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Part
Speech Two
aCTiViTY Selecting language resources 2.1
Learning Targets
• Develop language resources to use while speaking and writing about a speech.
The word logos comes from the
Greek logos, meaning “word” • Adjust language choices to suit the setting and audience.
or “reason.” This root gives
us the word logical, meaning The chart presents words and phrases you will use in discussion and writing. “sensible” or “reasonable.” The Think about each word or phrase. Circle Q, H, or T to indicate how well you know word pathos comes also comes
from the Greek pathos, meaning
“suffering” or “feeling.”
This root gives us the word
empathy, which means you can
understand another person’s
feelings.
WorD ConneCTionS
Roots and Affixes
• Use an expanded set of words to speak and write preciesly.
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.
Rating
Q
H
T
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
argumentation
Rating Q H T
the act of giving reasons for or against something
audience
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a group of people who gather together to listen to something or watch something
occasion
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a special event or time
purpose
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the reason something is done
tone
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a feeling or attitude expressed by the words someone is speaking or writing
claim
Rating Q H T
to say something is true
appeals to logos
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appeals to reason
appeals to pathos
Rating Q H T
appeals to emotions
call to action
Rating Q H T
words that urge a reader or listener to take immediate action
allusion
Rating Q H T
a statement that calls attention to something by mentioning it indirectly
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