Rhetorical Mode

giving directions or explaining steps; focus on how it happens, not why

• process analysis
• cause & effect
• division & classification
• illustration

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

separating by a class of things or placing ideas into categories following a clear principle or basis

• division & classification
• description
• process analysis
• definition

point out how two or more people, places, or things are alike OR how they differ

• division & classification
• cause & effect
• compare & contrast
• description

define key words to ensure precise communication

• definition
• description
• illustration
• process analysis

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.4A

CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

containing facts, opinions, samples, and anecdotes to make ideas more concrete and to make generalizations more specific and detailed

• definition
• argument
• illustration
• process analysis

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.2

CCSS.W.11-12.2B

tells a story or recounts a series of events

• argument
• cause & effect
• illustration
• narration

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.3

CCSS.W.11-12.3A

CCSS.W.11-12.3B

CCSS.W.11-12.3C

• narration
• description
• process analysis
• illustration

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

• illustration
• cause and effect
• narration
• argument

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

• illustration
• argument
• narration
• process analysis

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

• definition
• narration
• description
• compare & contrast

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.W.11-12.3

CCSS.W.11-12.3D