The Right Term
Word Choice
What is Diction?
I have to complete the MCqs in order (true or false)
False! Do the easy Qs first, go for the sure thing
The BULK score of your essay(s) score depends on ..
*think of the rubrics
Evidence and commentary!
Appeals to Logic and Reason
What is Logos?
What are words you should ALWAYS avoid when writing your essays?
Extremes! ie: always, never, everyone, no one. It is too hard to prove and unlikley.
Deliberate Exaggeration used to create humor or emphasis
What is Hyperbole?
What should I do when I get a question with the stem "In line #___..."
Read the lines before and after to help figure out the correct choice
In what order should I write the essays?
Go in order, Synthesis, Rhetorical Analysis, Argument. That way if you can't think of evidence for the Argument you can use the text from Rhetorical Analysis and data from the synthesis essay. :) work smarter not harder
do I need evidence for my counterargument?
Yes, it must be specific, however, you do not need a direct quote from the exact source. You do need to discuss it for 2-3 sentences.
Repeating a sequence of words at the beginnings of neighboring clauses
Anaphora
What should I do if I don't understand the passage for the MCq? Name 3 things
1. establish topic and theme
2. Read the first and last line of the passage
3. play positive and negative
On the synthesis exam, you must answer the prompt and discuss the __________ among three or more sources.
Relationship, Differences, Commonalities, etc.
What are the Aristotelian Appeals and how should I refer to them?
logic (logos), emotions (pathos), and credibility/morality (ethos)
How should I plan my time with each essay?
20-25 WRITE
10 mins re-read, revise, make sure you are answering the right question.
An implied or indirect reference to a person, event, or thing or to a part of another text. Ex: Bible
Allusion
Let's say I don't really understand the question or the answer choices but for some reason I have a gut instinct as to what the correct choice is? What should you do?
go with your gut!
How can I write a top scoring essay without a conclusion?
S/D/B analysis method + a counterargument
What essay can you use First Person?
All of them
Which essay need connective tissue for the thesis and all pieces of evidence.
All of them :)
The arrangement of words and phrases in a specific order
Syntax
What is a thesis?
In a rhetorical analysis essay, how many rhetorical choices should you list in your thesis?
2
(go with diction and syntax, it will be in everything)
What are 3 things required for the sophistication point?
1. acknowledging complexities and tensions
2. a minimum score of 3 on E+C
3. Explaining why these ideas and writing strategies are important to understand
What is the value of the S/D/B analysis method?
It will help you avoid plot summary by providing 1 sentence of evidence context (says) naming and explaining the action of the writing strategy, and explaining why this concept and/or strategy is important to understand
Line of Reasoning
Thesis Statement + Evidence
What is the best way to develop your response to the Synthesis Essay?
Have an answer to the prompt and the read the docs in terms of it they support you or contrast your thesis.
The reading section of the MCQ may ask you to 'INFER' certain parts of the text. What does INFER/INFERENCE mean?
An inference is a conclusion reached by reasoning, using evidence and background knowledge to understand something not directly stated
What is the difference between the rhetorical analysis essay and the argumentative free response essay?
The rhetorical analysis essay focuses on how an author builds an argument, while the argument essay asks students to develop their own argument
What is your overall writing goal with this exam?
To have fun telling America what it's doing wrong, how you know, and what we need to do to do better (exigence).