Introduction
Topic Sentences & Evidence
Text Analysis
Listening
Synthesis
100
An introduction paragraph is made up these three things (in order)
Hook, Background Info, Thesis
100
The length of a topic sentence
One sentence
100
You can--and should--do this before reading a text in order to focus your text analysis.
Preview questions
100
Taking down any of these while you listen to an audio recording is helpful
Notes
200
The most essential part of an introduction paragraph, this is the argument of an essay.
Thesis
200
The minimum number of sources to cite in a Synthesis essay, for both the SBAC and AP Lang Exam
3 sources
200
You divide a text into these three parts to easily chunk a text
Beginning / Middle / End
200
The number of times your should listen to an audio recording on SBAC testing
At least twice
200
The alternative way to cite Source C from this source list
Trubek
300
This test requires that you write an introduction paragraph for your essay
SBAC
300
A helpful strategy to organize your ideas for a body paragraph
Outline
300
The overall feeling of a text provides through particular language and examples--often helpful to know when answering multiple choice questions
Tone
300
This is when you put evidence that you either hear or read into your own words
Paraphrasing
300
This is the main idea of this synthesis prompt
Handwriting instruction
400
A thesis is made up of these two parts--or three, technically.
A position and two reasons
400
This is how many pieces of evidence you need to include in a body paragraph
Two
400
What describes the strongest multiple choice answer
The best
400
A quick topic sentence to support the first reason from this thesis:
There is high value in initiatives to improve STEM education and interest because it prepares students for STEM-specialized careers and encourages innovative thinking.
There is high value in initiatives to improve STEM education and interest because it prepares students for STEM-specialized careers.
500
An alternative to using a question for your hook
A fact / An anecdote / A quote
500
A quick way to create a topic sentence once you have a complete thesis
Restate position and one reason from thesis
500
The author uses rather skeptical this in the following sentences:
Our privacy has never been invaded so thoroughly and relentlessly as it is today. Mobile phone conversations are easily intercepted and recorded, and built-in location tracking means that our mobile phones betray our every step.
Word choice