Synthesis
The least amount of sources to incorporate in an AP response.
What is 3?
(adj.) characterized by rich abundance verging on ostentation
What is opulent?
(n.) a wet swampy bog; figuratively, something that traps and confuses
What is morass?
A figure of speech that combines contradictory words with opposing meanings to form a new phrase.
Ex. unbiased opinion
What is an oxymoron?
It's the fitting name of Bob & Helen Parr's eldest son in "The Incredibles."
What is Dash?
One acceptable way to cite a source for a Question 1 on the AP Exam.
What is source letter like Source A, or author's name? Be consistent!
(adj.) diverse, varied
What is manifold?
(adj.) in the process of being born or coming into existence
What is nascent?
This is an example of a rhetorical device that has inverted parallel structure.
Ex. "All the schoolchildren were cruel. Killing ants, pinching legs, and stomping on flowers were the favorite habits of the children."
What is chiasmus?
In a 2008 film, the rotund character with this 2-letter name joins a tiger, crane, mantis, viper, & monkey to defeat a snow leopard.
Who is Po from "Kung Fu Panda"?
This is one way Ms. G suggested to organize your sources after reading them.
What is the pro/con/neutral method?
(adj.) unyielding to persuasion or moral influences
What is obdurate?
(n.) a remedy for all ills or difficulties
What is panacea?
"We have also come to this hallowed spot to remind America of the fierce urgency of now. This is no time to engage in the luxury of cooling off or to take the tranquilizing drug of gradualism. Now is the time to make real the promises of democracy. Now is the time to rise from the dark and desolate valley of segregation to the sunlit path of racial justice. Now is the time to lift our nation from the quicksands of racial injustice to the solid rock of brotherhood. Now is the time to make justice a reality for all of God's children." --MLK "I Have a Dream"
What is extended metaphor? This metaphor compares justice to a bank that is overdue on its promises.
Voiced by John Mulaney in "Into the Spiderverse" Spider-Ham isn't called Peter Parker, but rather Peter this.
What is Peter Porker?
Write a thesis using the following topic for an argument: Advertising plays a huge role in society and is readily apparent to anyone who watches television, listens to radio, reads newspapers, or simply looks at billboards. Advertising has staunch advocates that claim advertising promotes free trades and prosperity, but critics claim that advertisements are propaganda.
Answers will vary.
(adj.) excessively compliant or submissive
What is obsequious?
(adj.) weakly sentimental
What is maudlin?
"I have been assured by a very knowing American of my acquaintance in London, that a young healthy child well nursed, is, at a year old, a most delicious nourishing and wholesome food, whether stewed, roasted, baked, or boiled; and I make no doubt that it will equally serve in a fricasee, or a ragoust."
What is satire? By more specifically it uses a periodic sentence too!
This character, from "The Magic School Bus," is the teacher who takes her class on magical field trips.
Who is Ms. Valerie Frizzle?
Using your thesis from the previous question use the following visual/graphic and incorporate the source into your commentary (2-3 sentences).
Answers will vary.
(n.) a curse
What is malediction?
(v.) to render incomprehensible
What is obfuscate?
A figure of speech in which coordinating conjunctions—words such as "and," "or," and "but" that join other words or clauses in a sentence into relationships of equal importance—are used several times in close succession.
"Well, sometimes I go out by myself / And I look across the water / And I think of all the things / What you're doing / And in my head I paint a picture."
What is polysyndeton? Can you also identify the song?
This villain from "The Powerpuff Girls" is a recurring foe with a large, exposed brain and a fondness for evil schemes involving monkeys and mayhem.
Who is Mojo jojo?