Ap Style And Rhetorical Appeals Chart

AP
STYLE
AND
RHETORICAL
APPEALS
GRAPHIC
ORGANIZER
 Use
this
chart
with
your
“AP
Style
and
Rhetorical
Appeals
“Terms
to
Know.”
 When
>illing
in
your
chart,
always
remember
to
write
a
topic
sentence,
a
sentence
that
states
your
>inding/claim,
a
sentence
that
supports
it
(i.e.,
a
quote
or
 speci>ic
example
from
the
text),
as
well
as
a
sentence
that
ties
and
connects
your
claim
and
your
quote/example
together.
 
 Title
of
the
Reading/Source:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


SYNTAX


STRUCTURE


THESIS


Author’s
Name:






















 
 The
sentence
or
group
of
sentences
that
directly
expresses
the
 author’s
opinion,
purpose,
meaning,
or
proposition.
 
 
 
 This
9lexible
term
describes
the
variety,
the
conventions,
and
the
 purposes
of
the
major
kinds
of
writing.

 
 •
Overall
Structure
of
Essay
 •
Length/Order
of
Paragraphs
 
 Types
of
Writing
(Rhetorical
Modes)
 •
Description
 •
Narrative
 •
Persuasion
 •
Exposition
(Example,
DeCinition
ClassiCication/Division,

 


Process
Analysis,
Compare/Contrast,
Cause/Effect)
 Syntax
refers
to
the
arrangement
of
words
within
a
phrase,
 clause,
or
sentence.

 
 Type/Length
of
Sentence:
segregating,
freight‐train,
parataxis,
 triadic,
cumulative,
parallelism,
balanced,
loose,
periodic,
 convoluted,
centered,
fragment
 
 •
Active/Passive
Voice
 •
Antithesis
 •
Aphorism
 •
Chiasmus
 •
Juxtaposition
 •
Punctuation
Use
 •
Repetition/Alliteration


Student’s
Name:














































 
 
 
 









































































































































































































 
 
 
 
 
 








DICTION
 FIGURATIVE


LANGUAGE
 RHETORICAL
APPEALS


Diction
refers
to
a
writer's
word
choice:
 •
Abstract/Concrete
 •
Ambiguity
 •
Colloquial/Slang/Pretensions
 •
Clichés/
Euphemism/Jargon
 •
Denotation/Connotation
of
a
word
 •
Formal
v.
Informal/
Levels
of
Usage
 •
Hyperbole
 •
Idiom
 •
Onomatopoeia
 •
Tone
of
a
word
(emotional
charge
of
word)
 Figurative
language
seeks
to
clarify
and
accentuate
meaning
by
 referencing
a
word
or
phrase
in
terms
of
something
familiar
to
 the
audience,
usually
to
achieve
special
meaning
or
effect:
 


Similes,
Metaphors,
PersoniCication,
Allusion,

 Irony,
Overstatement/Understatement,
Puns,

 Imagery,
Allegory,
Analogy,
Apostrophe,
Conceit,
 Extended
Metaphor,
Metonymy,
Oxymoron,
Paradox,
 Symbolism
 
 Which
ones
were
used?
Provide
examples
from
the
text
 
 The
persuasive
device
by
which
a
writer
tries
to
sway
the
 audience’s
attention
and
response
to
any
given
work.



 •
Ethos
‐
Establishes
credibility
of
speaker.
 •
Logos
‐
Employs
logical
reasoning
and
clear
examples.
 •
Pathos
‐
Plays
on
reader’s
emotions
and
interests.
 
 
 


Student’s
Name: