AP Language

Rhetorical Analysis Essay | Sept. 9, 2024

In class, we've been reading The Crucible written by Arthur Miller, while discussing the historical context of this play and why the author chose to write it. After reading the book, we read an article of Miller reflecting on the choices made that inspired him to create The Crucible. This article is called Why I Wrote the Crucible written by Arthur Miller. Later, we had to write an essay describing the rhetorical situations Arthur uses in his article to describe the exigence for the creation of The Crucible.

Sydney Gaines - AP Rhetorical Essay 1

Digital Essay Copy - Final Draft

In this final draft copy, I revise my original, handwritten essay. Ms Klein corrected gramatical mistakes, and added additional feedback on ways to raise our grades per the rubric. I applied these corrections, making it an improved draft of this essay.

Handwritten Essay Copy - Rough Draft

This handwritten copy is a Rhetorical Analysis Essay written during an assessment. We received a prompt and an excerpt from The Crucible and wrote an essay on the purpose of Arthur Miller writing his play. After the test, we received our papers back to revise and change.

Synthesis Essay | Sept. 6, 2024

In class, we've been reading The Crucible written by Arthur Miller, while analyzing different characters' purposes. Additionally, we connected the factual characteristics to the characters portrayed in Miller's play. While reading The Crucible, I understood that some characters may have been drawn from Arthur Miller's imagination as he wasn't alive during the Puritan era in Salem, MA. In this essay, we gathered information from texts describing Tituba (one of Miller's characters) and compared it to Miller's interpretation of her in The Crucible.

Sydney Gaines - AP Synthesis Essay 1

Digital Essay Copy - Final Draft

In this final draft copy, I revise my original, handwritten essay. Ms Klein corrected gramatical mistakes, and added additional feedback on ways to raise our grades per the rubric. I applied these corrections, making it an improved draft of this essay.

Handwritten Essay Copy - Rough Draft

This handwritten copy is a Synthesis Essay written during an assessment. We received a prompt, utilized our research from The Trial of Tatabe, and wrote an essay on the accuracy of Miller's depiction of Tituba. After the test, we received our papers back to revise and change.

Argumentative Essay | Dec. 17, 2024

In class, we've been reading The Great Gatsby written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, while analyzing different characters' social classes and fates. Additionally, we connected the fates of the characters portrayed in Fitzgerald's novel, to the realities of American society. While reading The Great Gatsby, I understood that lower-class citizens have to work twice as hard to achieve success in their lives, compared to wealthier people. In this essay, we selected 2 characters to compare their lifestyles and fates, and relate them to the "American Dream".

Sydney Gaines - Allegory in The Great Gatsby

Digital Essay Copy - Final Draft

In this final draft copy, I revise my original, handwritten essay. Ms Klein corrected grammatical mistakes and added additional feedback on ways to raise our grades per the rubric. I applied these corrections, making it an improved draft of this essay.

Greatest Song of All Time (G.O.A.T) Rhetorical Analysis Essay | Feb. 12, 2025

In class, we've been reading The Great Gatsby written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, while analyzing different characters' social classes and fates. Additionally, we connected the fates of the characters portrayed in Fitzgerald's novel, to the realities of American society. While reading The Great Gatsby, I understood that lower-class citizens have to work twice as hard to achieve success in their lives, compared to wealthier people. In this essay, we selected 2 characters to compare their lifestyles and fates, and relate them to the "American Dream".

Sydney Gaines - The Greatest Song of All Time Essay

Digital Essay Copy - Final Draft

In this final draft copy, I combined the guided outline for our rhetorical analysis provided by Mrs. Klein. Then, I edited it, adding my works cited page and changing the formatting.

Sydney Gaines - The GOAT: Song Edition

Digital Notebook

In this interactive notebook, I indivudally, wrote my essay by paragraphs.