NOTE: To change the image on this slide, select the picture and delete it. Then click the Pictures icon in the placeholder to insert your own image. AP LANGUAGE NOVEMBER I can cite evidence using MLA guidelines for quotations. I can use a graphic organizer to brainstorm information for a rhetorical analysis. I can write a well-developed, well-organized, well-supported rhetorical analysis of a historical document.

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MLA Citations How are the examples listed here different? What conclusions can you draw about using parenthetical citation?

Editing for mistakes in quotations and MLA parenthetical citation Use quotation marks to enclose words, invented words, technical terms, dictionary definitions of words, and any expressions that are unusual in standard English.  Although I am not familiar with computer jargon I do know that to boot a disk does not mean to kick it.  My favorite epigram about truth comes from Mark Twain who said that If you tell the truth you don’t have to remember anything (Notebook 240)  I think The Weeping Woman would be a good title for my new song Jim told Tomás.  Did she say guess or yes?  While gothic traditions at Hawthorne’s time were outdated and “no longer acceptable to fiction lovers of modern times,” which might help explain why Hawthorne did not outright label his work “gothic” (Baym 440), Hawthorne transforms the traditional European gothic into an American literature by transforming the tropes and stock characters of the gothic into a nouveau American gothic, an allegory for the American experience.

Critical Analysis Grid  Individually, fill in three rows of the critical analysis grid. Use at least two different rhetorical devices/motifs/etc.  In groups of three (NO MORE), complete the rest of the grid.  In your groups, fill in the bottom left box: Answer to the question at large. Base your statement on the prompt.

Write a group essay analyzing the rhetoric in Henry’s speech Each group member will write one body paragraph. You will have 20 minutes to write your paragraphs and collaborate on your ideas. You can write your body paragraphs in one of two ways: by device or chronologically through the text. When writing an analysis chronologically through the text, this means that you start at the beginning of the text and work your way through it by discussing what the writer is saying and the effectiveness of the strategies he/she is using at the beginning, middle, and end of the text. Sometimes this means that you will discuss each paragraph (one at a time), and sometimes this means that you will divide the text into sections and discuss the beginning, middle, and end of the text. Whether you discuss each paragraph or each section depends on the length and organization of the text itself. To help you move chronologically through the text, there are transition words you can use. A few of them are listed below: Begins opens closes contrasts Shifts to juxtaposes ends moves to

Introductions The introduction to your rhetorical analysis is usually brief, but it should have some essential information in it. Use SOAPS in your introduction and follow this format: 1.Speaker, Occasion, and Subject (Writer’s credentials), (writer’s first and last name), in his/her (type of text), (title of text), (strong verb – see list at end of this handout) (writer’s subject). Well-known essayist and writer, Joan Didion, in her essay, “The Santa Ana,” describes the dramatic mood-altering effects of the Santa Ana winds on human behavior. Purpose 2. Purpose (Writer’s last name)’s purpose is to (what the writer does in the text). Didion’s purpose is to impress upon readers the idea that the winds themselves change the way people act and react. Audience 3. Audience He/she adopts a[n] (adjective describing the attitude/feeling conveyed by the writer) tone in order to (verb phrase describing what the writer wants readers to do/think) in his/her (intended audience). She creates a dramatic tone in order to convey to her readers the idea that the winds are sinister and their effects inescapable. 4.Thesis Restate the question at issue. To do so, Didion relies on imagery, specific examples, and metaphor.

Examples Example 1 Well-known essayist and writer, Joan Didion, in her essay, “The Santa Ana,” describes the dramatic mood-altering effects of the Santa Ana winds on human behavior. Didion’s purpose is to impress upon readers the idea that the winds themselves change the way people act and react. She creates a dramatic tone in order to convey to her readers the idea that the winds are sinister and their effects inescapable. To do so, she relies on imagery, specific examples, and metaphor. Example 2 Novelist, Amy Tan, in her narrative essay, “Fish Cheeks,” recounts an embarrassing Christmas Eve dinner when she was 14 years old. Tan’s purpose is to convey the idea that, at fourteen, she wasn’t able to recognize the love her mother had for her or the sacrifices she made. She adopts a sentimental tone in order to appeal to similar feelings and experiences in her adult readers through her use of connotative diction, imagery, and varied syntax.

Conclusions Questions to Consider for Your Conclusion 1. What conclusions can you draw about the role in general of rhetorical appeals and strategies in producing clear communication through writing? 2. Was the author successful in using the various rhetorical appeals and strategies for the intended audience and purpose? 3. What changes might you recommend to the author to better achieve his/her purpose? 4. Answer the bigger question: So what? Make a connection to a larger issue.