Essay Writing
The thesis formula for a rhetorical analysis essay.
What is thesis = claim + 2 rhetorical choices?
Ms. Fletcher's age
What is wouldn't you like to know?
What one is tasked with doing in an argument essay.
What is taking a position on the issue in the prompt and defending it with evidence and examples?
The cat lounged on the porch, purring softly, watching the sun glisten off the blades of freshly mowed green grass.
This is an example of ___.
What is imagery?
Ms. Fletcher has the following quote from a lauded Black lesbian feminist scholar, poet, and author, posted in the classroom, "And when we speak we are afraid |our words will not be heard |nor welcomed| but when we are silent |
we are still afraid | So it is better to speak". The author is ____.
Who is Audre Lorde?
Words that should not be used within a rhetorical analysis essay.
What are "I", "you", "me", "my" and other personal pronouns?
The amount of years Ms. Fletcher has taught English in a classroom
What is four?
One can use evidence from these sources within an argument essay.
What are books, movies, real life, social media, articles, electronic sources, etc.?
In the opening of Lil Baby's "We Paid" featuring 42 Dugg, 42 Dugg raps,
"'Fore I go broke like Joc,
Mess with that dog like Vick,
Not that rot, that pit,
Palm Angels down to my sock".
The most prominent rhetorical choice present is of ____.
What is allusion?
The title of the yellow poster Ms. Fletcher had posted on the closet door to help students who have more of a "potty mouth."
What is "Expletive Alternatives?"
After one includes evidence from the text provided, this is something they should NOT do.
What is summarize the evidence?
The number of Snickers bars Ms. Fletcher received for her birthday this year.
What is five?
The thesis formula for an argument essay.
What is thesis = claim + 2 reasons?
In Twilight: New Moon, when Bella finds out that Jacob is a vampire and is disgusted by thinking he and his pack have been the ones hunting humans in the area, Jacob gets defensive. He says, "Oh you're such a hypocrite. You love those bloodsuckers. Oh what, I'm not the right kind of monster for you?" This is an example of ____.
What is a rhetorical question?
The color of the tape that used to be on the Do Now side of the board
What is blue?
The writer of a rhetorical analysis essay must be able to demonstrate their understanding of the background information or ____ of a piece of literature.
What is context?
The definition of "synthesize".
What is to combine prior knowledge with new information?
This thesis would score the thesis point: true or false?
Prompt: Do hot dogs count as sandwiches?
Hot dogs are indeed sandwiches because they have a protein filling between two pieces of bread.
What is false?
In the sentence, "You are as radiant as the sun," this rhetorical choice is made.
What is simile?
Ms. Fletcher's favorite class period.
What is whichever one is the most fun on any given day?
When one receives their essay, the first thing they should read is the ____.
What is the prompt?
Ms. Fletcher's favorite color
What is green?
The rhetorical situation of a text can better be remembered using this acronym
What is SOAPS?
In the sentence "The fire station burned down last week," this rhetorical choice is made.
What is irony?
Something Ms. Fletcher loves to do during class
Student choice! Several answers may be correct