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rhetorical analysis
synthesis argument
argument
multiple choice
hodge podge
100
C.A.P.P stands for what?
What is context, audience, persona, and purpose?
100
What does synthesize mean?
What is to put something back together/creating something new?
100
The difference between argument and synthesis?
What is one offers sources for support (argument) and the other requires the student to create the examples for support?
100
How many questions and how much time?
55 questions, 1 hour
100
Name three things you should bring with you on the day of the test.
What is a wrist watch, layers, pencils, blue or black ink pens.
200
T/F author's purpose is always an infinitive phrase.
What is TRUE!
200
What does A.P. stand for when looking at the synthesis prompt?
What is answer the prompt! Don't forget to answer both parts of a prompt if necessary.
200
what is a reasonable time to spend brainstorming for this argument?
What is 5-10 minutes?
200
T/F You are penalized 1/4 point for each wrong answer.
FALSE! try to eliminate some obviously wrong answers and then guess!!!
200
What should you do if you have one minute left and you haven't finished all of the multiple choice?
What is fill in the same answer for all remaining answer choices. (Do NOT make a Christmas tree, make a line.)
300
T/F You can begin a rhetorical analysis with just a thesis
What is true
300
What score will you likely get if you only summarize the sources?
What is a 5?
300
Name three ways to get a high score on this essay
What is have an original, "out of the can" answer to the prompt, use rhetorical methods, have a structure that allows for maximum persuasion, use action verbs, ...
300
Name a method for reading a difficult excerpt.
What is the JFK method?
300
What should you NOT do in the conclusion of any essay?
What is restate anything you've already said - boring!!!
400
taking something apart
What is analysis?
400
Identify three things to do when writing the synthesis that will help to elevate your score.
What is argue with the sources (acknowledge, concede, refute), show the effects on a large scale than one's self (family, community, city, state, etc.), elevate diction, use a source in an unintended way, sources argue each other, personal anecdote...
400
Name the types of evidence you can use
What is real, hypothetical, personal?
400
Name a strategy for maximizing success
What is read the answer choices backwards, underline passages that are listed as line numbers, skip difficult questions and come back to them if you have time...
400
What should your structure be for the rhetorical analysis?
What is your structure mirrors the author's structure, or discuss the excerpt from beginning to end?
500
This is an example of a fallacy you may see in a rhetorical analysis passage. Which fallacy is it? (passage to be read by Ms. Willeford)
What is slippery slope?
500
Name three ways to get "style points" in the synthesis.
What is use your own voice, especially sophisticated diction, use rhetorical methods beyond logos, rename something, have a clear tone, use a source more than one time.
500
From an argument prompt: "Defend, challenge, or qualify the assertion that certainty is more powerful than doubt." Define the word "qualify" as it is used in this prompt.
What is to agree in part?
500
How many excerpts are used on the multiple choice at a minimum?
What is 3?
500
Name the three essays on the AP exam in the order in which they appear.
Synthesis, rhetorical analysis, argument