Frank Mata & Heidi Oberdank, Eleanor Roosevelt High School, Department of English, Corona, Ca As we go through the next terms and concepts, you will receive the definitions and you will apply these new concepts towards “The Box Man.” Please keep that in mind as we go through these terms AP Vocabulary

Cornell Notes- AP Vocab. Paradigm Exigence Message The accepted belief of a system The Circumstance, the situation of the piece The main idea of the essay The chief point the author makes about the subject, to which all other details and ideas relate

More Vocab. Purpose Syntax Tone Diction Why the author wrote the piece Persuade or Inform---no Entertain The analysis of sentence construction Must be examined as to how it contributes to and enhances the meaning and effect of the piece The author’s attitude toward the subject sometimes toward the audience and the writer’s own self expressed in choice of words and sentence structures, as well as in what is said The word choice you make in order to achieve a purpose and make meaning clear Effective diction conveys your meaning exactly, emphatically, and concisely It is appropriate to you intentions and audience

Aristotle’s Five Canon’s of Rhetoric Invention Arrangement Memory Style Delivery The author’s subtle shift of perspective, A new way of looking at something The order in which events are placed in a piece of literature in order to have the most impact- NOT DONE FOR ORGANIZATIONS SAKE The ability to access information, to know the social situation of the piece, the historical context or paradigm Author’s unique manipulation of rhetorical devices The presentation on a page One side of paper only One inch margins all sides “medium size” penmanship Standard use of letter size “a” and “d,” and “h” are not the same height