Rhetorical Analysis
What three main components must an RA thesis include to get full points?
Choices, Audience, and Purpose.
What are the two main components of a synthesis thesis?
Acknowledgement of the other side, and your claim.
What are the two main components of an argument thesis?
Acknowledgment of the other side, and your claim.
What is hyperbole?
Extreme exaggeration
What two sections are their on the APLAC exam?
Multiple Choice and Essay
These words/phrases should be used between paragraphs and between sentences.
Transitions
How many specific pieces of evidence (in quotation marks) must an RA include?
At least 2
How many specific pieces of evidence (in quotation marks) must a synthesis essay include?
At least 1-Mrs. Evans recommends 2 specific pieces of evidence, and 1 paraphrase
How many specific pieces of evidence (in quotation marks) must an argument essay include?
Zero! All the evidence comes from you, but you should try to be as specific as possible when you discuss your evidence.
A reference to a well known person, place, event, etc is what?
An allusion
How long do you have during the multiple choice section of the exam?
1 hour
This appeal is used to help lend credibility to an argument.
Ethos
True or false: Paraphrasing is acceptable in an RA essay.
False. All evidence must be included directly.
True or false: Paraphrasing is acceptable in a synthesis essay.
True!
What should the final sentence or two of your argument essay be?
A call to action or a call to reason (same with a synthesis essay!)
When an author chooses to include certain words/phrases throughout their piece, they are making specific choices regarding their _________________
Diction
NEVER JUST WRITE DICTION. YOU NEED AN ADJECTIVE WITH IT, AND THAT ADJECTIVE NEEDS TO BE SPECIFIC.
Off limits adjectives include: strong, powerful, persuasive, interesting, odd/weird, amusing, firm, etc.
How long do you have during the essay portion of the exam?
2 hours and 15 minutes
What is an anachronism?
When an object is out of place for its time period
What should each body paragraph of an RA focus on?
A choice that the author made in order to reach their specific audience.
What should each body paragraph of a synthesis essay focus on?
A reason that helps to reinforce the claim you made in your thesis.
What should each body paragraph of an argument essay focus on?
A reason that helps to reinforce the claim you made in your thesis.
What is syntax?
The choices an author makes in sentence structure.
On what day is the 2026 APLAC exam?
Wednesday, May 13th.
If an essay is written in a didactic tone, what is the author hoping to do?
To teach or to instruct.
In what POV should an RA essay be written?
3rd person
In what POV should a synthesis essay be written?
3rd person (but it CAN be written in first)
In what POV should an argument essay be written?
In either 1st or 3rd person.
When different parts of a sentence (or multiple sentences) are structured in the same way.
Parallelism
On what day will AP scores be released in 2026?
TBD (But will happen in July, always when Mrs. Evans is camping)
In what tense is this sentence written: He hopes for a good grade on the APLAC exam.
Present simple. THIS IS OUR FAVORITE TENSE.