Hey 2023 AP Lang students! I wanted to wish you good luck on your exam - I'm rooting for you! Many students last year asked me to make videos about the rhetorical devices/strategies you should know for the exam, so I made a series of 19 videos that offer explanations, effects, and examples of these strategies. To access these videos, click on this playlist: th-cam.com/play/PL0B_uKjIILStKXhRBRWS6jHZLKp7Pguoq.html. For extra practice, do a rhetorical analysis of the speeches I referenced in these videos (links are in the descriptions). I also wanted to answer some commonly asked questions that I've received in the comments section here. If you have any questions that I didn't address here or in other comments, feel free to type your question in the comments :) Here are my top tips: 1. You can write two or three body paragraphs, the choice is up to you! I personally liked to write two body paragraphs in my rhetorical analysis essays because I preferred writing longer paragraphs that were more well-developed (also, I'm not a super fast writer). But three is just as fine! 2. You don't need to cite quotes formally with parenthetical citations or line numbers. If you're taking an excerpt directly from the passage, just make sure to put quotation marks around the excerpt. 3. Make sure to connect your claims to the rhetorical situation throughout the essay. According to the College Board, the rhetorical situation refers to the "exigence, purpose, audience, context, and message" of a passage. What I like to do is first discuss the rhetorical situation in my introductory paragraph and integrate it into the rest of the essay. This video explains how to analyze the rhetorical situation: th-cam.com/video/-krPmSn61so/w-d-xo.html 4. There is no required number of quotes or pieces of evidence to put in each paragraph. Just remember that whenever you do include evidence, you MUST offer commentary that analyzes it. 5. Don't worry about identifying as many rhetorical strategies as you can when reading the passage. Instead, zero in on a few strategies that you feel you can analyze in-depth.
It may help to ask: What emotions will the audience feel in response to a specific rhetorical strategy? Will the audience be inspired to take action as a result? What is the subtext, or implied meaning, of a quote? How does a specific strategy contribute to the speaker's credibility, message, or purpose? What role does tone play? How does the speaker position themself in relation to the audience (ex. as a critic, peer, sympathizer, persuader, etc.)?
So are the three paragraphs supposed to be dedicated to 3 different rhetorical strategies? Or are you supposed pick 3 broad rhetorical strategies and talk about even more rhetorical strategies in the body paragraphs?
@@prajnaguduru2710 You can do either of those two options! In this video, I chose to talk about multiple rhetorical devices within each paragraph because the passage was full of smaller devices, but you do not have to do this.
Do you personally think we should choose rhetorical devices from the passage we understand the most or choose rhetorical devices that are used most in the passage? I just feel like if I were to choose ones I understand more I wouldn't have much to discuss in my body paragraphs. And do each rhetorical device we use need to have the same function? I'm assuming not lol
Just a friendly reminder to everyone: The people who grade the essays generally think of your essay as a sort of rough draft. They clearly know you can't make a work of art in 50 minutes
@@lightspecialist it could still be a rough draft. You are roughly drafting your sophistication point. Later, when you refine it into a final draft, that is when you incorporate writing style and maybe change up the structure of your essay.
@@MsPeerEditor The prompt asks to analyze how rhetorical devices are used by Luce, would it be valid to say for a thesis: "In order to emphasize on the media's duty to tell the truth, Luce uses a humorous tone and the journalists' sense of honesty lighten the weight of her criticism." Then for the body paragraph topic sentence: "Luce uses humor to criticize the reporters in an endorsing way"? I'm really wondering how body paragraph topic sentences are supposed to function, do I just repeat the thesis? Thank you so much (even if you never get to answer this comment)
@@josephvibrochef9975 For the sample body paragraph topic sentence you wrote, I would try to add a little more detail explaining the effect of humor. Don't repeat the thesis! The topic sentence should focus on one of the strategies mentioned in the essay and provide a specific explanation of its significance. For example, you could describe in your topic sentence how Luce uses a humorous tone to demonstrate her own awareness of this peculiar situation (since she has been invited to speak in order to criticize the press), and she encourages her audience members to be equally aware of the challenges they face in terms of telling the truth.
