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