Eng. 12 Final Exam Practice (pt. 2)

What is the first step in annotating a passage for rhetorical analysis?

• Highlight every adjective

• Summarize the conclusion

• Identify the author's purpose

• Count the paragraphs

Which strategies are useful when annotating a rhetorical passage?

• Mark tone shifts

• Circle rhetorical devices

• Note repetition or patterns

• Count prepositions

• Ignore author’s background

Why should a reader annotate shifts in tone or perspective?

• To correct the author’s logic

• To track changes in argument or emotion

• To evaluate sentence fragments

• To memorize paragraph numbers

When annotating, why is it helpful to number paragraphs?

Which element should you identify first in a timed rhetorical passage?

• The title

• The first quote

• The rhetorical situation

• The font

In annotation, SOAPSTone stands for:

• A. Simile, Objectivity, Author, Parallelism…

• B. Subject, Occasion, Audience, Purpose, Speaker, Tone

• C. Syntax, Order, Appeal, Position, Structure

• D. Situation, Overview, Argument, Pathos, Syntax

Which annotation symbol is best for marking figurative language?

• Star (*)

• Question mark (?)

• “FL” in the margin

• Underlining verbs only

What should you annotate when analyzing diction?

• Sentence fragments

• Only positive adjectives

• Specific word choices with strong connotation

• Paragraph numbers

Why is annotation important on the AP Lang exam?

• It shows the grader your thoughts

• It fills the margins

• It clarifies key ideas and supports your essay writing

• It replaces the need for writing

A defensible thesis must:

• Be opinionated and supportable

• Include statistics

• Avoid any stance

• Repeat the prompt