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4. Rhetorical Situation / Claims and Evidence. How does Ramaswamy characterize the 4
United States? What does he depict as the country’s strengths? its flaws? How does this
portrayal serve his purpose? DIFFERENTIATION
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5. Claims and Evidence. How does Ramaswamy use his experiences as a CEO to support his chapter 4
argument? Connections to T e xt
Connections to Text
Analyzing Q3.
Analyzing Q3. Sonia Sotomayor, in her
speech “A Latina Judge’ s V oice” used as
speech “A Latina Judge’s Voice” used as
Analyzing Language, Style, and Structure Other Voices / Vivek Ramaswamy the 2022 AP Language rhetorical analysis
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the 2022 AP

ompt, r
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prompt, refers to the contrast between the efers to the contrast between the
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1. Vocabulary in Context. In the last paragraph, Ramaswamy claims that “America is the views of America as a “melting pot” and a views of America as a “melting pot” and a
pursuit of perfection — call it the pursuit of a more perfect union, the pursuit of happiness, the “salad bowl.” You might have students read ead
“salad bowl.” Y
ou might have students r
pursuit of liberty, equality, and justice for all.” What is the meaning of the word “pursuit”?
ompt, and ask them to compar
that pr
What connotations are associated with it? How does its repetition — and the emphasis that prompt, and ask them to compare e
those views to what Ramaswamy refers to efers to
Ramaswamy places on it — contribute to the conclusion of his essay? those views to what Ramaswamy r
as a “mosaic.” Sotomayor also r
2. Rhetorical Situation / Style. In paragraphs 8 and 19, Ramaswamy uses the term “siren as a “mosaic.” Sotomayor also refers to the efers to the
American Dr
eam in her essay
song,” a reference to the Greek myth of sirens, creatures who lured unsuspecting sailors to American Dream in her essay, which also , which also
makes it a good prompt to look at in con-ompt to look at in con-
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gruesome deaths with enchanting songs that led them to steer their ships into the rocks by makes it a good pr
the shore. What perspective on identity politics does Ramaswamy convey through this versation with Ramaswamy’
versation with Ramaswamy’s views of s views of
allusion? What does the inclusion of the reference indicate about his understanding of his identity , cultur
identity, culture, and America.e, and America.
audience?
3. Rhetorical Situation / Style. How does the analogy of a “mosaic” in paragraph 7 support TRM Rubric
Ramaswamy’s argument?
A rubric for these prompts can be found in
4. Rhetorical Situation / Claims and Evidence. In paragraph 8 and paragraphs 20–21, A rubric for these pr ompts can be found in
ce Materials.
eacher’
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Ramaswamy offers a concession and then makes a rebuttal. What are they? How do they the Teacher’s Resource Materials.
serve his argument? Why are they appropriate to the rhetorical situation?
5. Rhetorical Situation / Reasoning and Organization. Examine the beginning and the
ending of Ramaswamy’s essay. How do they mirror one another? How do they effectively DIFFERENTIATION
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begin and close his argument?
Connections to World
Connections to W orld
Composing Q2.
Composing Q2. While it might have been
Topics for Composing helpful to challenge the students to play
helpful to challenge the students to play

“the believing game” and “the doubting
“the believing game” and “the doubting
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1. AP FRQ Rhetorical Analysis. In 2020, entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy adapted a game” as they r ead the essay , at the end it
game” as they read the essay, at the end it
speech he had delivered on identity politics for publication in the National Review. Read could be good to ask them to define what
could be good to ask them to define what
paragraphs 9–12 of “The Plural Individual” carefully. Write an essay that analyzes the
their attitude is towar
d these issues of
rhetorical choices Ramaswamy makes to develop his argument that pluralism is the best way their attitude is toward these issues of
identity politics and America’
ney
s jour
for Americans to “find our path to true solidarity” and rebuild “shared American identity.” identity politics and America’s journey
towar
o take “the
e perfect union.” T
d “a mor
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2. AP FRQ Argument. In his 2020 article “The Plural Individual,” Vivek Ramaswamy asserts toward “a more perfect union.” To take “the
believing game” one step further for strong
that “The cure to our division isn’t to celebrate our diversity between one another. It is to believing game” one step further for str ong
om
students who instinctively r
ecoil fr
celebrate the diversity within each of us” (par. 19). Write an essay that argues your position on students who instinctively recoil from
Ramaswamy’s argument, you could chal-
whether Ramaswamy’s suggested cure is “the key to our shared identity as Americans” and a Ramaswamy’ s ar gument, you could chal-
way to make progress as a nation. lenge them to endorse Ramaswamy’ s
lenge them to endorse Ramaswamy’s
3. Connections. Read James Baldwin’s “A Talk to Teachers” (p. 200). Discuss with your ar gument. Can they detail steps a “plural
argument. Can they detail steps a “plural
classmates what Baldwin may have thought about Ramaswamy’s argument. With what individual” might take to make positive
individual” might take to make positive
claims might Baldwin have agreed? Disagreed? Support your discussion with evidence from change in the world? Can they adopt
change in the world? Can they adopt
both texts.
Ramaswamy’s stance to argue why essen-
Ramaswamy’ s stance to ar gue why essen-
ove America?
tialism is unlikely to impr
tialism is unlikely to improve America?
ong r
esponses will take a measur
ed,
Str
259 Strong responses will take a measured,
qualified stance that is respectful and
qualified stance that is r
espectful and
nonadversarial.
nonadversarial.
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Connections to Text
Composing Q3. While the Baldwin essay will
provoke good thinking, many of the other
essays in this unit could do so as well. You
could offer students a choice of essays they
have read, and ask them to find evidence of
correspondences—comparisons, contrasts,
or other connections—to develop a claim
about the extent to which the writers would
agree or disagree. Or, they could set it up as
a dialogue between the two writers using
both textual evidence and their own
creativity.
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