ap lang - rhetorical analysis: intro paragraphs

timestamps

• 0:00

  Session Introduction

• 0:32

  Recap Previous Sessions

• 1:02

  Thinking Like Analyzer

• 1:34

  Audience and Purpose

• 2:06

  Scoring Without Terms

• 2:37

  Focus on Intros

• 3:08

  Avoid Rhetorical Robots

• 3:40

  Importance of Intros

• 4:41

  Setting the Tone

• 5:45

  Control of Comprehension

• 6:50

  Background Knowledge

• 7:56

  Building to Thesis

• 8:59

  Rhetorical Situation

• 10:02

  Common Intro Problems

• 11:02

  2015 Prompt Example

• 12:02

  Inheriting the Prompt

• 13:35

  Quoting vs Paraphrasing

• 15:08

  Thesis-Only Intros

• 17:46

  No Intro Paragraph

• 19:49

  Timing Tension

• 21:52

  Set Yourself Apart

• 22:54

  Effective Intro Steps

• 24:28

  Building to Thesis

• 26:03

  Thesis Statement Tips

• 28:37

  Reagan Speech Recap

• 30:10

  Initial Thoughts Analysis

• 32:14

  Human Element Emphasis

• 34:20

  Accepting Tragedy

• 36:24

  Thoughtful Context Example

• 37:58

  Space Race Background

• 39:31

  Cultural Backdrop

• 40:32

  Specific Occasion Bridge

• 42:05

  Thesis Statement Model

• 44:08

  Full Intro Reading

• 46:12

  Impressing with Thoughts

• 47:45

  Final Reminders

• 48:49

  Session Wrap-Up