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Analyzing a Letter by reading, speaking, Listening, and Writing
Part three
selecting Language resources
Learning Targets
• Develop language resources to use in one’s own speaking and writing about expository writing.
• Use an expanded set of words to create precision while speaking and writing. • Adjust language choices to suit the academic setting.
The chart presents words and phrases you will use in discussion and writing. Think about each word or phrase. Circle Q, H, or T to indicate how well you know it. Work with a partner, asking your partner to explain each word or phrase. Listen closely to the explanation, and then write your partner’s name in the In Our Own Words column along with his or her condensed idea.
ACtiVitY 3.1
Word ConneCtions
Word Origins
The English words pathos and logos are borrowed directly from Greek. In Greek, the word pathos means “suffering” or “feeling,” and the word logos means “word.”
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I have seen this word or phrase, but I have questions about its meaning.
I have heard this word or phrase but do not know it well.
I know this word or phrase so well that I could teach it to someone else.
Word or Phrase
Definition
In our own Words
tone
Rating Q H T
the attitude that a writer or speaker displays toward his or her subject
formal style
Rating Q H T
a style of writing or speaking that is appropriate for formal communication, such as in academics or business
rhetorical appeals
Rating Q H T
persuasive strategies used in arguments to support a claim
logos
Rating Q H T
a rhetorical appeal that uses logical reasoning and evidence
pathos
Rating Q H T
a rhetorical appeal to feelings
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