AP Lang intro and SPACECAT structuring

Sentence #1

hook: includes a stylistic sentence including anaphora

Sentence #2

Informative statement: TAGCAT

TAGCAT

Title of the work in quotation marks followed by the publication date in parentheses

TAGCAT

Author’s full name: first time the author is mentioned, the full name is needed, then only the last name is used

TAGCAT

Genre: (speech)

TAGCAT

Context: what is going on the “bigger picture” of the issue at hand

TAGCAT

Audience: Who the piece is intended for (either do here or in the thesis)

TAGCAT

Tone: the author’s attitude toward his/her subject

Sentence #3

Thesis: exigence (begins with “motivated by”), speaker’s last name, analysis verb, “what the speaker wants the audience to do,” audience (if not mentioned in the informative) bridge word (in order to), purpose “why”

SPACECAT

Speaker: the person who is speaking or writing: who is he/she?

SPACECAT

Purpose: the speaker’s ultimate goal: What does the speaker want the audience to think or believe?

SPACECAT

Audience: the people listening or reading: who is the intended audience?

SPACECAT

Context: events surrounding the text: What are the specific time, place, and events that encouraged the writing of the piece?

SPACECAT

Exigence: The “Lightbulb” moment where the speaker realizes he/she can no longer be silent, his/her motivation. You must begin your thesis statement with the phrase “motivated by…” What has occured that the speaker can no longer stay silent?

SPACECAT

Choices: These are the devices and/or organizational moves that the speaker/author make: what device is used? anaphora

SPACECAT

Appeals: appeals to logic, emotion, or credibility. Do not write, “the author includes pathos.”

SPACECAT

Tone: the author’s attitude toward his/her subject: you have to examine the diction, syntax, imagery, and other devices to determine the tone