How are you guys preparing for the exam? The collegeboard videos are way too long and all I want to do is get a 5. I don't really care abt how this class will help me later in life I just want college credit.
Something that helped me approach rhetorical analysis essays was when I realized that very few prompts actually ask you to identify _literal rhetorical devices_ . This pretty much means you can identify only one or two rhetorical devices from the text, and then fill in the gaps by finding choices the writer makes that might not be considered actual rhetorical devices, but are still used as important rhetorical aspects in the prompt. I still recommend using more genuine devices than not, they tend to be more credible, but adding some of your own thoughts on the choices can show more creativity, plus it helps you B.S. just a little if you can't find enough rhetorical devices to flesh out a full essay. Hope this helps!
Absolutely! Looking for good choices of words and phrases and certain attitudes made by the author rather than literal rhetorical devices helped me get an A on so many essays.
could you explain what you mean by "finding choices the writer makes that might not be actual rhetorical devices"? like are these just random things that don't fit on the RA list? like the speaker spoke with a gentler tone when referring to whatever or the speaker decided to use reconstructive phrases?
@@sarennawood1332 Yeah, I think you have the general idea. Just stick to rhetorical choices that greatly impact the overall ethos, pathos, or logos of the prompt. Stay away from choices that are more specific and don't largely contribute. If you can exclusively use rhetorical devices, that's usually safer, so be sure to do this when you're hard pressed to find enough devices to fully flesh out an essay or when you have confidence in the choice you're writing about. Hope that helps!
i have my ap lang test in a few days !! to all the people in the same boat you got this !! and here’s my advice for conclusions, make your conclusion something you’d do a mic drop to if that makes sense
lananh LMAO girl you GOT THIS take a deep breath before you sit down and just remember it doesn’t affect your GPA and if you do badlt nothing happens, nothing. and youll do so great, i believe in you !!!
I watched college board's live streams and stuff on "attack" the prompt and passage, how to construct a "great" intro, how to develop a line of reasoning (body paragraphs basically), and how to construct a sophisticated conclusion. I feel somewhat confident after doing so. But you really walked us through it in one go. This helps a lot, thank you!
Warning to people watching this video: I don’t know if it’s the same everywhere, but where I am, the scoring prompt has changed this year, make sure to keep this in mind
Just stumbled back on this video, just wanted to say I got a 5 on the exam and this was by far what i was most worried about! Thank you so much for helping me last minute!!
Hi 2024 AP Lang students, good luck on the exam! I enjoyed helping a lot of you through tutoring, DMs, and comments this year. After the exam, feel free to come back and let me know if you found my videos useful.
This is super helpful, especially when it comes to the annotations aspect of the exam, as I often struggle to find certain rhetorical devices in the given passage under a time crunch. Thanks so much for making this!
I'm watching this before I write my essay and it turns out it's by the same author! I'm not super confident in my writing but this video made things clear. Very informative video!
Hi I just want to say AP Scores came out - i followed exactly what this channel said for all three essays and got a 5. Super super helpful - thank you so much!
You should be payed as opposed to our current teachers! 😭 this video was insanely helpful, I appreciate the time and effort to help our helpless souls, thank you!
The only thing I remember from my rhetorical analysis lessons was that I shouldn't use the verb 'use' in my essay. This video was so eye-opening and removed a lot of my stress, bless you for uploading this !! This will definitely help me for my test in a few weeks :-) Thanks for the walk through!
Ap tests are always so stressful. This video has given me more confidence and spirit before I take my AP test. Thank you for this amazing informative video!
English Teacher here! Honestly, you don’t always have to have fancy words like “anaphora.” Really, you can use layman’s terms as long as you are analyzing the rhetoric. As you can see from the video, she’s talking about humor and not using intense language. As long as you move to analysis over summarizing then you should be okay. Ask yourself “what is the author/speaker doing to reach their purpose. So, if the purpose is to chastise journalists, you may wish to do so with humor so they listen to you rather than being really rude and condescending.
