English Quiz

S in SPACECAT+definition

Speaker refers to the author/speaker/character who presenting the text

P in SPACECAT+definition

Purpose is the what the “speaker” what the audience to think, feel or do as a result of the text

1st A in SPACECAT+definition

Audience is the group of people the speaker believes will read or hear the text

1st C in SPACECAT+definition

Context is what is happening in the world at the time the text is published

E in SPACECAT+definition

Exigence is an urgent need or demand aka the spark that moves the speaker to write the text

2nd C in SPACECAT+definition

Choices are the moves made by the author to achieve the purpose

2nd A in in SPACECAT+definition

Appeals are created to persuade the audience and help the author achieve their purpose

T in SPACECAT+definition

Tone is the speaker's’ attitude about the topic of

the text

What is the most important question to consider when examining Speaker?

Does this text have a particular meaning because of WHO wrote/said it?

When should you use SPACECAT?

When you need to analyze a text

Purpose is not the

Message

Sometimes authors ________ things about their audience

Assume

Examples of Choices

Diction, syntax, examples, anecdotes, descriptions and different types of evidence

Why does an author create Appeals?

To persuade the audience

Examples of Appeals

Ethos, pathos, logos

Typically tone will be a(n) ______ and created through ______.

Emotion, diction

Make sure to be ______ when discussing tone

Specific

While annotating it is very important to

Take note of your own thoughts

Types of context

Historical and cultural

Why should you ask yourself the BIG QUESTIONS?

To gain a deeper understanding of the vocab, plot, events, ideas

What is rhetoric?

The language of persuasion

What is the rhetorical situation and what can the author use to accomplish it?

The environment in which the text sits-SPACE

Why is an allusion and what does it accomplish?

A reference within a work to something famous outside it , such as a well-known person, place, event, story, or work of art, literature, music, pop culture that in an attempt to bridge already known information to simplify complex ideas

What is a juxtaposition?

To contrast two or more ideas, places, characters, and/or actions by placing them side by side in order to intensify each

What is often the pitfall of AP rhetorical analysis?

Summarizing

He convinces

Persuades

He admits to an opposing thought

Concedes

He gives credit while also downplaying

Acknowledges

He makes clear

Clarifies

Ways to say: supports an idea

Affirms, praises

Ways to say: indicates something in a positive light

Celebrates, bolsters

He switched between alternating views

Vacillates

He provides a first-hand account

Corroborates

Ways to say: disagrees

Rejects, refutes, disputes, contests, challenges, denies

Ways to say: warns

Admonishes, gives caution to

He uses numbers to make a claim

Illustrates

What does it mean to analyze?

To break down a text

To break down a prompt use

Message, arguement, purpose (MAP)

Golden rules

Don’t summarize or critique, quality over quantity

If you can’t find any literary elements in the text use

Tone and diction

Never say the author ______ instead say the author ______

Uses, verb

What is a line of reasoning?

The way the author persuades x to do y that builds from beginning to end

What are rhetorical choices?

Decisions the author makes to accomplish their goal