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Rhetorical Analysis Essay Feedback

Rhetorical Analysis Essay Feedback. Nuggets of Wisdom from AFri. Bravo. Knowledge of rhetorical terms —While we just started working with rhetorical terms, your knowledge and understanding of myria d strategies is commendable.

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Rhetorical Analysis Essay Feedback

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  1. Rhetorical AnalysisEssay Feedback Nuggets of Wisdom from AFri

  2. Bravo • Knowledge of rhetorical terms—While we just started working with rhetorical terms, your knowledge and understanding of myriad strategies is commendable. • Strong introductory paragraphs—Your short, 2-sentence introductions were on-point. Most of you gave 1 sentence of context and wrote 1-sentence for your thesis. • Development of ideas—Many of you had 5-paragraph essays. This showed that you understood the prompt, considered the ideas, and had lots to say.

  3. Recommendation #1 • Make sure you answer the prompt in your thesis statement. • This was the prompt: Analyze how Thomas’ rhetorical choices convey the message of The Hate U Give. • Several of you wrote, “The use of [various strategies] helps further Thomas’ message.” DON’T DO THIS. Instead, directly state Thomas’ message; it helps you and the reader.

  4. Recommendation #2 • In Part B of the rubric, people didn’t explain the relationship between the evidence and the thesis. • In other words, people wrote about their rhetorical term, but they didn’t explain how the use of ______ furthered Thomas’ message. • It’s as though only half the prompt was answered. • Here’s what I wanted: Show how the use of rhetorical questions highlights the need for justice.

  5. Recommendation #3 • Develop your commentary. There are two ways to do this: • Go deep and share something insightful. Don’t restate the previous example in different ways. Ask the WHY? question. Explain why the evidence is meaningful or important. • Connect the example back to the thesis and the prompt. Essays that received 5s and 6s related the terms to the message.

  6. Recommendation #4 • Don’t worry about your diction and syntax—just get your ideas on the page. • That said, save 2—3 minutes to re-read your essay, catch spelling errors, and make any last-minute word changes.

  7. Overall • Overall, these were the strongest August essays I’ve ever read for AP Lang. No joke. You’re going places!

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