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What is exigence? 

THE SPARK that makes an author write their piece.4

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The who of a text

SPEAKER

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The minimum number of sources you need to cite in your essay
What is 3?
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What is wrong with this thesis statement? 

Many people believe that heroism is defined as the ability to one's needs second to the community, which is seen through George Washington, Women Suffragists, and Ghandi. 

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Name 5 rhetorical devices.

Diction, syntax, imagery, tone, rhetorical question, cause and effect, definition and description, narration, comparison and contrast, logos, ethos, pathos.

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What should you annotate for in multiple choice? 

Rhetorical choices, purpose, bracket marigins

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The person or group of people that a text is intended for.

What is AUDIENCE

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The minimum number of sources you should cite in each body paragraph
What is 2? (If you don't cite more than one source per paragraph, you're probably not synthesizing the sources.)
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What is the role of commentary in an argumentative essay?

Explain the connection between evidence and claims.

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What is connotative meaning?

The feeling or other associations that a word evokes.

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In order to get the thesis statement, your thesis must be...

Defensible 

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The "when" and "where" surrounding a text.

What is CONTEXT?

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Describe 2 things you should annotate for as you read each source
What is... whether the source supports the topic? Refutes it? Qualifies it? What is the source's central argument about the topic at hand?
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Name 3 texts we've read this year that you could use as evidence in your argument essay.

- Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address

- Perils of Indifference by Elie Wiesel

- UN Speech by Malala Yousafzai

- Truman's Atomic Bomb Speech

- Reagan's War on Drugs speech

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For each body paragraph, what's the minimum number of examples you should cite from the text?

What is 2?

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What state is Mrs. A from? 

Missouri 

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The reason an author has for writing a text/speech.

PURPOSE

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What is wrong with this synthesis thesis?

Cursive handwriting should continue to be taught in schools.

Does not preview two reasons!

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What is wrong with this argument thesis?

"Exploring the unknown can have a good or bad outcome depending on the situation."

Does not take a stance!

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How many rhetorical strategies should you analyze in a rhetorical analysis essay?

THREE

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What types of evidence can you use for argument? 

HANDS 

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The inciting event or "spark" that inspires a writer to create a given text.

EXIGENCE

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How is synthesis commentary different from rhetorical analysis commentary?

Synthesis commentary: explains how evidence supports claims.

RA commentary: explains the author's rhetorical choices

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Create a thesis statement for this prompt. Remember-- it needs to have 2-3 supporting claims. “Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant.” —Horace Consider this quotation about adversity from the Roman poet Horace. Then write an essay that defends, challenges, or qualifies Horace’s assertion about the role that adversity (financial or political hardship, danger, misfortune, etc.) plays in developing a person’s character. Support your argument with appropriate evidence from your reading, observation, or experience.

Although ______________, _____________ because ___________ and ______________.

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What is the role of the specific statement in a rhetorical analysis introduction?

Provide information on the context and exigence of the speech.