He wrote The Knife, a personal narrative combining first person and third person point of view in order to show the inner-conflict of a surgeon.
Who is Richard Selzer?
100
The discussion between the reader and the writer, generally divided into four major categories. The general PURPOSE of the author.
What is discourse?
100
A rhetorical strategy of presenting similarities and differences between or among at least two persons, things, ideas, etc.
What is contrast/comparison?
100
Word Choice
What is diction?
200
You are given 1 hour to complete this part of the exam, and it counts for 45% of your total score.
What is the multiple choice section?
200
Scott Russell Sanders, author of Under The Influence, taught at this U.S. University from 1971-2009.
What is Indiana University?
200
How the writer achieves his or her purpose during the discussion. The approach a writer uses to tell a story, explain a point, describe a situation, or argue a position.
What are rhetorical strategies?
200
Storytelling - with a beginning, middle, and end.
What is narration?
200
Me think you knew what be wrong with this sentence.
What is syntax?
300
The highest score you can receive on your essay if you simply summarize the passage.
What is a 2? (out of 9)
300
Before writing Zeitoun, Dave Eggers started this tutoring center in San Francisco, originally disguised as a Pirate Store, to help students with their writing.
What is 826 Valencia?
300
The unique voice of the writer. How the writer presents their purpose.
What is style?
300
The rhetorical strategy that identifies the class to which a specific term belongs and those characteristics which make it different from all other items in that class.
What is definition?
300
Facts, observations, and incidents used to develop a subject and impart voice.
What is detail?
400
Analysis, Open Argument, and Synthesis
What are the three types of essays on the exam?
400
When Selzer writes, "The flesh parts, falling away to yellow globules of fat," he is primarily using this literary device/element of voice to engage the reader.
What is imagery?
400
The umbrella term for all the strategies, modes and devices a writer can employ to allow the reader to easily accept and understand his or her point of view.
What is rhetoric?
400
A specific event, person, or detail of an idea cited and/or developed to support or illustrate a thesis or topic.
What is example?
400
The author's implied attitude toward his or her subject matter and/or audience.
What is tone?
500
This number needs to fall between 100-150 points in order to receive a 5 on the exam.
What is the composite score?
500
Author Michael Pollen uses this rhetorical strategy to achieve his purpose in "What's Eating America."
What is cause and effect?
500
Example, contrast/comparison, cause and effect, classification, process, definition, narration, and description.
What are rhetorical strategies?
500
Carefully read the passage, recognize and identify strategies used in the passage, determine how these strategies are utilized in the development of the author's purpose.
What is the analysis of rhetorical structure?
or
What is rhetorical analysis?
500
The written creation of sensory experience achieved through the use of figurative language and sensory appeal.