@@AbPsHoCk I think that even if we have just one body paragraph with a LOT of deep analysis and rich writing, we could still get a pretty good score. That's what my teacher said lmao. I honestly usually just do two because of the time restraint. I wish I could do more but I try to just focus on beefing up my commentary for the two body paragraphs I have.
Honestly really wished I had seen this sooner as I learned more from your 12 minute video than 3 full quarters with my teacher. Thank you for the video
Wow what a great and informative video. This basically answers everything I've been wondering about how to write a great rhetorical analysis essay. Thank you for this!
Hi I came back just to comment that I watched this video a while back 20 minutes before taking my AP Lang final(because I learned nothing in quarantine) and it was super helpful😭😭😭 I ended up acing it thanks to you❤️
im terrified like i forgot all the rhetorical devices ahhh edit: hey everyone! its may 20th, the big day! there's 2 hours left until we take the exam, good luck everyone!
You're also allowed to have notes...If you think it'll be helpful and won't take up too much of your time on the essay, you can make some notes of them.
Hey yall, AP scores just came out, and I want to say that because of this channel I got a 5. I watched all your videos the night before and walked in to the test having never done a practice test and rocked it. You are truly a go my friend. My advice to others cramming: memorize the formats for each of the essays and the rhetorical device words and you'll be fine.
I watched this last night (helped a lot btw) and this morning my ap comp teacher posted a think-aloud step by step for this EXACT same text... just a little thing I wanted to share lol.
This helped me so much because of online learning my Ap lang teacher isn't teaching us like this, and this is really helpful to organize everything I need for the mock exam I'm having soon!!
when you’re here after christmas break because your teacher assigned a rhetorical analysis the day you get back from having two weeks off and you’ve forgotten EVERYTHING 😭
THANK YOU SO MUCH! I have been so lost when it comes to the rhetorical analysis essay, but something about the way you explained it made everything click. Question: is the acronym SOAPStone (speaker, occasion, audience, purpose, subject, tone) relevant to writing the actual essay? My teacher has put a lot of emphasis on recognizing those elements in passages but how do they pertain to the essay? Do they count as rhetorical devices?
I'm so happy you found this video helpful! SOAPStone is useful for getting an overview of the passage, and you should definitely reference elements such as speaker and purpose in your essay. However, those elements aren't really rhetorical devices by themselves (except for maybe tone).
Ok but HOW does lightening the mood and creating this sense of humor make the audience more receptive to her criticism? I have my first Lang in class essay tomorrow and I'm trying to go over the basics and hopefully start the year on a strong foot.
Hey 2023 AP Lang students! I wanted to wish you good luck on your exam - I'm rooting for you! Many students last year asked me to make videos about the rhetorical devices/strategies you should know for the exam, so I made a series of 19 videos that offer explanations, effects, and examples of these strategies. To access these videos, click on this playlist: th-cam.com/play/PL0B_uKjIILStKXhRBRWS6jHZLKp7Pguoq.html. For extra practice, do a rhetorical analysis of the speeches I referenced in these videos (links are in the descriptions).
I also wanted to answer some commonly asked questions that I've received in the comments section here. If you have any questions that I didn't address here or in other comments, feel free to type your question in the comments :) Here are my top tips:
1. You can write two or three body paragraphs, the choice is up to you! I personally liked to write two body paragraphs in my rhetorical analysis essays because I preferred writing longer paragraphs that were more well-developed (also, I'm not a super fast writer). But three is just as fine!
2. You don't need to cite quotes formally with parenthetical citations or line numbers. If you're taking an excerpt directly from the passage, just make sure to put quotation marks around the excerpt.
3. Make sure to connect your claims to the rhetorical situation throughout the essay. According to the College Board, the rhetorical situation refers to the "exigence, purpose, audience, context, and message" of a passage. What I like to do is first discuss the rhetorical situation in my introductory paragraph and integrate it into the rest of the essay. This video explains how to analyze the rhetorical situation: th-cam.com/video/-krPmSn61so/w-d-xo.html
4. There is no required number of quotes or pieces of evidence to put in each paragraph. Just remember that whenever you do include evidence, you MUST offer commentary that analyzes it.
