SPACE CAT

What does SPACE CAT stand for?

• Speaker, Purpose, Audience, Context, Exigence, Choices, Appeals, and Tone

• Speaker, People, Actions, Context, Exigence, Choices, Appeals, and Thought

• Subject, Purpose, Actions, Context, Exigence, Choices, Appeals, and Tone

• Speaker, Purpose, Allusion, Context, Example, Choices, Appeals, and Tone

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

Which of the following is NOT important to Speaker?

• Race/ ethnicity

• Gender

• Occupation

• Height

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Define exigence

• The why "now"?; the spark of catalyst that moved the speaker to act

• The history of the speech

• What the speaker is trying to accomplish

• The circumstances, atmosphere, attitudes, and events surrounding a text

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which is NOT an appeal

• Ethos

• Pathos

• Logos

• Money

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Define tone

• How the speaker wants the audience to feel

• A speaker's attitude toward the subject conveyed by the speaker's stylistic and rhetorical choices

• The use of emotions to persuade an audience

• The volume of a speaker

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is important to know about an audience?

• Their age

• How much they know about the topic

• Their socio-economic background

• Their opinion on the topic

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Context means

• The set of circumstances or facts that surround a particular event, situation, etc. (i.e. what is happening in the world politically, socially, economically, etc.)

• An urgent problem or issue that a writer feels compelled to address.

• The "what"

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

Explain what PURPOSE means.

• Why something is being done

• What is the writer/speaker hoping to accomplish by putting this out in the world (Persuade, inform, entice, etc.)

• What the speaker wants the audience to do

• How the speaker persuades

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What can we use SPACE CAT to analyze?

• Speeches

• Music

• Poetry

• Commercials

• Colors

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.7

Who is the likely audience of a commercial that is selling candy using loud music, lots of colors, and animated characters?

• Adults

• Children

• Anyone who likes candy

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

CCSS.RL.8.6