rhetorical devices and strategies project ap language ball high school 2015
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Rhetorical Devices and Strategies ProjectAP LanguageBall High School2015
ASSIGNMENT Working a group of NO MORE THAN 4
people, you will create a video analyzing 20 devices and strategies within writing.
This project is due Tuesday, March 3rd. You will turn it in on a flash drive. Each member of group is responsible for
5 terms. All 5 terms must be merged into one
unified project.
Media Assistance If you need assistance or access to
technology to complete your project, you MUST schedule time with me (Jackson) after school BEFORE the due date!
A sign up sheet will be available on Wednesday, February 24th.
Due Dates Story Map and Design: DUE, Wednesday
February, 25th. This includes:
specifying what each device is An example pulled from media or writing for each
device an explanation of how the example meets the
requirement to be called this device Benefits of utilizing this device or strategy Weakness that could result from utilizing this
device
Due Dates Continued Rough Draft1 of video must be ready to
show in class on Monday, March 2nd. Peers will evaluate and critique your
rough draft. You will receive grades for your rough
draft as well-grades will be based on how complete your project is.
FINAL DUE:
TUESDAY, MARCH 3rd
All projects must be turned in on a flash drive
DEVICE / STRATEGY Requirements 20 devices and strategies: assigned by
teacher EACH DEVICE MUST INCLUDE:
Definition of device Example from media or writing of device Explanation of how example meets
definition of device Statement about purpose (benefit) of using
device Statement about weaknesses that could be
associated with using device
VIDEO REQUIREMENTS Introduction with Rhetorical Devices Project as Title Headlines and Sections indicated-all devices must be divided into
sections SECTIONS:
Elements of Argumentation Logical Fallacies-see handout Ethos (Ethical Appeal)-include elements that create (at least 3) Logos (Logical Appeal)-include elements that create (at least 3) Pathos (Emotional Appeal)-include elements that create (at least 3) Constructing the Argument (concessions, claims…)
Schemes (Strategies) of Balance-see handout Schemes (Strategies) of Unusual or Inverted Word Order-see handout Schemes (Strategies) of Repetition-see handout Tropes (figurative use of a word/expression) of Comparison-see handout Tropes (figurative use of a word/expression) of Word Play-see handout Tropes (figurative use of a word/expression) of Exaggeration-see
handout
Video Requirements Cont. Transition frames between sections Conclusion that includes credits for
where information, text, and media came from
Student name with terms each student was responsible for creating
Include music that fits the examples and terms you are utilizing
Questions? Refer to your handout FIRST Still confused, come see me in the
morning or after school. Reminder---you don’t have time to play
—you have a week to complete this project.
Waste time and not complete this and you will fail this six weeks.
Group Assignments1. Group 1:
1. Ethos2. Allusion3. Concession4. Claim5. Begging the Question6. Non Sequitur
arguments7. Post Hoc, Ergo
Propter Hoc8. Name Calling9. Alliteration
10. Analogy11. Anaphora12. Anecdote13. Antithesis14. Assonance15. Asyndeton16. Connotative Diction17. Details18. Euphemism19. Hyperbole20. Imagery
Group Assignments Cont.1. Group 2
1. Pathos2. Counterargument3. Qualifier4. Faulty Analogies5. Hasty Generalizations6. Red Herrings7. Glittering Generalities8. Transfer9. Irony (situations,
dramatic, and verbal)10. Jargon11. Juxtaposition
12. Metaphor13. Oxymoron14. Paradox15. Parallelism16. Personification17. Polysyndeton18. Repetition19. Rhetorical Fragment20. Rhetorical Question
Group Assignments Cont.1. Group 3
1. Logos2. Hortative Statement (Call to
Action)3. Rebuttal4. Unspoken Assumption5. Equivocation6. Ignoring the Question7. Opposing a Straw Man8. Rhetorical Shift9. Simile10. Statistics11. Testimonial12. Understatement
13. Isocolon14. Anastrophe15. Parenthesis16. Apposition (Appositive
Phrase)17. Ellipsis18. Epistorphe19. Epanalepsis20. Anadiplosis
Group Assignments Cont.1. Group 4
1. Ethos2. Concession3. Counterargument4. Claim5. Either-Or arguments6. Slippery Slopes7. Bandwagon Appeals8. False Authority9. Ad hominem10. Tu Quoque11. Plain Folks12. Card Stacking
13. Antimetablole14. Chiasmus15. Polyptoton16. Simile17. Synecdoche18. Metonymy19. Antanaclasis20. Paronomasia
Group Assignments Cont.1. Group 5
1. Ethos2. Pathos3. Hortative Statements
(Call to Action)4. Qualifiers5. Unspoken Assumption6. Hasty Generalities7. Anthimeria8. Periphrasis9. Apostrophe
10. Iron (situational, dramatic, and verbal)
11. Sarcasm12. Oxymoron13. Paradox14. Allusion15. Analogy16. Anecdote17. Antithesis18. Parallelism19. Gerunds20. participles
Group Assignments Cont.1. Group 6:
1. Ethos2. Allusion3. Concession4. Claim5. Begging the Question6. Non Sequitur
arguments7. Post Hoc, Ergo
Propter Hoc8. Name Calling9. Alliteration
10. Analogy11. Anaphora12. Anecdote13. Antithesis14. Assonance15. Asyndeton16. Connotative Diction17. Details18. Euphemism19. Hyperbole20. Imagery
Group Assignments Cont.1. Group 7
1. Pathos2. Counterargument3. Qualifier4. Faulty Analogies5. Hasty Generalizations6. Red Herrings7. Glittering Generalities8. Transfer9. Irony (situations,
dramatic, and verbal)10. Jargon11. Juxtaposition
12. Metaphor13. Oxymoron14. Paradox15. Parallelism16. Personification17. Polysyndeton18. Repetition19. Rhetorical Fragment20. Rhetorical Question
Similar Examples of this Project can be found at link below
https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0Byl0k_aTU5e1X19vZVAwNlBRWkU&usp=drive_web
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