5. Don't worry about identifying as many rhetorical strategies as you can when reading the passage. Instead, zero in on a few strategies that you feel you can analyze in-depth.
what are some questions we should ask ourselves to create commentary?
It may help to ask: What emotions will the audience feel in response to a specific rhetorical strategy? Will the audience be inspired to take action as a result? What is the subtext, or implied meaning, of a quote? How does a specific strategy contribute to the speaker's credibility, message, or purpose? What role does tone play? How does the speaker position themself in relation to the audience (ex. as a critic, peer, sympathizer, persuader, etc.)?
So are the three paragraphs supposed to be dedicated to 3 different rhetorical strategies? Or are you supposed pick 3 broad rhetorical strategies and talk about even more rhetorical strategies in the body paragraphs?
@@prajnaguduru2710 You can do either of those two options! In this video, I chose to talk about multiple rhetorical devices within each paragraph because the passage was full of smaller devices, but you do not have to do this.
Do you personally think we should choose rhetorical devices from the passage we understand the most or choose rhetorical devices that are used most in the passage? I just feel like if I were to choose ones I understand more I wouldn't have much to discuss in my body paragraphs. And do each rhetorical device we use need to have the same function? I'm assuming not lol
Attempting to teach myself how to write a rhetorical essay in 2 days because my teacher couldn't do that in 4 quarters of schooling.
Good luck! Make sure to do the optional practice on AP classroom :)
me but in 8 hours
@@JoshuaSuaris aye
MEEE
Same😂
Best of luck to all of us taking this exam tomorrow....
you too. this has to be the hardest essay segment of the exam 😭
Slightly cooked, this vid helped a lot 🙏 Now I need to watch one on synthesis😭
I’m gonna come back to this reply when I get my score
Same 💀💀
i’m deep fried good luck you guys 😭 send prayers
2 hours before the test 😌 y’all ain’t built like this
Same 😭
Same lol
this shit getting scary
Sameee
facts
This 12-minute video made SO much more sense than 3 quarters of AP Lang... Thank you!!!
^
Avery Moe I felt!
Fr!!
Why is this actually so true?
Angelina Lee ikr
I hope everyone is staying safe during the quarantine!!! I'm sure we can all pass the APLang exam!!!!
lets hope
I hope so
GL
Diamondbirdy 01 thank you wish you the best as well
thank you 🙏❤️
Teacher: you’ve got all year to study for this
Me: day of exam hustle begins
Daniel Williamson ME TOO
ME ASF
24 minutes 😌😌😌😌😌😌
saphyre stepney same
MINE IS IN 3 HOURS 😭
Just a friendly reminder to everyone: The people who grade the essays generally think of your essay as a sort of rough draft. They clearly know you can't make a work of art in 50 minutes
But our work should be sort of an art to earn that 7-9 range
@@lightspecialist Or you could say works within 7-9 range are quite delicate and sophisticated rough drafts haha
@Liheng Xu yeah then it's not a "rough draft" lol
@@lightspecialist you must be fun at parties lol
@@lightspecialist it could still be a rough draft. You are roughly drafting your sophistication point. Later, when you refine it into a final draft, that is when you incorporate writing style and maybe change up the structure of your essay.
The fact that this video was so short, and I understood every word of it makes me insane. The AP videos are crazy long! Thanks for this insight.
Everyone talking about preparing the week of when I’m here the day of.
Heck yah
Heck yes!!! Less than an hr before haha
AppleJax1239 _S Same 😭
for real
I’m studying 15 minutes before the exam
attempting to learn how to write a rhetorical analysis 22 hours before the test
Lmao 😂
Same, bro 😔
Same bother
me but 7 hours before the test a ha ha ha 🤠
same bro, I am so anxious about it lol
Cramming AP Lang content 5 days before the exam and after APUSH exam 😂😂
This is exactly what im doing !
