Argument Essay
This should appear after every piece of evidence in order to explain its significance
What is commentary?
Amount of sources should you cite (at LEAST)
What is 3 sources?
Why is it important to explain the reaction of the crowd to the author's rhetorical choices?
What is it shows how the authors choices successfully persuade or influence readers?
Denotation
What is the literal meaning of a word?
The requirements that makes a strong thesis
What is being clear, specific, and defensible with evidence?
How does choosing a logical order improve an essay
What is It keeps the essay organized and easy to read?
What should the thesis statement in the first paragraph be
What is arguable/supportable?
This is what you should always explain after quoting evidence
What is the effect on the audience and purpose?
Colloquialism
What is a word or phrase that is not formal or literary, typically one used in ordinary or familiar conversation.
What does Exigence mean?
What is the reason something wrote (etc.)?
"Line of reasoning" in an argumentative essay
What is all the reasons you use to support your claim?
The minimum requirement of commentary (sentence) should you include.
What is 3 sentences?
The essay should include
What is the thesis should identify the authors purpose and how they use rhetorical strategies to achieve it?
Loose sentence
What is a type of sentence in which the main idea is elaborated by the successive addition of modifying clauses or phrases
Why should you choose the one you don't agree with
What is makes the argument easier?
The reason orginzation is important in an argumentative essay
What is helping the audience follow the argument clearly/organized?
True or false: You can use the same evidence twice
What is false?
The purpose of a rhetorical essay
What is to analyze how an author uses rhetorical choices to convey their message and achieve their purpose?
Juxtaposition
What is two things being seen or placed close together for contrasting effect
S.O.A.P.S.T.O.N.E.
Speaker, Occasion, Audience, Purpose, Subject, Tone, Exigence.
C.H.O.R.E.S.
Current events, History, Observations, Reading, Experience, Sports/Science
This is why you shouldn't rely on one source in a synthesis essay
What is lack of depth and support/not fully explained?
S.P.A.C.E.
Speaker, Purpose, Audience, Context, Exigence.
Chiasmus
What is a rhetorical or literary figure in which words, grammatical constructions, or concepts are repeated in reverse order, in the same or a modified form.
Why is it important to provide context or definitions of events in an essay