Class Expectations
What should you be wearing when you enter the classroom EVERY day?
Your ID
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
If you need to use the restroom, what sign should you be holding up?
Fingers crossed
What are three common rhetorical strategies that someone could analyze in a piece of rhetoric? *Write response on whiteboard.
Answers may vary.
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
What is my number one class expectation?
To be respectful
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 time do you have for the free response (essay) section?
120 minutes
What are all four classroom expectations? Hint: the symbols are at the front of the class.
To be respectful, be on time/prepared, check the tech/stay off phones, and leave the room better than you found it.
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 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
You should be working on the warmup (usually silently and independently reading) within the 1st, 2nd, or 3rd minute of the bell?
1st minute
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