Cesar Chavez - Discussion Flashcards
tips
- an essay prompt may direct you to find “rhetorical strategies.” these are the same as “devices,” “techniques,” or “choices of language”
- your job is to go from point A to point B - make a road from the Claim to the Warrant, connecting the dots
- remember that the techniques you find in the texts “do” something; the something they do is directed by the Warrant
- remember to go to the defaults of ethos, pathos, logos, syntax, diction if you have trouble finding characterizing rhetorical techniques
Cesar Chavez 2015 AP Exam Prompt
- introduction
– builds context
– introduces author
– states the thesis - body para. technique 1
= emotional diction
– claim
– data
– warrant - body para. technique 2
= explanatory nature/tone
– claim
– data
– warrant - body para. technique 3
= allusions
– claim
– data
– warrant - conclusion
iii. rhetorical questions
c. ?
He wants to show that violence does not accomplish the intended goals
iii. allusions
c. ?
The author borrows their credibility to make his use of nonviolent resistance justifiable
ii. repetition
a. ?
The author uses repetition to convey his point
iii. metaphors
c. ?
He does this so readers understand these techniques are tools to provide equality
iii. personification
a. ?
Chavez personifies time to support his message
iii. metaphors
a. ?
Chavez crafts metaphors in his article
iii. rhetorical questions
b. ?
asks “who gets killed in the case of violent revolution?”
ii. figurative language
a. ?
Chavez utilizes a metaphor to emphasize his message
ii. repetition
c. ?
he wishes to convey that workers should be respectably treated
iii. biblical references
a. ?
the author incorporates biblical references to appeal to his religious audience
