Situation: During the upcoming (2001-2012) school year, Wellness will not be an option as part of the school day. Write a letter to Mrs.Biever concerning your position about wellness.
Situation: Dur to a decrease in funding, field trips will no longer be funded. Write a letter to the Hancock County Board of Edcation stating why field trips should continue to be funded.
Friday, April 1, 2011
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Propaganda Techniques:
Bandwagon-suggests that you need something or you should believe something because everyone else is already has it or believes it. "Joining the crowd, climbing on the bandwagon and joining the parade" are examples of 'bandwagon' lingo.
Testimonial-uses a famous person, such as an actor or an athlete, to promote an idea or a product. People who use snob appeal associate the product or idea they're promoting with power, wealth, or membership in a special group.
Stereotypes-refer to members of a group as they were all the same. For instance, an article stating that all professional wrestlers have limited intelligence is unfair.
Stereotypes often lead to prejudice or forming unfavorable opinions with complete disregard for the facts.
Name-calling-offers no reasons or evidence to support their position. Instead, they attack opponents by calling them names, such as "busybodies," "nitpickers," or "rumormongers."
Emotional appeals-get the reader's feelings involved in the argument. Some writers use vivid language and give reasons, examples and anecdotes.
Logical appeals-makes sense because they're based on correct reasoning. They appeal to your brain with reasons and evidence. Make sure the writer has good reasons to support each opinion or conclusion. (Facts, personal experiences, examples, statistics and statements by experts on the issue should back up each reason.)
Hasty generalization-valid generalizations are based on solid evidence. Not all generalizations are valid.
Testimonial-uses a famous person, such as an actor or an athlete, to promote an idea or a product. People who use snob appeal associate the product or idea they're promoting with power, wealth, or membership in a special group.
Stereotypes-refer to members of a group as they were all the same. For instance, an article stating that all professional wrestlers have limited intelligence is unfair.
Stereotypes often lead to prejudice or forming unfavorable opinions with complete disregard for the facts.
Name-calling-offers no reasons or evidence to support their position. Instead, they attack opponents by calling them names, such as "busybodies," "nitpickers," or "rumormongers."
Emotional appeals-get the reader's feelings involved in the argument. Some writers use vivid language and give reasons, examples and anecdotes.
Logical appeals-makes sense because they're based on correct reasoning. They appeal to your brain with reasons and evidence. Make sure the writer has good reasons to support each opinion or conclusion. (Facts, personal experiences, examples, statistics and statements by experts on the issue should back up each reason.)
Hasty generalization-valid generalizations are based on solid evidence. Not all generalizations are valid.
Combination Test on April 15 (Literary Terms/Propaganda Techniques)
Literary Terms:
Alliteration-The repetition of the same or very similar consonant sounds in words that are close together.
Allusion-A reference to a statement, a person, a place, or an event from literature
Autobiography-The story of a person's life, written or told by that person.
Biobraphy-The story of a real person's life, written or told by another person.
Character-A person or an animal in a story, play or other literary work.
Conflict-A struggle or clash between opposing characters or opposing forces.
Connotations-The feelings and associations that have come to be attached to a word.
Description-The kind of writing that creates a clear image of something, usually by using details that appeal to one or more of the senses: Sight, Hearing, Smell, Taste, and Touch.
Dialect-A way of speaking that is characteristic of a particular region or of a particular group of people.
Dialogue-Conversation between two or more characters.
Drama-A story written to be acted in front of an audience.
Essay-A short piece of nonfiction prose.
Fable-A very brief story in prose or verse that teaches a moral, a practical lesson about how to succeed in life.
Fantasy-Imaginative writing that carries the reader into an invented world where the laws of nature as we know them do not operate.
Fiction-A prose account that is made up rather than true.
Figurative Language-Language that describes one thing in terms of something else and is NOT literally true.
Alliteration-The repetition of the same or very similar consonant sounds in words that are close together.
Allusion-A reference to a statement, a person, a place, or an event from literature
Autobiography-The story of a person's life, written or told by that person.
Biobraphy-The story of a real person's life, written or told by another person.
Character-A person or an animal in a story, play or other literary work.
Conflict-A struggle or clash between opposing characters or opposing forces.
Connotations-The feelings and associations that have come to be attached to a word.
Description-The kind of writing that creates a clear image of something, usually by using details that appeal to one or more of the senses: Sight, Hearing, Smell, Taste, and Touch.
Dialect-A way of speaking that is characteristic of a particular region or of a particular group of people.
Dialogue-Conversation between two or more characters.
Drama-A story written to be acted in front of an audience.
Essay-A short piece of nonfiction prose.
Fable-A very brief story in prose or verse that teaches a moral, a practical lesson about how to succeed in life.
Fantasy-Imaginative writing that carries the reader into an invented world where the laws of nature as we know them do not operate.
Fiction-A prose account that is made up rather than true.
Figurative Language-Language that describes one thing in terms of something else and is NOT literally true.
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