Rhetoric & Informational Texts

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English
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9th - 10th Grade
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Meg Hart
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1.
FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The "why" for a writer's work or the writer's motivation is called __________________________. (two words; be sure to spell and punctuate correctly)
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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6
CCSS.RL.9-10.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
CCSS.RI.8.6
CCSS.RI.8.9
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
In academic and business settings, the two main reasons people write is:
to create and to entertain
to relax and to refocus
to inform and to persuade
to advance and to refute
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.6
CCSS.RL.9-10.6
CCSS.RI.8.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.6
CCSS.RI.8.6
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following greatly impacts the rhetorical situation because it speaks to the writer's attitude?
tone
journals
manuscript style
genre
4.
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1 min • 1 pt
When someone is effectively or persuasively speaking or writing, he or she is skilled in ___________________. (spelling is important)
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CCSS.RI.9-10.5
CCSS.RI.11-12.5
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Every communication is a trilateral relationship between:
context, writer, and subject
text, evidence, and explanation
mind, heart, and hand
reader, writer, and subject
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.7
CCSS.RI.9-10.7
CCSS.RI.8.7
CCSS.RL.8.7
CCSS.RI.11-12.7
6.
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1 min • 1 pt
The ancient Greek philosopher _______________________ developed the rhetorical triangle and wrote at length about effective communication. (spelling is important)
Tags
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
CCSS.RI.11-12.5
7.
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1 min • 1 pt
____________________ is the the place of the publication, the on-going conversation of the subject, and the social and cultural circumstances in which the text is embedded.
Tags
CCSS.RI.2.5
CCSS.RI.1.5
CCSS.RI.K.5
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