Yup. Same here
Same here!!!!
I'm just cramming the day before 👀
Same, but in three days
Totally freaking out about my lang exam for this year and this helped SO much. Thank you so so much :)
No problem at all! I'm glad this video is helpful.
fortunately the test is open note so thats gonna help
@@MsPeerEditor The prompt asks to analyze how rhetorical devices are used by Luce, would it be valid to say for a thesis: "In order to emphasize on the media's duty to tell the truth, Luce uses a humorous tone and the journalists' sense of honesty lighten the weight of her criticism."
Then for the body paragraph topic sentence:
"Luce uses humor to criticize the reporters in an endorsing way"?
I'm really wondering how body paragraph topic sentences are supposed to function, do I just repeat the thesis?
Thank you so much (even if you never get to answer this comment)
@@josephvibrochef9975 For the sample body paragraph topic sentence you wrote, I would try to add a little more detail explaining the effect of humor. Don't repeat the thesis! The topic sentence should focus on one of the strategies mentioned in the essay and provide a specific explanation of its significance. For example, you could describe in your topic sentence how Luce uses a humorous tone to demonstrate her own awareness of this peculiar situation (since she has been invited to speak in order to criticize the press), and she encourages her audience members to be equally aware of the challenges they face in terms of telling the truth.
@@MsPeerEditor Thank you!
I’m taking the new version of the AP Lang exam that’s now 45 minutes and the college board videos are soo long
45 min for 1essay?
@@nyc_fian yep
How are you guys preparing for the exam? The collegeboard videos are way too long and all I want to do is get a 5. I don't really care abt how this class will help me later in life I just want college credit.
@AISHA FARAH exactly 😥
@AISHA FARAH sure lol 😊lets both get fives!!
Something that helped me approach rhetorical analysis essays was when I realized that very few prompts actually ask you to identify _literal rhetorical devices_ . This pretty much means you can identify only one or two rhetorical devices from the text, and then fill in the gaps by finding choices the writer makes that might not be considered actual rhetorical devices, but are still used as important rhetorical aspects in the prompt. I still recommend using more genuine devices than not, they tend to be more credible, but adding some of your own thoughts on the choices can show more creativity, plus it helps you B.S. just a little if you can't find enough rhetorical devices to flesh out a full essay.
Hope this helps!
Absolutely! Looking for good choices of words and phrases and certain attitudes made by the author rather than literal rhetorical devices helped me get an A on so many essays.
could you explain what you mean by "finding choices the writer makes that might not be actual rhetorical devices"? like are these just random things that don't fit on the RA list? like the speaker spoke with a gentler tone when referring to whatever or the speaker decided to use reconstructive phrases?
@@sarennawood1332 Yeah, I think you have the general idea. Just stick to rhetorical choices that greatly impact the overall ethos, pathos, or logos of the prompt. Stay away from choices that are more specific and don't largely contribute. If you can exclusively use rhetorical devices, that's usually safer, so be sure to do this when you're hard pressed to find enough devices to fully flesh out an essay or when you have confidence in the choice you're writing about. Hope that helps!
Just wanted to say this was so informative and I'm feeling more confident about going into my timed writing tomorrow, thanks so much!
That's awesome! Good luck on your timed writing, you're going to do great.
saucy susie Hope it went well, We have to write 3 of these and take multiple choice questions for our final😭
saucy susie Same here I need to do one for our finals this semester and this video was really good thx
i have my ap lang test in a few days !! to all the people in the same boat you got this !! and here’s my advice for conclusions, make your conclusion something you’d do a mic drop to if that makes sense
Same sis!😭 good luck
if i can even get to the conclusion haha thanks for the advice !
lananh LMAO girl you GOT THIS take a deep breath before you sit down and just remember it doesn’t affect your GPA and if you do badlt nothing happens, nothing. and youll do so great, i believe in you !!!
