Structure and Brainstorming
Using the letters A (for argument) and CA (for Counterargument), create an outline for an AP-style essay using the Toulmin structure.
Answers may vary:
Intro
CA
A
CA
A
Conclusion
What are the three rhetorical appeals?
Ethos, pathos, logos
Which rhetorical appeal is most represented in the following lyrics and what strategy is used to create this appeal?
“Heal the world
Make it a better place
For you and for me and the entire human race
There are people dying
If you care enough for the living
Make it a better place for you and for me” – Michael Jackson
Pathos- Answers may vary
How many sources do you need to use in the Synthesis essay to score above a 1 for evidence and commentary?
3
3
Name the three types of essays on the exam.
Rhetorical analysis, synthesis, argument
Using the letters A (for argument) and CA (for Counterargument), create an outline for an AP-style essay using the Classcial structure.
Intro
A
CA
A
Conclusion
What are three common rhetorical strategies that someone could analyze in a piece of rhetoric? *Write response on whiteboard.
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Which rhetorical appeal is most represented in the following lyrics and what strategy is used to create this appeal?
“This ain't the son you raised who used to take the Acura
5 a.m. then go and shoot Degrassi up on Morningside
For all the stuntin', I'll forever be immortalized” – Drake
Ethos- Answers may vary
What three commentary questions help you explain the evidence in your paragraphs ? (they must be in the right order to earn credit) *Write response on whiteboard.
What does the evidence show/prove?
How does it show/prove it?
SO WHAT? Why does it matter?
How much time do you have for the MC section of the exam?
60 minutes
Create a L/R Annotation: Hilary Clinton "Women's Rights are Human Rights" at 1995 Women's Conference Beijing
Time and again our talk turns to our children and our families. However different we may appear, there is far more that unites us than divides us. We share a common future and we are here to find common ground so that we may help bring new dignity and respect to women and girls all over the world, and in so doing bring new strength and stability to families as well. By gathering in Beijing we are focusing world attention on issues that matter most in our lives, the lives of women and their families, access to education, healthcare, jobs, and credit, the chance to enjoy basic legal and human rights, and to participate fully in the political life of our countries.
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If I say "STAMP the rhetorical triangle to...," what am I asking you to do? Draw it on the whiteboard. Note: Must be complete to earn credit.
Speaker, tone, audience, main idea, purpose, historical and social context
Which rhetorical appeal is most represented in the following lyrics and what strategy is used to create this appeal?
“The world in a panic, the women is stranded, the men on a run
The prophets abandoned, the law take advantage, the market is crashin’ “ – Kendrick Lamar
Logos- answers may vary
What does TAG stand for? (HINT: it’s part of the first sentence of a precis)
Title, author, genre
How much total WRITING time do you have for the free response (essay) section?
120 minutes
You have a 15- minute reading period in addition to the 120 minutes writing time.
Create a L/R Annotation: Hilary Clinton "Women's Rights are Human Rights" at 1995 Women's Conference Beijing
Over the past 25 years I have worked persistently on issues relating to women, children, and families. Over the past two and a half years I’ve had the opportunity to learn more about the challenges facing women in my own country and around the world. I have met new mothers in Indonesia who come together regularly in their village to discuss nutrition, family planning, and baby care. I have met working parents in Denmark who talk about the comfort they feel in knowing that their children can be cared for in safe and nurturing afterschool centers.
I have met women in South Africa who helped lead the struggle to end apartheid and are now helping to build a new democracy. I have met with the leading women of my own hemisphere, who are working every day to promote literacy and better healthcare for children in their countries. I have met women in India and Bangladesh who are taking out small loans to buy milk cows, or rickshaws, or thread, in order to create a livelihood for themselves and their families. I have met the doctors and nurses in Belarus and Ukraine who are trying to keep children alive in the aftermath of Chernobyl.
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Miss Take is writing a rhetorical analysis essay analyzing the use of a personal anecdote from a teenager in a vaping commercial.
Sentence: The PSA uses ethos to show kids the negative effects of vaping.
What is wrong with this sentence? Help Miss Take correct it by effectively rewriting the sentence on your whiteboard.
Answers may vary, but they should all address the phrase "uses ethos" and they should demonstrate the effect of the appeal on the audience.
Possible response: The use of a personal anecdote from one of their peers, stresses to teenagers that they are not immune to the negative effects of vaping.
Which rhetorical appeal is most represented in the following lyrics and what strategy is used to create this appeal?
“The moment that I step outside
So many reasons for me to run and hide
I can't do the little things I hold so dear
'Cause it's all those little things that I fear
'Cause I'm just a girl, I'd rather not be
'Cause they won't let me drive late at night
Oh, I'm just a girl, guess I'm some kind of freak
'Cause they all sit and stare with their eyes
Oh, I'm just a girl, take a good look at me
Just your typical prototype” - No Doubt
Ethos- answers may vary
What are the 5 components of an effective body paragraph?
TS, specific evidence, WHAT, HOW, and SO WHAT
What is the highest you can score on a free response essay on the AP Exam?
6
Create a L/R Annotation: Hilary Clinton "Women's Rights are Human Rights" at 1995 Women's Conference Beijing
Let this conference be our, and the world’s, call to action. Let us heed that call so we can create a world in which every woman is treated with respect and dignity, every boy and girl is loved and cared for equally, and every family has the hope of a strong and stable future. That is the work before you. That is the work before all of us who have a vision of the world we want to see for our children and our grandchildren. The time is now. We must move beyond rhetoric. We must move beyond recognition of problems to working together to have the common efforts to build that common ground we hope to see. God’s blessings on you, your work, and all who will benefit from it. Godspeed, and thank you very much.
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Miss Take is writing a rhetorical analysis essay analyzing the use of statistics in a vaping commercial.
Sentence: The PSA uses pathos to inform kids about the dangers of smoking.
What is wrong with this sentence? Help Miss Take correct it by effectively rewriting the sentence on your whiteboard.
Answers may vary, but they should all address the phrase "uses pathos" and they should demonstrate the effect of the appeal on the audience.
Possible response: The PSA uses the statistics to shock kids into resisting the desire to vape.
Which rhetorical appeal is most represented in the following lyrics and what strategy is used to create this appeal?
“They dedicate their lives
To running all of his
He tries to please them all
This bitter man he is
Throughout his life the same
He's battled constantly
This fight he cannot win
A tired man they see no longer cares
The old man then prepares
To die regretfully
That old man here is me” Metallica
Pathos- answers may vary
What are the components of an effective precis?
TAG, main idea, author’s choices, connection to audience, and purpose.
In order to earn the point, your thesis statement MUST _______.
A. Be only one sentence
B. Be defensible
C. Summarize the issue
D. None of the above
B. Be defensible