Rhetorical Analysis Essay

In response to the disruption caused by picture day I decided to swap the lesson planned for Wednesday with the lesson planned for Thursday. So today we looked at the AP rhetorical analysis essay and tomorrow we will fine tune our rhetorical analysis skills.

On Friday to culminate the introduction to rhetorical analysis unit, you will write your first in-class rhetorical analysis essay. To become more comfortable with this task you might want to take a look at a variety of rhetorical analysis prompts that have appeared recently on the AP English Language Exam.

Go here to find essay questions from 2003-2011. As you scroll down click on "all questions" and find "Question 2". That's the rhetorical analysis question. (Note: Before 2007, when the synthesis question was introduced, there were two rhetorical analysis questions.) You might also look at "Sample Responses Q2" where you will find student essays accompanied by scoring commentary. If you review this material tonight I can answer your questions and we can discuss your observations tomorrow.

If your serious about your performance on Friday's task I highly recommend you use the resources available at the College Board site. (If the link in the previous paragraph doesn't work use this url: http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/members/exam/exam_information/2001.html)

all the best,
Mr. James Cook