E-Lesson #15 Monday, May 11, 2020
AP Language Webinar → Choose Your Own Adventure
TASK OVERVIEW: The College Board is providing videos targeting rhetorical analysis skills. In
order to give you the most individualized instruction as possible, you will CHOOSE which
additional webinar(s) will be most beneficial for your own learning.
1. Start with a self-assessment and set goals.
2. Then, watch the webinar(s) and participate in the guided practice the presenters share
with you.
3. Finally, reflect and share your takeaways.
STEP 1: DETERMINE YOUR NEEDS
Here are some guiding questions for you to consider as you reflect on your own confidence and
skills with Free Response Question #2 (FRQ2).
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Examine the FRQ2 detailed Rubric. Think back over video lessons you have already
completed (see calendar schedule below for reference). Which category of the rubric do
you feel is your weakest?
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Reflect on your timed exam practice from e-lesson #13 and your completed selfassessment in e-lesson #14. What areas would benefit from further study?
Note your top goals and needs in the space below:
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My body paragraphs need help
Like using rhetorical strategies + how I can find them
Once I know how to use the rhet strategies I’m good tho
STEP 2: IDENTIFY THE VIDEO(S) YOU WILL WATCH
Using the self-assessment, identify the video(s) you plan to watch.
You are free to watch as many as you’d like, but you will submit notes for at least ONE. Please
mark your selection on the calendar below in some way (shade the box, etc.)
All ZCHS E-Lessons are numbered for your reference so you can see where they fit into the
sequence of online lessons. You may select any video lesson from the schedule that is not
already a ZCHS E-Lesson. Some lessons are more applicable to the rhetorical analysis essay
than others, so choose wisely to use your time most effectively.
AP Lang Webinar Schedule
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
*ALL video lessons
are hyperlinked for
easy access! Just
click the title to go to
the YouTube video.
3/25 (Mrs. Valaitis)
E-Lesson #3
Identifying the
Rhetorical Situation
in a Pre-Twentieth
Century Text
(39:40)
3/26 (Mrs. Valaitis)
E-Lesson #4
Analyzing How Word
Choice Reflects a
Writer’s
Understanding of
Audience
(36:02)
3/27 (Mrs. Valaitis)
E-Lesson #5
Explaining the
Significance/Releva
nce of the Writer’s
Use of Sophisticated
Word
(33:49)
3/30 (Mrs. Knight)
E-Lesson #6
How Comparison
Reflects
Understanding of
Audience
(36:55)
3/31 (Mrs. Knight)
E-Lesson #7
Identifying the
Rhetorical Situation
in a Pre-Twentieth
Century Text
(31:41)
4/1 (Mrs. Knight)
Understanding the
Complexities of
Argumentation
(19:15)
4/2 (Mrs. Knight)
Identifying &
Exploring the
Tensions within an
Argument Prompt
(24:43)
4/3 (Mrs. Knight)
Analyzing
Implications &
Limitations of the
Argument Prompt
(29:29)
4/6 (Mrs. Knight)
Crafting a Nuanced
Argument
(25:46)
4/7 (Mrs. Knight)
Organizing a Line of
Reasoning
(25:36)
4/8 (Mrs. Valaitis)
E-Lesson #8
Attacking the RA
FRQ
(41:49)
4/9 (Mrs. Valaitis)
E-Lesson #9
Overview of the
Rhetorical Situation
(41:02)
4/10 (Mrs. Valaitis)
E-Lesson #10
Constructing
Introductions
(33:18)
4/13 (Mrs. Valaitis)
E-Lesson #11
Crafting a Thesis
(34:21)
4/14 (Mrs. Valaitis)
E-Lesson #12
Constructing
Conclusions
(25:41)
4/15 (Mrs. Knight)
Understanding Line
of Reasoning
(21:52)
4/16 (Mrs. Knight)
Developing a
Paragraph That
Supports a Line of
Reasoning
(17:32)
4/17 (Mrs. Valaitis)
Selecting
Appropriate
Evidence
(29:44)
