Explain how an author uses rhetorical devices to support or advance an appeal.
Clarifications
Clarification 1: Rhetorical devices for the purposes of this benchmark are the figurative language devices from
8.R.3.1 with the addition of irony, rhetorical question, antithesis, and zeugma.
Clarification 2: See
Secondary Figurative Language.
Clarification 3: See
Rhetorical Appeals and
Rhetorical Devices.
Clarification 4: Students will explain the connection between an author’s use of rhetorical devices and the appeal—logos, ethos, or pathos—that is being made. Instruction should focus on ensuring students can explain how specific rhetorical devices contribute to the development of the rhetorical appeal(s) the author uses.
Subject Area: English Language Arts (B.E.S.T.)
Grade: 8
Date Adopted or Revised: 08/20
Status: State Board Approved
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Related Access Points
| Access Point Number |
Access Point Title |
| ELA.8.R.3.AP.4 | Describe how an author’s use of rhetorical devices (to include rhetorical questioning and irony) supports an appeal. |
Related Resources
Text Resource
| Name |
Description |
| Ain't I a Woman?: Rhetorical Questions and Emotional Appeal | This teaching resource provides teachers with guidelines to help students analyze the speech delivered by Sojourner Truth, during the period leading up to women’s suffrage. The speech contains many rhetorical questions that connect with her emotional appeal (utilizing pathos) that students will think critically about. |
