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What is Wilson's favorite baseball team?
Houston Astros
Identify all parts of STAMPing the Rhetorical Triangle.
Speaker, main idea, audience, purpose, context, exigence, tone
Identify the rhetorical choice in the following lyrics from "Perfect" by Ed Sheeran -
Baby, I'm dancing in the dark with you between my arms
Barefoot on the grass, listening to our favorite song
When you said you looked a mess, I whispered underneath my breath
Imagery
How many SOURCES do you need to use in the Synthesis essay?
3
What time does the AP Lang exam start and where will you take it?
8:30 AM in the Gym
How many nieces and nephews does Wilson have?
4
What are three common rhetorical choices that someone could analyze in a piece of rhetoric?
Answers will vary (syntax, tone, diction, etc.)
Identify the rhetorical choice in the following lyrics from "Happier" by Marshmello and Bastille -
When the morning comes / When we see what we've become / In the cold light of day, we're a flame in the wind / Not the fire that we've begun / Every argument, every word we can't take back
Metaphor
How many REASONS should you give in your thesis statement for a synthesis or argument essay?
2
Do you have to respond to the MC questions in order?
NO! Answer the easy questions first!
Where is Wilson originally from?
Houston, Texas
What does your thesis statement HAVE to do in a rhetorical analysis essay?
Identify at least TWO choices that you will analyze.
Identify the rhetorical choice in the following lyrics from "Life" by NF -
I heard you told your friends that I'm just not your type / If that's how you really feel, then why'd you call last night? / You say all I ever do is just control your life / But how you gonna lie like that, how you gonna lie like that?
Rhetorical Question
What should you do if a source for the synthesis essay is really long or really confusing?
Skip it and move on! You don't need it :)
Name the three types of essays on the exam.
Synthesis, Rhetorical Analysis, Argument
In what state did Wilson attend college?
Ohio (Denison University)
Exigence - specific moment in time that causes someone to write/speak
Context - the social/political/historical climate surrounding the time period when someone is writing/speaking
Identify the rhetorical choice in the following lyrics from "Better Now" by Post Malone -
You probably thinking that you are better now, better now
You only say that cause I'm not around, not around
You know I never meant to let you down, let you down
Parallel Structure (will also accept repetition)
List at least three possible places you can get evidence from in an argument essay.
Personal Experience
Books/Movies/TV Shows
Science/Technology
Current Events/News
History/Social Studies
Sports
How much total time do you have for the free response (essay) section?
135 minutes (40 minutes/essay + 15 minute reading period)
What is the big trip Wilson is going this summer?
Ireland + England (Must answer at least one correctly)
Tommy Titan is writing a rhetorical analysis essay analyzing the use of statistics in a vaping commercial.
Sentence: The PSA uses logos to inform kids about the dangers of smoking.
What is wrong with this sentence? Help Tommy correct it by effectively rewriting the sentence.
Answers may vary, but they should all address the phrase "uses logos" and they should demonstrate the effect of the appeal on the audience.
Possible response: The PSA uses the statistics to shock kids into resisting the desire to vape.
Identify the rhetorical choice in the following lyrics from "Whatever It Takes" by Imagine Dragons -
I'm just a product of the system; a catastrophe / And yet a masterpiece, and yet I'm half-diseased
Antithesis (parallel structure AND juxtaposition)
What is the primary difference between an argument and a synthesis essay?
The only major difference is the use of evidence/where the evidence comes from.
What are the two types of multiple choice questions on the exam?
Reading MC + Composition MC