Unit 3 Study Guide 1B

What can you tell by using context clues in the paragraph below?

Today was the big race! John had been training for this for months! By the time he took his place at the starting line his stomach was in knots. He couldn’t stop thinking he would lose this race.

• John is unprepared

• John is nervous 

• John is confused

• John is overjoyed

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is a Rhetoric?

• ...language that motivates, inspires, or informs

• ...comparing using like or as

• ...an over exaggeration of words to improve a story

• ...a type of graphic novel

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.K.5

What is charged language?

• ...facts used to prove a point

• ...words/phrases used to express an opinion or evoke a certain emotion

• ...quotes in another language used to connect with a broader audience

• ...lanuage used to inform a reader

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What is an example of charged language?

• Uniforms are a plague on our school.

• My lizard was shedding this morning.

• Her hair goes all the way down to her back.

• Your mom is super nice, Jackie!

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What is a rhetorical question?

• ...a personal question about someone's love life

• ...an inquiry that ends in a question mark but is asked for effect rather than to elicit an answer

• ...a question that needs an answer quick

• ...a statement that is meant to intimidate the recipient

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is an example of a rhetorical question?

• If you cut us, do we not bleed?

• What time of day is it?

• When do you have another meeting?

• Is this lunch period over soon?

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is an antithesis?

• ...a literary device that places opposite words, ideas, or qualities parallel to each other

• ...a thesis that expresses a specific emotion rather than fact

• ...a rhetorical question disguised as a thesis

• ...a thesis that lists an example of cause and effect

What is an example of an antithesis?

• Orthodontistry shouldn't be a respectable practice.

• High school graduates should be required to take a year off.

• Keep your friends close; keep your enemies closer.

• Society is the cause of all world issues.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

What is Parallelism?

• language used to motivate, inspire, inform, or persuade readers and/or listeners

• ...a group of related words containing a subject that tells readers what the sentence is about

• ...a rhetorical device that compounds words or phrases that have equivalent meanings so as to create a definite pattern

• ...the use of the same word or phrase multiple times and is a fundamental poetic technique

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is an example of Parallelism?

• Jack likes swimming and to run.

• Preston is reading and he ran.

• Sydney messed up her hair and is crying

• Kyle loves eating popcorn and drinking soda.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5