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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
Note 
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