Identify the context of the excerpt below: " The trend has spawned a host of explanatory theories. Many have pointed to parental overprotectiveness as the primary cause, and, no doubt, that is a real factor. In the new book "The Coddling of the American Mind," co-authors Jonathan Haidt and Greg Lukianoff write that many young people, having too rarely handled problems or adversity on their own, now instinctively look for an adult at the first whiff of difficulty."

Written in modern day by a well-read individual

Written in the 1800s about the literary development of children

Written in 1994 about college struggles

Written in modern day by an unreliable narrator

How do the rhetorical appeals relate to the rhetorical situation?

The appeals are methods writers use to convince the audience throughout the situation

The appeals are fun to understand when you're being tricked

The appeals are essential in understanding persuasive writing

The appeals are ethos, logos, and pathos

Analyzing the Rhetorical Situation Quiz

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are the five parts of the rhetorical situation?

purpose, ethos, audience, tone, mood

tone, mood, ethos, logos, pathos

purpose, audience, topic, writer, context

context, audience, writer, topic, pathos

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which part of the rhetorical situation is this question targeting? "Are you writing or is the author writing to inform, evaluate, analyze, persuade, etc?"

purose

audience

pathos

writer

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which part of the rhetorical situation is this question targeting? "The __________ bring their own perspectives, biases, experiences, and expectations which can make the speaker or writer in need of engaging them and making it intentional."

purpose

typer

writer

audience

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which part of the rhetorical situation is this question targeting? "The _____________ is the content in which you are reading or writing about."

Context

Topic

Purpose

Logos

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which part of the rhetorical situation is this question targeting? "If a ________ is particularly passionate about a topic, the writing may come across as effective and convincing."

purpose

ethos

writer

reader

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which part of the rhetorical situation is this question targeting? "The __________ describes the situation surrounding the writing, which includes the time, credibility, and location in which it was written."

purpose

ethos

kairos

context

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Identify the audience from the excerpt in the article below:
"Some colleges have announced that they will no longer require applicants to provide standardized test scores, but instead will look to high school grade-point averages and subjective information like extracurricular activities."

Students preparing for college

Students preparing for the workforce

Students in 9th grade

Students already in college

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Identify the purpose of the excerpt below:
"The challenge for today's college admissions officer is like the one faced by job recruiters: In an era of rampant grade inflation, which grades can you believe? Businesses began learning years ago not to put much stock in diplomas from schools where the average graduate's GPA is 3.5 or higher. Even high grades may not be at all indicative of real learning or readiness for the modern workplace."

That grades are not valuable

That grades are so subjective that it is hard to determine a students' academic ability

that grades are being inflated

That everyone should shoot for a 3.5 GPA

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

9.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Identify the writer in the excerpt below:
"The institution I lead, Purdue University, will not be joining that group. A review of all the data tells us that no admissions criteria that ignores either the SAT or ACT exam can predict with equivalent accuracy a student's college performance, or his or her best placement level in critical freshman courses such as mathematics. Accepting a high school "A" at face value and enrolling a student in an advanced math course beyond his or her capabilities does the student a serious disservice" (Mitch Daniels, Washington Post).

A professor in charge of ACT

A professor in charge of SAT

A professor at Purdue University

An uneducated writer at the Washington Post

10.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Identify the topic in the excerpt below:
"The emotional fragility of many young people today is, by now, a well-documented phenomenon. College students' psychological problems, and genuine mental illness, are very real. Every school I know of approaches the matter with utter seriousness and responsibility. Running a college necessitates ever-growing numbers of counselors and therapists, but keeping up can be difficult. Requests for counseling appointments start almost as soon as a new class arrives. This fall at our school, at least one freshman sought a counseling session before setting foot on campus."

The mental well-being of college freshmen

The mental health of Americans

The mental health of not just freshman, but many young people

The phenomenon of emotional fragility

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Analyzing the Rhetorical Situation

12 questions

What are the five parts of the rhetorical situation?

Which part of the rhetorical situation is this question targeting? "Are you writing or is the author writing to inform, evaluate, analyze, persuade, etc?"

Which part of the rhetorical situation is this question targeting? "The __________ bring their own perspectives, biases, experiences, and expectations which can make the speaker or writer in need of engaging them and making it intentional."

Which part of the rhetorical situation is this question targeting? "The _____________ is the content in which you are reading or writing about."

Which part of the rhetorical situation is this question targeting? "If a ________ is particularly passionate about a topic, the writing may come across as effective and convincing."

Which part of the rhetorical situation is this question targeting? "The __________ describes the situation surrounding the writing, which includes the time, credibility, and location in which it was written."

Identify the audience from the excerpt in the article below:
"Some colleges have announced that they will no longer require applicants to provide standardized test scores, but instead will look to high school grade-point averages and subjective information like extracurricular activities."

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Analyzing the Rhetorical Situation

12 questions

What are the five parts of the rhetorical situation?

Which part of the rhetorical situation is this question targeting? "Are you writing or is the author writing to inform, evaluate, analyze, persuade, etc?"

Which part of the rhetorical situation is this question targeting? "The __________ bring their own perspectives, biases, experiences, and expectations which can make the speaker or writer in need of engaging them and making it intentional."

Which part of the rhetorical situation is this question targeting? "The _____________ is the content in which you are reading or writing about."

Which part of the rhetorical situation is this question targeting? "If a ________ is particularly passionate about a topic, the writing may come across as effective and convincing."

Which part of the rhetorical situation is this question targeting? "The __________ describes the situation surrounding the writing, which includes the time, credibility, and location in which it was written."

Identify the audience from the excerpt in the article below: "Some colleges have announced that they will no longer require applicants to provide standardized test scores, but instead will look to high school grade-point averages and subjective information like extracurricular activities."

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Identify the audience from the excerpt in the article below:
"Some colleges have announced that they will no longer require applicants to provide standardized test scores, but instead will look to high school grade-point averages and subjective information like extracurricular activities."