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Unit 5: Organization, Transitions, and Tone

Rhetorical Situation: Reading

Work out the purpose of a paragraph from its place in the argument, and read a writer's perspective, persona, and intended readers off precise, descriptive words.

Topic 5.1 · 14 min read

This lesson comes with the AP English Language and Composition plan

In this lesson

  1. 01A paragraph's purpose is its job in the whole
  2. 02Small words that show where the writer stands
  3. 03Precise words and the reader they assume
  4. 04Worked examples
  5. 05Where students lose points
  6. 06On the exam

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