American Lit Unit 3 Review

What is the SOAPSTone Method?

• A way to 'clean' your writing by editing

• A quick way to analyze a text

• A writing style embraced by the Colonists

The two S's in SOAPSTone stand for:

• Syntax and Sentences

• Speaker and Subject

• Simple and Short

The "A" in SOAPSTone stands for "Audience". Why is knowing your audience important to your writing?

• Knowing your audience is only important for oral communication, not written communication.

• Knowing your audience can lead to miscommunication.

• Knowing your audience helps you tailor your message to effectively communicate with them and meet their needs and expectations.

Of Plymouth Plantation is a description of the growth of the New England colonies between 1620-1650. This written chronological description is an example of:

• Historical narrative

• Narrative fiction

• Persuasive Rhetoric

True or False:

Pilgrims and Puritans held the same religious beliefs.

• True

• False

Historical narratives contain:

• Dates and locations

• Descriptions of people and events

• Information about culture

• All of these

Another name for Persuasive Rhetoric is:

• Dedicated Rhetoric

• Debated Rhetoric

• Deliberative Rhetoric

Persuasive arguments designed to pull at your emotions use

• Logos

• Ethos

• Pathos

Persuasive arguments that focus on the writer's credibility or expertise use:

• Logos

• Ethos

• Pathos

Persuasive arguments that rely mostly on facts, statistics, and rational thought use:

• Logos

• Ethos

• Pathos