As we venture into weeks of test prep in this unique situation, I just want to say that you are doing an AMAZING job juggling the demands of both work and personal life. Our current environment requires us to adapt, and we shall. We are resolute. We are resilient. We are teachers. I will collaborate with anyone who wishes to be part of this blog to share best practices when teaching the rhetorical analysis essay. You will get credit for your creativity. Let’s do this!!!
Essential Handouts
Since our students will not be able to annotate directly on the passage, I created a handout for notes to assist them with a close reading of the prompt and passage.
- Prompt and Passage Notes handout
- Rhetorical Appeals and Devices handout
- Sentence Starters handout credit to our AP Summer Program teachers Amy Chapman and Sarah Orgil
- Strong Verbs and Transitions handout
- Unicorn good luck charm from Amazon link
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I am also sharing other AWESOME ideas by other AP Lang teachers.
- Rhetorical Analysis Checklist by Aaron Gillego
- Prompt 3×3 Annotations handout by Elizabeth Matheny @matheeli
Scoring Rubrics
YouTube Review
AP Writing Prompts
Here are the links to the rhetorical analysis, argument, and synthesis prompts. It just makes it easier to have everything in one place.
Teacher Generated RA Prompts
- Malala Yousafzai speech shared by Eric Harris @Eric_Harris5
- Nehru eulogy to Gandhi shared by marcolearning.com
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Thank you for your generosity!
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You’re very welcome!
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Thank you! I wanted to attend Aaron Gillego’s Mosaic, but I am also in LIT.
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You’re welcome! That’s a lot on your plate. I am almost done with my Canvas modules just finishing up the last couple of weeks. You can check it out via Commons just search my name. I will blog about it soon! Have a great new school year!
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