Make sure that you have it printed and stapled before class:12 point font, double spaced, name/date/ in the left-hand corner, pages numbered. Bring your checklist with you. In addition to the resources below, you can find transitions, marker verbs and additional examples in the close reading and analytical writing tab of this blog.
Unit Resources
Essay Assignment
Essay Checklist
Sample Intros, Intro Checklist, and Hooks
Some Sample Claims from our unit, including "Before" and "After:" Click Here
Topic Sentences with Commentary from Ms. McGinnis: Click Here
Topic Sentence Starters with Transitions: Click Here
Character Analysis Questions: Click
A Sample Body Paragraph: Click Here
Sentence Stems for Analysis
How to embed quotations: Click Here
Step-by-Step Guide to Analysis: Click Here
Connections lesson #1
Conclusion Example
AP Language
Complete the rhetorical analysis essay on "America Needs Its Nerds." Set the timer and write with focus on speed and focus for 40 minutes. Here are the resources I distributed in class today. I will be grading this assignment based on the following criteria:
1.) Appropriate use of transitions to introduce each paragraph
2.) Alignment between topic sentence and evidence
3.) Analysis. Do you dig into the language of the quote, using sentence stems to name and explain the rhetorical techniques and discuss their significance to the overall argument?
Sample Thesis Statements and Resources for Analysis/Organization
Fridman develops his argument for the return of the geek through description and general exemplar, making for a very persuasive article against anti-intellectualism.
Fridman’s authoritative tone, vivid descriptions*, and contemporary examples contribute to his persuasive argument condemning American anti-intellectualism.
*Feel free to replace any of these strategies with those you notice
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