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Purpose Statements and Analysis

Purpose Statements and Analysis. AP Language and Composition. How do I find it?. EXPLICIT. IMPLICIT . Watch for patterns in the piece that occur throughout; consider the piece in its entirety (TONE) FOUND IN: personal narratives descriptive pieces fiction/ creative nonfiction satire/irony.

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Purpose Statements and Analysis

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  1. Purpose Statements and Analysis AP Language and Composition

  2. How do I find it? EXPLICIT IMPLICIT Watch for patterns in the piece that occur throughout; consider the piece in its entirety (TONE) FOUND IN:personal narrativesdescriptive piecesfiction/ creative nonfictionsatire/irony • Locate the thesis of the piece FOUND IN:expository writingargumentative piecesdebatesspeeches

  3. Most pieces we read have implicit purposes. You have to think.

  4. TONE Definition: the speaker’s or writer’s attitude towards his subject • Described with a mature, accurate adjective • Look to denotation, connotation, and imagery to help you determine it • May shift throughout a piece • Shifts are key to the author’s overall intent “to misinterpret TONE is to misinterpret PURPOSE”

  5. Practice • Look by through Rodriguez’s chapter. • Mark changes in TONE. Label each section with an appropriate tone word. • CONSIDER: How do the changes in tone help to reveal Rodriguez’s overall purpose?

  6. Analytical Writing Literary Analysis Rhetorical Analysis Non-fiction Focuses on how PURPOSE is developed through rhetorical devices and techniques Purpose statement includes: SUBJECT+ WRITER’S MOVES+ INTENDED IMPACT ON AUDIENCE • Fiction • Focuses on how THEME is developed through literary devices and techniques • Theme statement includes: TOPIC + AUTHOR’S STATEMENT+ SO WHAT?

  7. Sample Purpose Statement Anne Roiphe's "Confessions of a Female Chauvinist Sow" first appeared in the magazine New York in 1972. In this essay Roiphe aims to convince her readers that women must put faith in the idea that they are equal to men, not superior: "Women who want equality must be prepared to give it and believe in it . . . ." Personal anecdotes, contrast, and comparison are techniques Roiphe skillfully uses to create a strong, convincing essay. What How

  8. Sample Purpose Statement Novelist, Amy Tan, in her narrative essay, “Fish Cheeks,” recounts an embarrassing Christmas Eve dinner when she was 14 years old. Tan’s purpose is to convey the idea that, at fourteen, she wasn’t able to recognize the love her mother had for her or the sacrifices she made. She adopts a sentimental tone in order to appeal to similar feelings and experiences in her adult readers. What How

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