yes
THANKS ! and your right I DO GOT THIS HAHA
@@luni_kyuu OMG HOW DID IT GO
I watched college board's live streams and stuff on "attack" the prompt and passage, how to construct a "great" intro, how to develop a line of reasoning (body paragraphs basically), and how to construct a sophisticated conclusion. I feel somewhat confident after doing so. But you really walked us through it in one go. This helps a lot, thank you!
me, studying two days before the exam:/
edit: ig im doing an all nighter bc i didn’t study at alllll yet lmaoooo
me, studying 18 hrs before
me, studying less than 24 hours before the exam
Same
ayyyy, my people
Meeee ahaha
IM ON THAT DAY-OF-TEST STUDY GRIND
Hah same
omg same
Fuck yeah
Warning to people watching this video:
I don’t know if it’s the same everywhere, but where I am, the scoring prompt has changed this year, make sure to keep this in mind
Jayne Noche yes, and this was made 4 months ago
Potato Fam Yes, but she said this is what she used for the test in 2017
Yes, the new rubrics were announced in June of 2019. Many of these tips still apply, but the AP Lang exam is now scored on a 6-point rubric.
It’s even more changed now
Wow that grammar was impressively bad
testing in 11.5 hours🤘this was v helpful
edit: i got a 4!
Great job!!!!!
Just stumbled back on this video, just wanted to say I got a 5 on the exam and this was by far what i was most worried about! Thank you so much for helping me last minute!!
my test is tomorrow guys wish me luck
We got it 🤝
Aye me too
I'm cooked
It’s 11pm rn am I cooked 😭🙏🏾
me watching this the night before the AP lang exam ✨💅🏼
We got this.
mood but 9 hours before the exam
Lol my exam starts in 3 hours
Hey what was ur score?
Hi 2024 AP Lang students, good luck on the exam! I enjoyed helping a lot of you through tutoring, DMs, and comments this year. After the exam, feel free to come back and let me know if you found my videos useful.
Everyone freaking out in the comments about starting to study 2 days before the exam... Me: watching videos like 3 hours before it starts
The exam is in 10 hours and I’m just finding out there’s more rhetorical strategies other than ethos, pathos, and logos😭😭😭
heyyyy ap lang 2021 folks who's gonna take one for the team and bring down the curve
I appreciate your sacrifice
I got yall
@@Paytttoon What a trooper 🙏🏻
@@tayk.t.523 lol it actually wasn’t too bad
@@Paytttoon Nah it wasn't!! I actually kind of had fun answering the last question lol
This is super helpful, especially when it comes to the annotations aspect of the exam, as I often struggle to find certain rhetorical devices in the given passage under a time crunch. Thanks so much for making this!
who’s here on may 20, 2020 cramming last minute?
meeeee!
me n you sis
me
Good luck!!
Me Omg 2 min
I'm watching this before I write my essay and it turns out it's by the same author! I'm not super confident in my writing but this video made things clear. Very informative video!
I'm happy that this video helped you out! Good luck on your essay :)
Hi I just want to say AP Scores came out - i followed exactly what this channel said for all three essays and got a 5. Super super helpful - thank you so much!
Congratulations!!
yes, i’m watching this 25 minutes before my exam
Same but good luck! We got this :)
how'd u dooo
ap lang 2020 gang wya?
Cameron Iizuka 🖐😔
Former ap lang what up
😭
my test is literally in 30 minutes thank you so much and good luck to everyone who is also taking the test!
You should be payed as opposed to our current teachers! 😭 this video was insanely helpful, I appreciate the time and effort to help our helpless souls, thank you!
this helped me understand what i have to do on this year’s exam so much better than anything else i’ve seen. thank u so much!!!
Learning how to write a rhetorical analysis essay 30 minutes before the exam
The only thing I remember from my rhetorical analysis lessons was that I shouldn't use the verb 'use' in my essay. This video was so eye-opening and removed a lot of my stress, bless you for uploading this !! This will definitely help me for my test in a few weeks :-) Thanks for the walk through!
