Unit 7 Study Guide AP LANG

Writer

move beyond simple pro/con and articulate complexity, more qualified with claims and perspectives

Perspective

is influence by relationship, time, and distance from event, issue, or subject

Audience/Intended Audience

writers have particular ones they address, you must consider rhetorical choices made for context in different times

context

may be different for the writer’s intended audience and you

narrative distance

there are primary sources/firsthand accounts used as sources, and later writers interpret, synthesize or challenge these firsthand accounts in secondary sources. meaning of experience changes as writer’s perspective, values, and beliefs shift and develop over time

bias

not indication of dishonesty or incompetence, all writers have this you have to read and consider them when analyzing argument

credibility

showing all perspectives and understanding of complexity builds this

complexity

context

introduction

conclusion

argument

stance

position

perspective

claim

qualification (words, phrases, clauses)

concession

purpose

evaluation

method of development

comparison-contrast (subject-by-subject)

comparison-contrast (category by category)

category of comparison

style

syntax

diction

unity

rhetorical choice

sentence

fragment

parallel structure

simple sentence

compound sentence

rhetorical question

coordination

subordination

phrase

appositive

clause (independent)

clause (dependent/subordinate)

punctuation