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Frank Mata & Heidi Oberdank, Eleanor Roosevelt High School, Department of English, Corona, Ca
As we go through the next terms and concepts, you will receive the
definitions and you will apply these new concepts towards “The Box
Man.” Please keep that in mind as we go through these terms
AP Vocabulary
Cornell Notes- AP Vocab.
Paradigm
Exigence
Message
The accepted belief of a system
The Circumstance, the situation of the piece
The main idea of the essay The chief point the author
makes about the subject, to which all other details and ideas relate
More Vocab.
Purpose
Syntax
Tone
Diction
Why the author wrote the piece Persuade or Inform---no Entertain
The analysis of sentence construction Must be examined as to how it contributes
to and enhances the meaning and effect of the piece
The author’s attitude toward the subject sometimes toward the audience and the writer’s
own self expressed in choice of words and sentence
structures, as well as in what is said
The word choice you make in order to achieve a purpose and make meaning clear
Effective diction conveys your meaning exactly, emphatically, and conciselyIt is appropriate to you intentions and
audience
Aristotle’s Five Canon’s of Rhetoric Invention
Arrangement
Memory
Style
Delivery
The author’s subtle shift of perspective,A new way of looking at something
The order in which events are placed in a piece of literature in order to have the most impact- NOT DONE FOR ORGANIZATIONS SAKE
The ability to access information, to know the social situation of the piece, the historical context or paradigm
Author’s unique manipulation of rhetorical devices
The presentation on a page One side of paper only One inch margins all sides “medium size” penmanship Standard use of letter size “a” and “d,” and “h” are not
the same height
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