Thursday, March 23, 2017

Synthesis Essay and New Rhetorical Terms

1. Synthesis Prompt- 45 Minutes
2. New Rhetorical Terms
Divide up rhetorical terms to teach. "Research" definitions and examples. Create a "poster" (could be a keynote) to teach the class!

Rhetorical Terms List:

  1. What is the difference between rhetorical function, strategies, devices, questions, and effectiveness?  
  2. understatement and litotes
  3. extended metaphor and analogy
  4. paradox and oxymoron
  5. metonymy and synecdoche
  6. euphemisms and colloquial language
  7. Antecedent
  8. didactic  

Tone Words:
1. Sardonic
2. Sanguine

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