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1. What are five types of sources that can be provided for the FRQ1?
op-ed, nonfiction books, speeches, charts and a blog.
What are two style questions that have been used for the FRQ1? Write the actual question with the specific subject/issue.
What does the FRQ2 require you to do?
The FRQ2 requires you to analyze a given text and write a persuasive essay that responds to a specific prompt or argument.
What types of passages should you NOT expect to analyze?
A poem or a diary entry
What are three pieces of information you should pay attention to in the introductory material?
The title, the date and the publisher,
Who would be the audience of a commencement address? Identify three specific people (not by name but by role
students who barely passed, supportive and proud faculty members, parents who didn’t graduate
Good rhetorical analysis verbs
argues, conveys, emphasizes, challenges, reasons
challenge
counters, recognizes a limiting view
appeal
forces us to explain how details work for a group of people
substantiate
assure/explain how details support a claim
reason
talks about the logic of the argument
With what verbs could you replace "say," "state," or "mention" to move beyond summary and into analysis?
reference, assert, alludes to, indicates, highlights
What are two style questions the FRQ3 has used?
When do you use first-person pronouns in this argument essay?
describing a personal detail that is not an anecdote or in your anecdote
What is proximal evidence?
Evidence that is derived from SOLELY a personal experience
How do you gain the sophistication point?
Exemplifying a complex understanding of the argument, offering nuanced Interpretations, enhancing the argument instead of just answering it