"Salvation" - Discussion

Question 1

rhetorical verb

Answer 1

• a verb that describes what kind of action is being taken

- avoid verbs such as writes, says, makes

Question 2

rhetorical verbs to use

Answer 2

• adopts
• affirms
• alludes
• argues
• asserts
• attacks
• augments
• challenges
• characterizes
• compares
• condemns
• contradicts
• creates
• defends
• depicts
• describes
• develops
• elicits
• emphasizes
• empowers
• enhances
• enumerates
• establishes
• evokes
• explains
• generalizes
• highlights
• illustrates
• juxtaposes
• manipulates
• organizes
• personifies
• persuades
• qualifies
• questions
• recounts
• solidifies
• supports

Question 3

SOAPSTone

Answer 3

• S: Hughes, child, powerful belief, frustration, disappointment
• O: church sermon, waiting to be saved, reflection
• A: anyone willing to listen, struggled with faith
• P: share feelings, argument against hypocrisy in faith
• S: irony, dialogue, short/simple sentences
• Tone

Question 4

create a claim based on this excerpt from “salvation” by langston hughes
step 1. _________

Answer 4

hughes

Question 5

create a claim based on this excerpt from “salvation” by langston hughes
step 2. Hughes __________

Answer 5

incorporates

Question 6

create a claim based on this excerpt from “salvation” by langston hughes
step 3. hughes incorporates _________

Answer 6

irony

Question 7

create a claim based on this excerpt from “salvation” by langston hughes
step 4. hughes incorporates irony _________

Answer 7

to highlight his argument against religious hypocrisy

Question 8

create a claim based on this excerpt from “salvation” by langston hughes
step 3. hughes incorporates to highlight his argument against religious hypocrisy _________

Answer 8

provide textual evidence to support your claim

Question 9

claim: hughes crafts figurative language to draw a clear picture of how monumental this religious experience was to his community. after you create the claim based on the excerpt, what do you do next?

Answer 9

you find textual support to enhance your claim

Question 10

hughes crafts ______ (suddenly the whole room broke….)

Answer 10

figurative language

Question 11

create a claim based on this excerpt from “salvation” by langston hughes
(the preacher preached a wonderful…)

Answer 11

hughes

Question 12

hughes incorporates rhetorical questions to ________ (the preacher preached a wonderful…)

Answer 12

illustrate the pressure adults put on him to instantaneously accept their traditions

Question 13

Hughes _________ (suddenly the whole room…)

Answer 13

crafts

Question 14

the author _______ (there was a big revival…)

Answer 14

creatively

Question 15

claim: the author creatively narrates the way his community used religion as a form of entertainment

Answer 15

find text for support

Question 16

the author creatively ________ (there was a big revival…)

Answer 16

narrates

Question 17

langston hughes incorporates ________ (i buried my head…)

Answer 17

symbolism