1. Review: Write notes on personal areas of improvement

2. Format Directions or areas of argument or discussion or divisions in the paper Strong verb---claim---must be arguable Universal idea ---goes beyond the text; reference it in the conclusion Placement of the thesis: LAST sentence in the introduction.

3. This is an example of ethos because it is showing and giving us the fact of who the author is, and what we, as the readers can take him for. This quotation contains an example of ethos that not only identifies the…

4. He tries to show the clergymen that the non-violence act is morally sound for everyone; unlike the laws and acts set… He demonstrates to the clergymen… He shows the clergymen…

5. Martin Luther King Jr. was a very well known civil rights leader in the civil rights movement. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a preacher who was also part of the clergy.

6. Pathos also plays a small role in his document because he displays a few of his opinions and emotions. Examples of pathos echo King’s opinions.

7. King states in the essay that disregarding the law due to this fact has allowed laws to become unjust. (If the quote is needed, use the quote or part of the quote).

8. “I would agree with St. Augustine that an unjust law is no law at all.” Quotations are dependent clauses Quotations must be introduced Use transitions where needed Recognition of the speaker is vital

9. The best support for rhetorical analysis The best support for style analysis The best support for literary analysis Direct quotations are vital. Remember the author wrote the material; the primary source dominates the thoughtful writing process.

10. Refrain from using incomplete sentences in your formal essays. Refrain from using incomplete sentences in your essays UNTIL YOU ARE CONSISTENTLY SCORING A 9! Excellent writers are rewarded on the AP test.

11. King enjoyed going to church so putting the reverend in jail prevented him from going to church. King enjoyed going to church; therefore, … Avoid turning a compound or complex sentence into two simple ones. Maintain the complexity of the point that you are making in the sentence.

12. Contributing to the dramatic effect of the passage, the pathos included in the second sentence of the selection presents the author’s purpose and King identifies the purpose again in the tenth paragraph.

13. Avoid using “so” as a coordinating conjunction Save “so” for process papers and for informal notations He was attempting to bring unity so this action on his part caused…

14. These conjunctions are used in pairs Most common: not only, but also Use the two together Not only was King prophetic, but he was also the interpreter of signs.

15. Stating the obvious Quotations---direct and indirect Indirect quotations: King says that…. Introduced Support/foundation/evidence

16. “So” Incomplete sentences/fragments “Well” Well, you see the Letter was written…

17. Support/Evidence/Quotes Introduce quotations Address the author’s purpose when necessary ------the why???

18. What is the meaning? How do you know? The meaning---purpose, tone, theme Effects of the writer How do you know---evidence from the text--- quotations