Rhetorical Devices
This device repeats the same beginning word/phrase in successive clauses for emphasis.
What is anaphora?
In the synthesis essay, the college board requires a minimum of __ sources out of ___ sources.
What is 3 and 7
The tool used to identify purpose, audience, exigence, etc.
What is SPACECAT?
A thesis for this prompt must be.
What is a defensible thesis
What is The Letter from Birmingham Jail?
This device uses similar grammatical structures in a series.
What is parallelism?
In the synthesis rubric, you earn stronger points when you do this—connect evidence to your claim/line of reasoning instead of summarizing.
What is commentary?
The rhetorical choice uses a brief story to make an idea relatable before expanding on the claim.
What is an anecdote?
This appeal persuades the audience by emphasizing the speaker's credibility.
What is ethos?
Written by Thomas Jefferson in 1776 and gave America freedom.
What is Declaration of Independence?
"The city celebrates winners with fireworks; the homeless sleep beneath the same exploding sky"
This is an example of?
What is juxtaposition?
In order to earn the sophistication point, how should your thesis answer the prompt?
What is The thesis must focus on bigger aspects of the prompt, and choose a complex answer for the question instead of a basic yes or no.
What does the introduction paragraph in a rhetorical analysis essay contain?
A tool we used in class for gathering evidence for the argument task.
What is C.H.O.R.E.S?
Who is Toni Morrison?
"We must learn from the past, not live in it" This contrast is an example of
What is Antithesis?
In a synthesis essay, a student uses six sources, integrates them smoothly, and consistently explains how they support the argument. However, the essay oversimplifies the issue and ignores its tensions or limitations. To earn the sophistication point, what must the writer demonstrate?
What is a complex understanding of the issue ?
What does the third sentence of a rhetorical precis contain and give an example using the letter from birmingham
When reading the prompt, you want to identify ____ and the ___ of the word.
What is Synonyms and Value?
He wrote a letter to Thomas Jefferson respectfully challenging against slavery.
Who is Benjamin Banneker?
“The fire station burned down because the smoke alarm battery had been removed to stop the annoying beeping.”
This is an example of
What is irony?
If a student uses four sources but only summarizes them without explaining how they support the thesis, the essay cannot earn more than this many points in the Evidence and Commentary row.
What is 2 points?
In the rhetorical analysis FRQ, how much time should be used to read the passage and prompt?
What is 6 minutes?
In a 2018 interview about the importance of collaboration, then United States Representative Carlos Curbelo stated: “If you’re trying to convince someone that they need to get involved in an issue or perhaps change their thinking on an issue, trying to scare them is not always effective and can actually sow¹ resentment.”
State a thesis that argues your position on the extent to which Curbelo’s claim about persuading others is valid.
TEACHER JUDGED
This preacher used vivid imagery and fear appeals during the Great Awakening to urge repentance.
Who is Jonathan Edwards?