Texts & Projects
The project that helps strengthen R.O.E charts
What is Cards Against History?
This is a rhetorical strategy in which the author puts an emphasis on certain words or phrases in speech or writing to convey a certain effect.
What is Diction?
This is used to organize "evidence" in these 3 categories: Readings, Observations, Experiences
What is R.O.E Chart?
This is referred to as the Rhetorical Triangle and at least one element of the triangle can be found in every Rhetorical Analysis passage.
What is Ethos, Pathos, and Logos?
This essay is formatted identically to this history-based essay.
What is a DBQ?
Text that is used to create a dialectical journal that will lead to a socratic seminar. This piece of text upsets many students' stomachs and makes them ponder about mass consumption.
What is Dumpster Diving?
This is a rhetorical strategy in which the author attempts to establish credibility within their writing
What is Ethos?
This consists of Thesis, Commentary and Evidence, and Sophistication
What is Rubric Categories?
This is the amount of recommended time for this essay.
What is 40 minutes?
The amount of sources given to AP test takers
What is 6-8?
This project is used to learn and identify various rhetorical strategies and the effect they have on writing by creating memorable mnemonic devices.
What is Syntax Term Project?
This is a rhetorical strategy in which the author attempts to appeal to the audience's sense of reason or logic, with statistics or common knowledge.
What is Logos?
This is needed when writing an argumentative essay. Without this component, there is no essay.
What is Defensible Position?
This is the biggest and most common mistake when writing a thesis statement.
What is taking a personal stance on the passage?
This is the recommended time spent on this essay.
What is 1 hour?
This text is used to discover logical fallacies within writing and common phrases. What is learned can be applied to breaking down arguments and identifying how authors persuade their audience.
What is Love is a Fallacy?
The rhetorical device in which the author appeals to emotion. This is done to persuade an audience by purposely evoking certain emotions to make them feel the way the author wants them to feel.
What is Pathos?
Properly organizing and supporting an argument with a line of reasoning, supporting claims, and adequate evidence that is clearly explained.
What is How to Earn Evidence and Commentary?
This is how evidence should be embedded instead of using a direct quote
What is Paraphrasing?
To pick a side you have to let these define it.
What is Provided Documents?
This is the first component of the AP Exam
What is Multiple Choice?