that another student would let them in. They then went and sat at theback of the lecture theatre for 15 minutes to check their phone and make sure they didn't lose their streak. Eventually, they returned to class through the internal doors, and when the teacher asked where they'd been for 20 minutes, Little Timmy screamed "SIR WHY YOU ALWAYS CRASHING OUT?"
Points allocated at teacher discretion.
How many university degrees are held, collectively, by the Year 9 teaching team (core teachers, not including elective-only teachers)?
27