ELA 11 Unit 2: Rhetorical Devices and Content Vocab

Rhetoric means "the art of..."

• argument

• effective or persuasive speaking or writing

• fancy talking

• presenting research

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

A piece of writing called a rhetorical analysis is....

• analyzing how effectively a writer or speaker communicates her message or argument to the audience

• analyzing the punctuation an author chooses to use

• arguing to persuade your audience

• a type of poem

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Rhetorical strategies and devices are...

• styles of comparison

• methods an author uses to create strong emotions from an audience

• types of statistical evidence or data

• methods or styles that an author uses to help persuade or make a desired impact on his/her audience.

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

A claim is...

• the main message being shared by a piece of writing

• what a reader is trying to find in an essay

• what an author is trying to persuade their reader of

• a device used for exaggeration

A rhetorical analysis thesis is...

• a statement that takes a position on how the author uses rhetorical strategies and devices to support their claim

• a statement that disagrees with another statement

• the same as a claim

• the support that backs up an author's claims

A counterclaim is...

• an author's argument

• the opposite side of the author's argument

• a piece of evidence that supports a claim

• a piece of evidence that proves a claim wrong

Allusion is...

• a comparison using "like" or "as"

• repetition at the beginning of a sentence

• a visual trick

• a reference to a well-known event, person, or piece of literature, etc

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RL.8.4

Personal anecdote is...

• a personal story (about the author's life)

• a story about somebody else's life

• giving human characteristics to non-human things

• repetition of a sentence structure

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CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Ethos is...

• a rhetorical appeal to ethics that establishes credibility

• a rhetorical appeal to any emotion, such as fear, happiness, pride, sadness, guilt, etc.

• a rhetorical appeal to logical support for an argument, such as facts, statistics, etc.

• none of the above

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Pathos is...

• a rhetorical appeal to ethics that establishes credibility

• a rhetorical appeal to any emotion, such as fear, happiness, pride, sadness, guilt, etc

• a rhetorical appeal to logical support for an argument, such as facts, statistics, etc

• none of the above

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5