AP English Language and Composition

What is rhetoric?

• an argument

• a speech

• persuasion

• all of the above

What does rhetorical situation mean or refer to?

• A reference to the exigence, purpose, audience, context, and message. and conclusions appropriate to the purpose and context of the rhetorical situation.

• Any set of circumstances that involves a person using some sort of communication to change the perspective of another person.

• It answers the question "Who is talking to whom about what, how, and why?

• All of the above.

What is assumed about students entering the AP Language and Composition course?

• They have a background in creative writing

• They understand and use Standard English grammar

• They are proficient in a second language

• They have published a book

What is one of the 'Big Ideas' related to the Rhetorical Situation?

• Writing poetry

• Understanding a writer's choice in reflecting the rhetorical situation

• Memorizing historical dates

• Learning new languages

A rhetorical situation includes the following (check all that apply)...

• A speaker/writer

• An intended audience

• An exigency

• A rhetorical mode

• A purpose

Rhetoric is...

• The way a writer writes.

• The characteristic of selecting facts, words, or emphasis to achieve a preconceived intent

• a work that closely imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect and/or ridicule.

• The art of using persuasive language.

Which of the following thesis statements most effectively responds to this prompt? In 1762, Samuel Johnson, an English poet, playwright, and essayist, wrote the following letter in response to a woman who had asked him to obtain the archbishop of Canterbury’s patronage to have her son sent to the university. Read the letter carefully. Write an essay that analyzes the rhetorical choices Johnson makes to convey his message that he will deny the woman’s request.

• Johnson uses repetition, word choice and examples to convey his message.

• Johnson uses many strategies to convey his message to the woman.

• Johnson appeals to his reader's sense of logic when agreeing to help send her son to the university.

• Johnson appeals to his reader's sense of shame to support his assertion that her son should not receive special favors.

The AP English--Language exam is comprised of the following (check all that apply)...

• Multiple choice section

• Rhetorical analysis essay

• Argumentative essay

• Synthesis essay, or synthesized argument

• Short answer questions

Which text is used as an example of classical oration?

• "Graduation" by Maya Angelou

• "Declaration of Independence" by Thomas Jefferson

• "Learning to Read" by Frederick Douglass

• "The Miss Dennis School of Writing" by Alice Steinbach

What is one of the skills students are expected to demonstrate?

• Memorize historical dates

• Demonstrate an understanding of an audience’s beliefs, values, or needs

• Solve complex mathematical equations

• Perform scientific experiments