What is the number of passages you can expect to encounter on multiple choice section of the AP Language exam?
100
at least 3
What is the number of sources you will be expected to draw information from on your synthesis essay?
100
AP English Language is really the study of _______.
What is Rhetoric?
100
Lizzy's Crush
Who is Lt. George Wickham?
200
Literal meaning of a word; definition
What is Denotation?
200
The most common literary element questions on the multiple choice section ask you to identify a specific _______.
What is a Rhetorical Strategy or Device?
200
The first step in writing a successful essay.
What is read / work / understand the Prompt?
200
When writing the synthesis essay, make sure ______ is central.
What is Your Argument or Your Position?
200
Polonius's most famous advice.
What is "To Thine Own Self Be True"?
300
The characteristic emotion or attitude of an author toward the characters or subject
What is Tone?
300
Many multiple choice questions ask you to interpret or infer _______ of a word or set of words.
What is Meaning?
300
What you should make sure to spend time doing before you begin writing any essay.
What is Plan / Outline your essay.
300
What you do NOT want to do when writing the synthesis essay.
What is summarize sources?
300
Says goodnight to the "Sweet Prince"
Who is Horatio?
400
A conclusion one can draw from the presented details
What is Inference?
400
Many multiple choice questions ask you to determine the ________ of a passage, paragraph, sentence, or phrase.
What is Effect or Purpose?
400
What successful students do to the text on AP Language exams.
What is Underline / Mark / Annotate / Take Notes?
400
In addition to the synthesis essay, you can expect to write this kind of essay.
What is Writing about Another Writer's Writing (or Speech) Type 2 -- Single Text?
or
What is Develop and Support a Position based on your own evidence and examples?
400
The first word of Vonnegut's anti-war story (the first word of chapter 2, the start of his official narrative).
What is "Listen"?
500
Writing with a purpose to instruct or to teach
What is Didactic writing?
500
Many multiple choice questions ask you to determine the author's or speaker's ______ in a passage or statement.
What is Purpose or Position?
500
Some experts tell students that A.P. also stands for Answer _______.
What is Prompt?
500
45
What is the percentage of your final AP score based on your multiple choice score?
500
The percentage of the world population living in China.