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SAT Prep: Rhetorical Analysis
SAT Prep: Rhetorical Analysis
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A review game of SAT Essay writing strategies and rhetorical devices.
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Which is NOT a category you will be scored on?
Thinking
Reading
Writing
Analysis
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Why does imagery help create pathos?
Allows reader to visualize what is happening and relate
Incorporates evidence backed by statistics
Provides facts for the reader to believe
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What is the highest score you can earn in each category?
5
4
10
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Other than the author's purpose, what else should you provide in the introduction?
An intriguing quote
Your name and academic history
A preview of the rhetorical strategies that will be analyzed
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What is an anecdote?
short, simple sentences
a short, personal story that can help create pathos
a repetition of words in the beginning of the sentence
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Analogies help...
add pathos by over exaggerating
build a factual, logical, statistical argument
reveal a general truth / opinion by comparing 2 unlike ideas
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What can rhetorical questions do to help build an argument?
Create logos
Engage audience and push towards proving an obvious point
Vary the punctuation and keep things interesting
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Including quotes from respected figures helps build....
Pathos
Ethos
Logos
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How should you end your SAT essay?
Rewrite the intro word for word
~2 sentence conclusion; restating purpose and devices used
End with an effective call-to-action!!
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How long should your introduction paragraph be?
Approximately 2 sentences
Only one sentence
5-7 sentences to create a well-developed paragraph
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Diction (word choice) and connotation of certain words contribute to
repetition
tone
believability
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How long do you have to write your SAT essay?
55 minutes.
One hour.
50 minutes.
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Repetition is a useful tool that...
Creates rhythm, emphasizes points, and engages the reader
Brainwashes the reader into believing the author's argument.
Annoys reader because it repeats the same thing over&over
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While reading the text, what should you be doing?
Speed read, so you can read it twice
Annotating & categorizing text excerpts for analysis
Circling every piece of repetition
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Should you integrate your opinion about the argument into your SAT essay?
HALE NO!!!
OF COURSE!!!
Only in a tasteful manner!
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Why are allusions effective?
Tricks the reader into thinking they are reading for fun
Helps reader visualize argument & relate to past knowledge
Makes the reader blind to the true nature of the argument
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Reference to creditable sources and/or personal experiences/ anecdotes build
Morale
Context
Ethos
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Which should you NOT include in your body paragraphs?
First person: I, me, my
Topic sentences and transitions
Textual evidence to support your analysis
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The FIRST thing you establish in your introduction
The author's purpose / argument
The author's background history
Three rhetorical devices
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What is antithesis?
Your thesis for a rhetorical analysis.
Opposite ideas used to create contrast & emphasize a point
The opposite of a thesis, the ANTI THESIS - Its ineffective
