A Run Around Rubrics
Forget about it! If you don’t have this Row A item, you basically don’t have anything!
A thesis
It’s the exigence for Margarat Thatcher’s speech regarding the late Ronald Reagan. In Greek, the prefix of this word means good or well.
Eulogy
Boring! It's a method considered cliché and trite when using it to start an introduction. Aren't like a dozen different ways to start my essay anyway?
A hook
eliminate, elimination, eliminable: the Latin base "LIMIN" means threshold or __________.
door
They're rhetorical appeals. You should talk about these once you've effectively identified this for your rhetorical analysis.
choices
If you don’t do this, you’ll never score higher than a 2 in Row B! That's for an essay.
Line of Reasoning
You’re telling me that Rosa Parks wasn’t ever "elected to office, possessed no fortune, or ever held onto any formal seats of power?" Man! Obama really loved discussing this aspect of the rhetorical situation before getting into this argument.
Context
The thesis ought to go at the end of the introduction. Later, it should be _________ at the beginning of the conclusion.
rephrased
Sacrifice has two bases, -SACR- and -FIC-.
-SACR- means sacred while -FIC- means to what?
make
It's the combination of a concession and a rebuttal. It should be included in every body paragraph to explore the limitations of your argumentative essays.
the counterclaim
The number of sources you must include in a synthesis essay plus the number of times you should mention a source in a body paragraph.
5
The Plastic Pink Flamingo: A Natural History… Jennifer Price sure made use of this humorous choice when she titled her essay.
Irony
Mostly, arguably, probably... using these words in an argumentative thesis can help you gain sophistication on the AP rubric by adding this to your writing.
Nuance
Vocal, invoke, provoke, revoke... it's base -VOC- or -VOK- means this.
voice or to call
You better include a whole lot of this between your use of evidence or else you'll end up with a tour of sources in a synthesis draft.
commentary
Good job! You identified a rhetorical choice. Now it’s time do this to score at least a 3 in Row B for Rhetorical Analysis.
Analyze how it contributes to the message
Thatcher is telling me Ronald Reagan is a good guy, but really it seems like all good guys share the qualities and traits of Reagan… oh, wait! That must be the thing I should be analyzing!
the message
It's a question best asked to help guide your conclusion. Asking it is also a great way to explore the significance of a rhetorical choice.
So what?
Agony or Protagonist: it's Greek base is -AGON-, which means
Struggle or Contest
It's the logical progression between your claims, written out in transition sentences.
line of reasoning
Grammar and/or mechanical errors? No problem! It’s the highest you can score in Row B if writing errors interfere with your communication.
3
Obama is referring to the “Walls of Jericho”? Nice allusion choice, bro. He must really be trying to relate to the audience in this particular way.
their values, needs, beliefs, or backgrounds
If you're trying to connect your conclusion to your introduction, it's best to include this into your introduction.
A scenario
Demagogue: -DEM- means this, which is the most essential ingredient if you want democracy as your government.
People
An acronym used to recall the different examples or types of evidence you ought to use in an argumentative essay.
*DOUBLE POINTS* What does the acronym stand for?
CHORES
Current Events, History, Observations, Readings, Entertainment, and Sports and Science