Timing of Rhetorical Analysis

Open Ended

What strategies do you use to identify the main idea and rhetorical choices when reading a passage for analysis?

Multiple Choice

Why is mastering the timing of a rhetorical analysis essay important for your success in academic writing?

• It helps you finish quickly without understanding the passage.

• It allows you to organize your thoughts and respond effectively.

• It ensures you use complex vocabulary.

• It guarantees a perfect score every time.

Open Ended

How can underlining key terms and ideas in a prompt help you develop a strong thesis for your essay?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT recommended as an annotation tip according to the lesson?

• Use shorthand for annotation

• Mark every repeated word regardless of relevance

• Focus on strong rhetorical choices

• Find a system that works for you

Multiple Choice

What are two effective annotation techniques mentioned for saving time while reading and annotating a passage?

• Using shorthand and focusing on strong choices

• Highlighting every word and rewriting the passage

• Ignoring rhetorical choices and reading quickly

• Annotating only the introduction and conclusion

Open Ended

Explain how Banneker points out hypocrisy and double standards in his letter to Jefferson.

Open Ended

Explain why it is important to briefly and quickly review your annotations before writing your thesis.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following should you avoid when writing your thesis, according to the notes?

• Getting flustered

• Using the word 'use'

• Forgetting the thesis formulas

• Writing too quickly

Fill in the Blank

Thesis completed means the ___ paragraph is completed.

Multiple Select

According to the writing process, which steps help structure your line of reasoning? Select all that apply.

• Thesis completed

• Choices identified in each chunk

• Evidence highlighted

• Developing commentary

Multiple Choice

What are the main steps involved in attacking the FRQ (Free Response Question) for a rhetorical analysis essay, according to the slide?

• Annotate the rhetorical situation, write main idea in margins, underline key lines, study key lines, look for the rhetorical situation, chunk passage/identify shifts, identify rhetorical choices, write thesis, write essay

• Read the passage, summarize the text, write a conclusion, submit the essay

• Underline every sentence, write a summary, skip the rhetorical situation, write essay

• Write the introduction, list rhetorical devices, skip annotation, write essay