"Salvation" - Discussion Flashcards
rhetorical verb
- a verb that describes what kind of action is being taken
- avoid verbs such as writes, says, makes
rhetorical verbs to use
- 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
SOAPSTone
- 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
create a claim based on this excerpt from “salvation” by langston hughes
step 1. _________
hughes
create a claim based on this excerpt from “salvation” by langston hughes
step 2. Hughes __________
incorporates
create a claim based on this excerpt from “salvation” by langston hughes
step 3. hughes incorporates _________
irony
create a claim based on this excerpt from “salvation” by langston hughes
step 4. hughes incorporates irony _________
to highlight his argument against religious hypocrisy
create a claim based on this excerpt from “salvation” by langston hughes
step 3. hughes incorporates to highlight his argument against religious hypocrisy _________
provide textual evidence to support your claim
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?
you find textual support to enhance your claim
hughes crafts ______ (suddenly the whole room broke….)
figurative language
create a claim based on this excerpt from “salvation” by langston hughes
(the preacher preached a wonderful…)
hughes
hughes incorporates rhetorical questions to ________ (the preacher preached a wonderful…)
illustrate the pressure adults put on him to instantaneously accept their traditions
Hughes _________ (suddenly the whole room…)
crafts
the author _______ (there was a big revival…)
creatively
claim: the author creatively narrates the way his community used religion as a form of entertainment
find text for support
