During the first segment of the session, we reviewed Matthew's rhetorical analysis essay from yesterday's test. Matthew's work demonstrates a significant improvement in incorporating evidence. However, I discussed my revisions and edits in order to demonstrate how to directly relate the cited evidence to the writer's rhetorical situation , a critical task on the AP exam. I further provided examples of smoothly embedding quotes into the essay. Last, I noted how certain portions of the analyzed text could have been referenced as clearer examples of pathos. Next, we reviewed this weekend's assignment -a synthesis essay using concession and transition phrases. We reviewed the 6 sources provided by the AP in the synthesis question and discussed how to form a thesis statement from the sources that does more than just reiterate the thesis and examples of one of the source documents. Additionally, we studied the graph and data sources and analyzed how the data might be used in the essay.