SPACECAT

Tone is

• a way to describe how something sounds in writing

• what your parents are always telling you to watch

• how a piece of writing makes the reader feel

• writer or speaker's attitude toward the subject

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Speaker is

• who tells the story; can be character or author, depending on who tells the story; can be character or author, depending on POV.

• who is reading the story out loud.

• the protagonist of the story.

• who tells you about the story; can be a teacher or another student, depending on the situation.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

Purpose is

• the reason that you’re reading the story.

• your reason for being in school.

• aim of the work; point the author is trying to convey.

• something that you want and are willing to do things to get.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

Audience is

• group of people who watch something.

• people who want something.

• who a speech/piece of writing are trying to persuade.

• who a speech/piece of writing is directed towards.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

Context is

• when and where the piece is happening as well as what is happening in that place and time.

• how to figure out what a word means by reading what words are around it.

• a competition between two or more people.

• persuasive writing.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Exigency is

• whom you're being led by.

• what was the thing/event that sparked the speech/article.

• the purpose of a piece of writing or speech.

• a word that rich people use to sound fancy.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

The tools that an author or speaker uses to persuade someone.

• appeals

• arguments

• choices

• hammers

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.8.8

Using facts to persuade someone.

• ethos (ethics)

• logos (logic)

• pathos (emotions)

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

Using trustworthiness to persuade someone.

• ethos (ethics)

• logos (logic)

• pathos (emotion)

• mendacem (lying)

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

Using feelings to persuade someone.

• ethos (ethics)

• logos (logic)

• pathos (emotion)

• mendacem (lying)

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.5