Unit 1 Assessment Review
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Russell Wallace
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Review
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Multiple Choice
Which term serves as the best synonym for the word sentiment as it is used in this sentence?
Public sentiment was on the side of the small business affected by the new dam.
nostalgia
tenderness
expression
opinion
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Multiple Choice
Read the sentence below and then use context clues to choose the BEST meaning of the underlined word as it is being used in the sentence below.
Article I. The Stile of this confederacy shall be "The United States of America."
model
style
name
future
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suggests strong feelings
Connotation
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Latin root -rect
Meaning: right or straight
Example: Correct
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Multiple Choice
The underlined word election has multiple meanings. How is the word election being defined and used in the passage below?
". . . Besides, sir, we have no election. If we were base enough to desire it, it is now to late to retire from the contest. There is no retreat but in submission and slavery! Our chains are forged! Their clanking may be heard on the plains of Boston! The war is inevitable and let it come! I repeat it, sir, let it come."
the act of being elected
predestination to eternal life
the act of choosing someone for public office by voting
right or power to make a choice
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A short amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person
anecdote
In Ben Franklin's "Speech in the Convention", he appeals to his audience by giving an anecdote to create humor and an informal tone.
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Ben Franklin also persuades his audience to pass the Constitution by appealing to their emotions and ethics by using the allusion of the Tower of Babel
Appealing to emotions
Reminder: An allusion is a literary device that's a brief, indirect reference to a person, place, event, or another work of literature. A type of figurative language that help writers convey meaning without stating it explicitly.
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Rhetorical question:
a question asked in order to create a dramatic effect or to make a point rather than to get an answer.
Can you spot the rhetorical question in this paragraph from Franklin's speech? You will need it for the next slide.
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Multiple Choice
Which line from the previous slide was a rhetorical question?
"I doubt to, whether any other convention we can obtain may be able to make a better Constitution."
"Sir, I agree to this Constitution with all its faults..."
From such an assembly can a perfect production be expected?"
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Tone is the attitude or feeling that an author or speaker has towards the subject matter and audience.
Tone
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Multiple Choice
How would the overall tone of Benjamin Franklin's speech best be described?
angry
sad
confused
informal
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Watch this video to review primary vs secondary sources
Sources
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Multiple Choice
What type of source is the "Speech in Convention" by Benjamin Franklin?
It is a secondary source because it explains the beliefs of people of the day.
It is a primary source because it is a historical document from the time period.
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