
Throwback.1
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8th Grade
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Julie Talbert
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6 Slides • 12 Questions
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THROWBACKS
Past lessons review
Rhetorical appeals, Figurative Language, Reading Comprehension, The Hobbit, character development
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Best of luck to those testing tomorrow! You got this! Remember to use all of the sources and give credit!
Congrats
to students who took the Writing Assessment!
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Expository: TOPICS
Introduction (include 3 topics)
Topic (Body) 1 - own thoughts, paraphrasing, & quotes
Topic (Body) 2 - own thoughts, paraphrasing, & quotes
Topic (Body) 3- own thoughts, paraphrasing, & quotes
Conclusion - Recap/Wrap-up
Quick Writing Recap
Argumentative: Reasons
Introduction (include 3 reasons)
Reason (Body) 1 - own thoughts, paraphrasing, & quotes
Reason (Body) 2 - own thoughts, paraphrasing, & quotes
(Body) 3 Counterclaim- own thoughts, paraphrasing, & quotes
Conclusion - Recap/Wrap-up
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Poll
How well do you remember the rhetorical (AKA persuasive) appeals of Ethos, Logos, and Pathos?
Pretty well. Got this.
Kind of... ish?
A little bit.
The what???
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Multiple Choice
ETHOS appeals to...
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Multiple Choice
Out of the following two arguments, which one presents a more credible argument?
A 75-year study by Harvard found that relationships have a powerful influence on your health and longevity.
After taking six days to contemplate my life, it is clear that relationships have a powerful influence on health.
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Multiple Choice
What is the benefit of using Ethos in your persuasive thinking and writing?
It helps prove you are always right.
It can show you are a nuanced, fair, and objective thinker.
By creating confusion and ambiguity.
Earning the audience's trust by being overly emotional.
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Dropdown
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Labelling
What emotions are targeted by the pathos?
insecurity
fear of smelling bad to others
relief; solution found in a product
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Multiple Choice
This ad has a short story about Otis, a shelter dog waiting for adoption. What is this known as?
"cue the waterworks" trick
the sad dog trick
anecdote
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Dropdown
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Multiple Choice
Watch the video. What rhetorical appeal is used in this ad?
Appeal
Ethos
Logos
Humor
(Pathos)
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Are you a fig lang pro?
Let's squeeze in three questions about figurative language today and see.
Figurative Language
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Multiple Choice
Why do writers use figurative (non-literal) language in their work?
To follow a trend on TikTok.
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Match
Match the following
simile
metaphor
giving human qualities to non-human things
alliteration
reference to something; history, culture or literature
comparison using like or as
direct comparison; no "like" or "as"
personification
repetition of initial consonant sounds
Allusion
comparison using like or as
direct comparison; no "like" or "as"
personification
repetition of initial consonant sounds
Allusion
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Match
Match the following
Time flies.
She eats like a bird.
That guy is a snake!
He is the next Michael Jordan.
We enjoyed the beautiful, crisp, spring day.
Idiom
Simile
Metaphor
Allusion
Imagery
Idiom
Simile
Metaphor
Allusion
Imagery
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How did you do?
That's all for now!
THROWBACKS
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Rhetorical appeals, Figurative Language, Reading Comprehension, The Hobbit, character development
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