Rhetorical Choices
"It is crucial that we crack down on corruption in the Capital"
What is Alliteration
When an author is appealing to their credibility and honesty, they are using this rhetorical choice.
What is ethos?
This must be included any time you paraphrase, quote, or summarize evidence from a source that is NOT your own brain.
What are citations? (Source C).
Notice the location of the period!
This is one way to save time on the multiple choice section of the exam.
Acceptable answers: eliminating obviously incorrect answers, annotating the passages, skipping over difficult or confusing questions and saving them for the end, trusting your gut and not overthinking.
List 3 general tips for ensuring success on the exam.
This answer can be anything from ensuring you eat a healthy and energizing breakfast and get a good night's sleep to reviewing key terms and concepts necessary on the exam. Penland's discretion.
"We cannot dedicate, we cannot consecrate, and we cannot hallow this ground"
What is anaphora
The word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun.
What is an antecedent.
This part of the essay helps to earn the sophistication point and shows you are analyzing your topic from all sides.
What is a counter argument?
True or false: you lose points for wrong answers so you should leave questions that you are unsure of blank.
What is False. You should skip it and return later, then make an educated guess if you are running out of time. Provide an answer to every question no matter what!
These are the specific components of an effective rhetorical analysis introductory paragraph.
1. Author's name and context for the speech.
2. Purpose that the speech was written and delivered.
3. Specific choices the author made within the speech in the form of a thesis statement.
It is with a cruel kindness that we engage in this peaceful war.
What is oxymoron.
Juxtaposition is when we put two opposites next to one another to emphasize their traits, NOT when they contradict one another on purpose.
(Ex. Making a mountain out of a molehill."
An author's specific word choice that carries deeper meaning than the word's literal meaning.
What is connotative diction. Please do not just say diction in your essay, that means words. You have to specifically say connotative diction.
In addition to consistently discussing the topic from ALL sides, you must ensure every paragraph also does this to earn a 4 for the body paragraphs section of the rubric.
What is establishes a line of reasoning/connects back to the thesis/main argument.
These are the two places in a passage where you will most likely find the main idea.
What are the beginning and the end.
Paraphrase the following prompt. What is it asking you to do-- specifically? “Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant.” —Horace Consider this quotation about adversity from the Roman poet Horace. Then write an essay that defends, challenges, or qualifies Horace’s assertion about the role that adversity (financial or political hardship, danger, misfortune, etc.) plays in developing a person’s character. Support your argument with appropriate evidence
Write an essay with specific examples that explains the extent to which you agree or disagree with the idea that adversity is valuable for building character and a person's success.
"This land is under the rule of the crown."
What is metonymy
When writing the rhetorical analysis, you have to ensure you discuss both of these concepts in every paragraph to get the best score.
What is the rhetorical choices AND the rhetorical situation (SPACECAT)
You should do this as you annotate your sources to save time when searching for quotes later.
What is label them as pro or con? Or, briefly write down their main ideas.
If you want to get a 4 or 5 on the AP Exam, you need to aim for getting this many questions correct on the Multiple Choice Section.
What is 60-65% or around 30 correct answers.
What is Mr. Penland's all time favorite movie?
What is The Dark Knight Rises. The poster has been behind my desk for the entirety of my teaching career, and it will remain there until the end of time.
"It is better to reign in Hell than to serve in Heaven."
or
"Hope for the best; prepare for the worst."
What is antithesis. Two contrasting ideas in a parallel sentence structure.
The type of sentence in which the main idea comes first, followed by a dependent clause.
or
The type of sentence where the main idea comes in the independent clause at the END of a sentence.
What is either loose sentence or periodic sentence.
They are opposite.
You can use AT LEAST 4 of these examples as evidence in your argumentative essay. (list 4)
What are personal anecdotes, literature, history, philosophies, common knowledge, current events.
If a questions asks you about a specific word or line within the passage, you should do this.
What is read 5 lines above and 5 lines below the indicated line. JAZZ HANDS :D This will give you the best chance of determining the context or meaning for that line.
These are least 3 common mistakes students make when taking the AP Lang Exam. These are also mistakes you will AVOID because you have been warned.
What are: being too general with evidence, overthinking questions, not answering the prompt directly or being off topic, not fully connecting your ideas to the thesis, summarizing quotes instead of analyzing them, falling for the foil answer, spacing out and wasting time, Penland's discretion.