Wait what was the reason bc I found out that I use “use”
@@elleoellem 10 mins ago are you also cramming for tomorrow LOL
@@breakoff2381 IM DONE LOL WHY WAS IT EASIER THAN THE ESSAYS MY TEACHER GAVE-
MY TEACHER A GOOD TEACHER IM LUCKY WOAH.
Ap tests are always so stressful. This video has given me more confidence and spirit before I take my AP test. Thank you for this amazing informative video!
bro no joke these videos were so clutch. Got a 5 when I was expecting a 3
POV: it is 2:33am on test day and you don’t know a single rhetorical strategy.
Ethan, we’re both in bad luck huh
@@hamzaahmed3919 yep. Praying for a 3 lol.
@@ethanthompson5832 We’ll do our best ✊
@@hamzaahmed3919 ✊good luck and Godspeed!
Good luck to you two, I'm in the same boat LOLOL
this taught me more than almost a years worth of AP lang
I’m so glad i watched this, I have to take the test tomorrow and this information is wayyy more relevant than what I learned in school this year.
good luck to everyone on their exam today :) this video was so concise and to the point, really helped calm some of my nerves
didn’t take the class and the teacher supposed to tutor us didn’t give any tutoring when we needed it. this is helping me a lot !! (:
I need help figuring out the devices used in a text. I struggle with identifying rhetorical devices which leads to my thesis being very bland.
reversewrldsツ same here and my AP test in next week any help!
English Teacher here! Honestly, you don’t always have to have fancy words like “anaphora.” Really, you can use layman’s terms as long as you are analyzing the rhetoric. As you can see from the video, she’s talking about humor and not using intense language. As long as you move to analysis over summarizing then you should be okay. Ask yourself “what is the author/speaker doing to reach their purpose. So, if the purpose is to chastise journalists, you may wish to do so with humor so they listen to you rather than being really rude and condescending.
Megan W so I don’t need to have specific rhetorical devices? And if I have less than 3 is that fine or no
same here :(
@@AbPsHoCk I think that even if we have just one body paragraph with a LOT of deep analysis and rich writing, we could still get a pretty good score. That's what my teacher said lmao. I honestly usually just do two because of the time restraint. I wish I could do more but I try to just focus on beefing up my commentary for the two body paragraphs I have.
Honestly really wished I had seen this sooner as I learned more from your 12 minute video than 3 full quarters with my teacher. Thank you for the video
A little over halfway through, night before the exam, and this video has broken the essay down better than by teacher did all year. Thank you so much
Wow what a great and informative video. This basically answers everything I've been wondering about how to write a great rhetorical analysis essay. Thank you for this!
Hi I came back just to comment that I watched this video a while back 20 minutes before taking my AP Lang final(because I learned nothing in quarantine) and it was super helpful😭😭😭 I ended up acing it thanks to you❤️
im terrified like i forgot all the rhetorical devices ahhh
edit: hey everyone! its may 20th, the big day! there's 2 hours left until we take the exam, good luck everyone!
Nuuu just remember ethos, pathos & logos and u good. Oh and repetitions always the easiest to spot and record
You're also allowed to have notes...If you think it'll be helpful and won't take up too much of your time on the essay, you can make some notes of them.
yeah im going to fail and then die
Amanda ahhh you’re good just keep calm and it will all be okay:)
Sarah McMillian it was as terrible but it was still bad 😂
I just got my scores today, I got a 5! I watched this video the day of and I just want to say a huge thank you!!
Same! I watched a bunch of these videos and I was able to get a 5! Thank you so much for ur help!!!
Bruh who here the night before 😂
Good luck tomorrow!
Me lmao
I’m here day of lol
i’m you , but a year late😭
My test is in 2 hours... wish me luck guys!!
Hey yall, AP scores just came out, and I want to say that because of this channel I got a 5. I watched all your videos the night before and walked in to the test having never done a practice test and rocked it. You are truly a go my friend.
My advice to others cramming:
memorize the formats for each of the essays and the rhetorical device words and you'll be fine.
That's awesome to hear - congratulations! And thanks for the kind words, I'm glad that these videos were a key part of your AP journey.
