AP Language: IMC, RA, AoW, SPACECAT

Index Coverage

Access only to the works cited of an article

Full-text Coverage

Access to every single part of the article

1. Editorials

2. Opinion Pieces

3. Viewpoint Essays

What are the three types of articles that are permitted for AoW’s?

Pink Slime Sites

News sites that create fake news for clicks by posing as local news sites (fake news sites) 

Lateral Reading

A strategy for investigating the credibility of an unfamiliar online source by leaving the page and opening a new browser tab to see what trusted websites say about the source; helps with determining the credibility of the author and the content of the source

1. Rhetorical Analysis

   1. What techniques does an author employ to try and convey a particular message

2. Synthesis Essay

   1. Pulling Key information, often conflicting, from multiple sources to support a claim

3. Argumentative Essay

   1. What is your opinion and line of reasoning to support your point

What are the required essays for AP Language? Describe.

1. Brevity

   1. No longer than 25% of the original passage, sequenced in the same order with no direct quotes, stats, data, phrases, or minor examples

2. Completeness

   1. Includes all the main points from beginning to end and refers back frequently to the author

3. Objectivity

   1. No opinions

What are the three main qualities of a formal summary? Describe in terms of the summary.

1. Read the passage carefully

2. Reread

3. Write one sentence summaries for each section

4. Write thesis statement

5. Write first draft

6. Compare summary to original passage

7. Revise (Add transitions) 

What are the steps in creating a formal summary? 

1. Informed citizenship

2. Improving personal rhetoric and writing

What are the two importances of rhetorical analysis?

1. Context (Historical, cultural, political, etc.)

2. Occasion (Natural disaster, attack, election, etc.)

3. Purpose (Goal the speaker wants to achieve)

What are the three parts of rhetorical situation?

Rhetorical Devices

Generally nouns, anything a speaker/writer uses to construct meaning (Literary devices, numbers, stats…)

Rhetorical Strategies

Generally verbs, anything a speaker/writer does to construct a meaning (Ridicules, supports, confirms…)

Automatic Ethos

In some cases, a speaker’s reputation immediately establishes a reason to be believed or trusted

Ex.) Trusting LeBron to teach about Basketball

Building Ethos

If the speakers are unknown, then they must build the relationship with the audience by explaining their credentials or background to their audience or emphasize shared values

1. Speaker

2. Purpose

3. Audience

4. Context

5. Exigence / Occasion

6. Choices

7. Appeals

8. Tone

What are the parts of SPACECAT?

Speaker

Who wrote an article

Purpose

What the speaker hoping to accomplish through their work

Audience

Who the piece of rhetoric was made for/Who the author assumed would see the rhetoric

Context

What was going on in the world when a piece of rhetoric was produced

Exigence / Occasion

What specific incident served as the catalyst for the rhetoric being produced

Choices

The little moves an author makes to enrich their writing

Appeals

Things like logos, pathos, and ethos

Tone

The speaker’s attitude at different places throughout the piece of rhetoric

1. Speaker

2. Audience

3. Purpose

4. Text

What are the four parts of the rhetorical triangle?

1. Written

2. Verbally

3. Visually

How can rhetoric be encountered? (3)