curriculum note
This video was recorded under an older exam format and does not explicitly reference the current AP Lang Rhetorical Analysis rubric rows (Thesis, Evidence & Commentary, Sophistication). Some rubric guidance and timing framing may be outdated.
covered in this stream
Introduction to Rhetorical Analysis
Essay Structure and SOAPSTONE
Introduction Components
AP Lang Introduction Differences
Example Introduction Analysis
SOAPSTONE on Prompt
Reading JFK Prompt
SPACE CAT Discussion
Identifying SOAPSTONE Elements
Reading Kennedy's Speech
Tone Identification
Highlighting Rhetorical Strategies
Describing Unknown Strategies
Emotional Appeal Examples
Fallback Strategies: Tone and Appeals
Conclusion Tips
Relating to Modern Examples
Essay Timing Recommendations
TOBI Outlining Method
Example Argument Prompt
TOBI Thesis and Outline
Nuanced Thesis Advice
TOBI on JFK Prompt
Thesis Statement Ideas
Another Prompt: Indispensable Opposition
Reading Litman Passage
Googling Unknown Words
Example Introduction for Litman
SOAPSTONE in Essay
Rhetorical Strategies Identification
Allusion to Voltaire
Hypothetical Situations Strategy
Big Idea Conclusion
Timing Recap and Closing

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