4/20 (Mrs. Knight &
Special Guest Tony
Hale) Discussing
Argumentation
(31:57)
4/21 (Mrs. Valaitis)
Incorporating
Commentary
(30:29)
4/22 (Mrs. Knight)
Identifying Irony in a
Passage Through
Rhetorical Choices
(22:58)
4/23 (Mrs. Knight)
Identifying &
Analyzing the
Appeals
(32:19)
4/24 (Mrs.Valaitis)
Identifying &
Analyzing Syntax as
a Rhetorical Choice
(41:55)
4/27 (Mrs. Valaitis)
Identifying &
Analyzing
Relationships
Between Elements
(37:29)
4/28 (Mrs. Valaitis)
Identifying &
Analyzing Tonal
Shifts in a Passage
(35:17)
4/29 ( Mrs. Knight)
Relationships
Among Rhetorical
Choices in Student
Writing
(29:04)
4/30 (Mrs. Valaitis )
Enhancing Fluidity in
Sentences &
Paragraphs in
Student Writing
(29:29)
5/1 (Mrs. Knight)
Incorporating
Precise Language &
Sentence Variety in
Student Writing
(28:37)
5/4 (Mrs. Knight)
E-Lesson #13
Timed AP Exam
Practice #1
(56:30)
5/5 (Mrs. Knight)
E-Lesson #14
Review of Timed AP
Exam Practice #1
(35:12)
5/6 (Mrs. Valaitis)
Timed AP Exam
Practice #2
(58:29)
5/7 (Mrs. Valaitis)
Review of Timed AP
Exam Practice #2
(37:20)
5/8 (Valaitis/Knight)
E-Lesson#16
Exam Tips & Best
Wishes!
(51:34)
1. Video lessons are hyperlinked above, but here is a link to the entire AP Language
YouTube Channel Playlist for reference.
2. Open this Google Drive folder where the webinar presenters are sharing materials
referenced in the videos. Open to the materials labeled with the DATE of your chosen
videos. Typical materials include AP prompts and practice materials. If materials are not
located in this folder, click in the description box of the video to locate.
3. Watch the video, pausing to take notes and complete any guided practice.
STEP 3: SHARE YOUR TAKEAWAYS
Fill in the table below. Share the title of your chosen video, a brief summary of what you have
learned and any new insights you’ve gained. List any questions that are still lingering or
concepts you’d like further clarification on.
Title of video lesson Identifying and Analyzing Relationships between elements
Summary of what
you have learned
(2-3 major
takeaways).
You can analyze syntax (long sentence, short sentences, grammar (like
commas/dashes/etc)
Long sentence: build momentum, stream-of-consciousness, make
reader feel out of breath
Short: add drama, keep a rapid pace, emphasize a point, draw a
contrast, startle the reader
Comma: hold together/connect or divide
Dash & Parenthesis: interrupt, indicate a digression, elucidate a point,
create a stream of consciousness feeling
Semicolon: connection, helps pacing, provides clarity
Pronoun References: avoids repetition/directs reader to noun
Repetition: emphasizes a phrase/word, provides cohesion, really used
for speeches because it’s an auditory thing that people can listen to
and recognize
Parallel Structure: two or more phrases or words with similar
grammatical form and length, used to establish rhythm, clarify ideas,
add balance
Ex: “what lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny compared to
what lies within us” -> here the parallel structure is “what lies” does to
create rhythm, clarity, and emphasize “within us”
Parallelisms is a form of repetition
But it mostly focuses on repeated structures while repetition focuses on
repeated words so
Parallelism: rhythm
repetition: emphasize
when talking about these things in your writing – talk about what the
writer is doing instead of just saying “parallelism”, signal to reader what
we want them to notice then go to content + what is emphasized
through this structure -> then function + why is it being repetited, what
does it do
List
Questions/concepts
you’d like further
clarification on.
I’m good