Multiple Choice Questions
Question 1
"We need change now or our healthcare system will continue to fail us..."
What are collective pronouns?
This is where you look to glean context for your introduction.
What is the prompt?
This is the first step in preparing to write your essay.
What is rewriting the prompt as a question?
This is the rhetorical situation abbreviation and what each letter stands for.
S- speaker; O - occasion; A - audience; P - purpose in writing
Question 2
What is B?
"In Georgia there is no restriction whatever!...Nor is it only in the South that these things occur. Alabama does better than New Jersey. For Alabama limits the children’s work at night to eight hours, while New Jersey permits it all night long..."
What are specific examples?
What CHAP stands for.
What is C - current events ; H - history ; A - Art ; P - P- personal experience?
This is the second step when outlining your essay and is often done while reading the sources.
What is make a T chart?
These are the three rubric rows you're scored on and the maximum possible points earned in each.
Question 3
What is C?
"Some author, that I have met with, compares a judicious traveler to a river, that increases its stream the further it flows from its source; or to certain springs, which, running through rich veins of minerals, improve their qualities as they pass along..."
What is a metaphor?
The most effective line of reasoning in argument commentary.
What is cause and effect?
The mistake made in the thesis below:
While some sources argue that we should do meatless Mondays because it's more environmentally successful, others argue that we should not do meatless Mondays due to a lack of healthy options.
What is not taking a strong stance?
The italicized is an example of what:
When Obama said that "we" are living in a country that neglects "our" poor, he draws attention to the joint responsibility we all share for this country's citizens, appealing to the emotions of his audience and making them feel sad in order to make them more likely to agree with his argument that we need to invest in public service initiatives.
What is impact?
Question 5
What is B?
Format for this essay's thesis.
The author uses [rhetorical device 1] and [rhetorical device 2] to argue that [subclaim 1] and [subclaim 2]
Format for this essay's thesis.
I think _______, because [subclaim 1] and [subclaim 2].
Format for this essay's thesis.
What is I think that_______ because [subclaim 1] and [subclaim 2].
The below piece of commentary is missing this:
Adams uses the metaphor comparing a traveler to a river to make her son feel emboldened on his journey to Paris, thus encouraging him to get uncomfortable on his trip in order to build his character.
What is purpose?
Question 4
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. - Charles Dickens
Better to reign in Hell than to serve in Heaven. - John Milton
And the FUNCTION of this device.
What is antithesis? (will accept parallelism)
-heighten contrast
-emphasize key idea
-create memorable rhythm
Possible thesis for the following prompt:
"Wortham wrote: “Rather than dismissing the trend as a side effect of digital culture or a sad form of [showing off], maybe we’re better off seeing selfies for what they are at their best—a kind of visual diary, a way to mark our short existence and hold it up to others as proof that we were here.”
Write an essay that argues your position on the extent to which Wortham’s claim about the value of documenting one’s life with selfies is valid.
I think documenting one's life with selfies is not valid because selfies cause an obsession with one's phone, which detracts from being present and creates hyper-fixation on caring what others think.
I think documenting one's life with selfies is valid because it encourages self-love and provides a catalogue of memories that are just as valid as a diary or a journal.
Number of sources you must reference to get full credit on the evidence/commentary.
What are 3?
Thesis for the following limerick:
It's almost time to cartwheel!
Like mermaids or mermans,
you're going to do UNREAL
on your AP Lang Exam
What is: The author uses pun/end rhyme/simile to convey the message that the students are almost done with their AP exam, and they're going to do great.