I watched this last night (helped a lot btw) and this morning my ap comp teacher posted a think-aloud step by step for this EXACT same text... just a little thing I wanted to share lol.
Emma Lee are you an atiny?...I’m seeing yeosang as ur pfp, hopefully I ain’t blind
anyone else cramming the night before the exam?
speedrunning this the night before the exam
Watching this less than an hour before the AP exam.... wish me luck
We got this guys 🔥!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you so much, this AP test is tomorrow and this last minute vid will probably be what saved me
Who else is watching this 15 minutes before the exam✌🏽
12 mins
7 min 😭😭
4 minutes
12 hours before the test lesgo
GOOD LUCK LMAO BECAUSE SAME HERE
Exam in an hour..... just now studying ;) This video helped so much for review thank you!!
test tomorrow at 2, this is the first video or studying I have done lmao wish me luck
Same 😅
legit less then 3 hours from the exam and im here
I already know I’m going to do good, good luck to everyone!!
Good luck today, guys!
This helped me so much because of online learning my Ap lang teacher isn't teaching us like this, and this is really helpful to organize everything I need for the mock exam I'm having soon!!
Great video! I found this to be very helpful, and I'll keep these concepts in mind for the AP Lang exam coming up on Wednesday!
GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!! I have a feeling I’m gettin a get a letter tomorrow
100% about to get a 2 on this exam
our current media needs to hear this speech! :P
when you’re here after christmas break because your teacher assigned a rhetorical analysis the day you get back from having two weeks off and you’ve forgotten EVERYTHING 😭
this makes so much more sense now! you're great at explaining things!
Just two people watching a video on how to pass the AP LANG exam tomorrow because you are freaking out
no need to call me out like that
STOPPP
I know you all did great
Nice explanation of the rhetorical analysis essay. Now go get 'em kids!
Here's to me cramming the day before the exam right after AP Psych :/
SAME
Ap psych seemed pretty easy and straightforward imo, especially after bio the previous day
good luck everyone! we're all gonna do great
cramming in a day... yay me
me at 1 am :,)
Nora Wilcox lol same
I got the test tmrw 😔🙏
thank you so much for this video you helped raise my rhetorical analysis essay score a lot.
This is very helpful 2 minutes before my exam!
I always get these recommended after I’ve already taken the test
studying day before of exam (updating with results)
THIS IS SAVING MEEE ALL UR VIDEOS
This is awesome! My exam is next week. Thank you sm!🤩
My test is tmr EEEEEe but thanks this was so helpful :)
Me 45 minutes before the AP Lang test relearning how to write a rhetorical analysis essay
What a superb learning video. I appreciate the time and dedication that you have put in this video and hope for the best for you. Thank you.
THANK YOU SO MUCH! I have been so lost when it comes to the rhetorical analysis essay, but something about the way you explained it made everything click. Question: is the acronym SOAPStone (speaker, occasion, audience, purpose, subject, tone) relevant to writing the actual essay? My teacher has put a lot of emphasis on recognizing those elements in passages but how do they pertain to the essay? Do they count as rhetorical devices?
I'm so happy you found this video helpful! SOAPStone is useful for getting an overview of the passage, and you should definitely reference elements such as speaker and purpose in your essay. However, those elements aren't really rhetorical devices by themselves (except for maybe tone).
Ok but HOW does lightening the mood and creating this sense of humor make the audience more receptive to her criticism? I have my first Lang in class essay tomorrow and I'm trying to go over the basics and hopefully start the year on a strong foot.
I did not take the class. I did not study for the class. I will take the test in two days.
And we will see.
LMAO good fucking luck cuz u need it
what'd you get
@@vanessal1451 Three!
This is the MOST helpful video for Rhetorical Analysis! Thank you so much for making this; I feel so much better about my exam now :)
ap exam tomorrow what’s up guys
I’m dying 😭
Thank you for this. My first rhetorical essay assignment. I needed this.
Aye y’all ready it’s tmrw😭 (Update...I failed)
attempting to write a rhetorical essay an hour before the exam :) good luck guyssssss