We reviewed the elements of the rhetorical analysis essay during today's session. I placed on the board an outline of the essay's organization: 1. An introduction that identifies the exigence, occasion , and purpose of the passage 2. An identification of the writer's rhetorical choices such such as diction( including tone, connotation, allusion, metaphor). 3. an explanation as to why the choices are effective (or not) given the writer's audience and purpose. As the use of punctuation can likewise act as a rhetorical choice, we reviewed an AP practice MCQ on the use of punctuation that JP found challenging. I studied the passage with JP and explained the writer's use of dashes ,here to focus on a subset of facts. We discussed how the AP multiple choice answers can be very nuanced and addressed what specific words in the choice of answers suggested the correct response.