Rhetorical Analysis
Do you need an introduction for the rhetorical analysis essay?
Yes, but it is just a thesis
Which essay organization type is better: fruit salad or smoothie
smoothie
Do you need an introduction for your argument essay?
Yes!
How many BODY paragraphs do I want for every essay?
2 body paragraphs
Whenever you get a prompt for the rhetorical analysis essay, it will either be a [blank] or [blank] type prompt BUT both must be included in your thesis.
understand or do
How long should you spend reading the sources before you start writing?
15 minutes!
Does hypothetical evidence count as evidence?
NO!
How many pieces of evidence do I want in a body paragraph?
List out four LABELs or rhetorical devices that you can annotate the excerpt for.
conjunction, punctation, repetition, allusion, metaphor, similie, personification, list, [insert others that I would need to confirm]
What is the main difference between a synthesis essay and an argument essay?
Synthesis is a researched argument using the AP provided sources!
Argument is an argument using your knowledge!
What does it mean to qualify an argument?
To add a level of distinction or specificity to the claim.
If an answer choice for the Multiple Choice Section includes direct language from the excerpt, is it more likely to be right or wrong?
Wrong! It is probably a distractor
What is the second step(s) for writing a rhetorical analysis essay?
You write the prompt as a question in the corner, you annotate the text for LABELs aka rhetorical choices, and you attach the labels to the rhetorical situation you identified in step 1
How many sources do you need AT LEAST in order to get a 2 in second category
at least 3
Write a thesis for the following question:
In a 2016 interview published in the Los Angeles Review of Books, Maine Hong Kingston an award wining writer famous for her novels depicting the experiences of Chinese immigrants in the United States, stated: "I think that individual voices are not as strong as a community of voices. If we can make a community of voices, then we can speak more truth"
Write an essay that argues your position on the extent to which Kingston's claim about the importance of creating a community of voices is valid.
Creating a community of voices is important.
Creating a community of voices is not important.
What is the only essay type where I want a conclusion?
Synthesis