Vocabulary and Writing

• English
• Secondary Education

Unscramble the words to create sentences

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Writing

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Discussion time:  How do men and women in your culture differ in the way they do these things?

Discussion time:  Same-sex marriage / Sex before marriage

"He grew up herding goats, went to school in a tin-roof shack."

Obama's story about his parents serves as an illustration of the 'American Dream'

"(My parents) look down on me with great pride."

"If there's a child..."

"If there's a senior citizen..."

"If there's an arab-American..."

"It is that fundamental belief ... I am my brother's keeper ... that makes this country work"

"There's not a liberal America and a conservative America, there's the United States of America"

"Now even as we speak, there are those who are preparing to divide us, (...) But I've got news for them."

There are patriots who opposed the war in Iraq, and there are patriots who supported the war in Iraq."

Obama alludes to the Declaration of Independence.  He alludes to himself when he says "skinny kid with a funny name."

"If we do  what we must do, then I have no doubt that (...) John kerry will be sworn in as president."

Anecdote: Small stories that explain a bigger idea

Allusion:  Subtle reference to something that people know and value.

Anaphora: Audiences are more likely to remember and follow a speech if there's a repetition.

Antithesis: Showing a contrast between two things helps the speaker make a point.

Imagery: Good speeches appeal to the audience's senses of sight and sound. 

Parallelism: Good speeches often use structures with equal forms.

Pathos: Speakers appeal to emotion. Why should the audience care about the speech's message?

Logos: Good speeches appeal to logic includong words such as 'if' and 'because' to persuade the audience.

Problem/solution:  Persuasive speeches often present a problem which the speaker aims to solve.

Ethos: Good speeches appeal to a sense of ethics.

Rethorical Devices

Used to present poor arguments and bad logic.

The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words to create a specific effect.

1. Alliteration
2. Hypophora
3. Analogy
4. Expletive

Explaining one thing in terms of another

1. Tricolon
2. Hypophora
3. Analogy
4. Expletive

A word which is considered rude or offensive

1. Hypophora
2. Analogy
3. Tricolon
4. Expletive

This is similar to a rhetorical question except the speaker goes on to answer the question instead of leaving it hanging.

1. Tricolon
2. Hypophora
3. Alliteration
4. Analogy

This term refers to the use of three parallel words or phrases to
create a rhetorical effect.

1. Tricolon
2. Expletive
3. Alliteration
4. Hypophora