Review: SOAPSTone, Misleading Graphs, and Rhetorical Appeals

As we discussed in class, the "S" in the acronym SOAPSTone could stand for all of these EXCEPT which one?

• Sources

• Situation

• Subject

• Speaker

Answer explanation

The "S" can stand for Subject, Speaker, and Sources.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

Define "Subject" as it relates to SOAPSTone.

• The audience

• The mood

• The purpose of the text

• What the text is about

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What does the "O" in SOAPSTone stand for?

• Occasion

• Operation

• Opinion

• Open-Ended

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

What is the definition of tone in a passage?

• What the text is about.

• When people sing in a passage.

• The author's attitude toward the text.

• The context of a passage to explain why the text was written.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

If someone was using SOAPSTone and he wanted to know the reason that something was written he would be looking for which of these?

• Occasion

• Purpose

• Subject

• Speaker

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

What word best describes what prompted the writing in the first place? It refers to what is happening in the world during the time of the writing.

• Tone

• Occasion

• Subject

• Level of Language

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

What makes this graph misleading?

• The Y-axis doesn't start at 0

• The X-axis doesn't start at 0

• The scale of the Y-axis is too large to give an accurate sense of the data presented

• The color scheme makes the graph hard to read

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

Fill in the blank: Ethos, Pathos, and Logos are collectively referred to as the rhetorical _______.

• appeals
• graphs

• SOAPStone

• questions

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which persuasive technique appeals to an audience by highlighting credibility?

• Ethos

• Pathos

• Logos

• Thanos

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which persuasive technique tries to convince an audience through using nostalgia, shared experiences, or tugging on the viewers' heartstrings?

• Ethos

• Logos

• Pathos

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5