Rhetorical Situation and Genre Review

Fill in the blank: "Rhetoric is the art, theory, and practice of ______."

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which of the following is NOT an element of the rhetorical situation?

• Rhetor

• Expectations for form and content

• Problem/Purpose (exigence)

• Audience

Genre is defined as "_____ of texts that emerge in response to recurring rhetorical (social) situations."

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Correctly identify the 3 elements of genre from the list below:

• Recurring social situation

• Expectations for form and content

• Problem/Purpose (goal)

• Innovation (modification)

In class, I told a story about my friend who tried to ask a girl to a dance using an animal. What was that animal?

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CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

True or false: "for a genre to be considered a genre, it must have a name."

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

In the last 10 years, two Americans have won the Nobel Prize for Literature. For 2 points each, name them:

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6