Synthesis Essay
How many minutes do you get for Synthesis?
55 minutes
How many minutes do you get for Argument?
40 minutes
How many minutes do you get for the RA (recommended amount)?
40 minutes
What does LOR stand for?
Line of Reasoning
How many FRQs are there and name them?
3, Synthesis, Rhetorical Analysis, Argument.
Which question of the FRQ is Synthesis (give number)?
Question 1
Which question of the FRQ is Argument (give a number)?
Question 3
Which question number of the FRQ is RA? (give number)
Question 2
How many evidences must you have per paragraph
2 per paragraph
How much time will you have to complete the MCQ section?
60 minutes
How many sources are normally given to you?
6-7 sources
Personal, observational, and educational
Name all the appeals and say what they mean.
Logos (appeals to logic), pathos (appeals to emotion), and ethos (appeals to ethics/credibility)
How many MCQ questions are there in total?
45 questions
In what order do you have to write the FRQs in?
Trick question, there is no order.
What types of sources are given to you? Name three.
Chart, graph, cartoon, essay, excerpt of book, newspaper, cover of book, etc.
How many times can you use personal evidence in each essay?
One time
Name ALL of SPACECAT.
Speaker, Purpose, Audience, Context, Exigence, Choices, Appeals, and Tone
Is this correct? Yes or No?
The AP Lang test is Wednesday; everyone is getting five's!
Yes
What percentage of the test are the multiple choice questions worth?
45%
Ex: (A), (Source A), According to Source A..., According to *insert source title here*, According to *insert author's name here*, etc.
Name all three types of claims (claims of ___, claims of ____, and claims of ____)?
Claims of fact, claims of value, and claims of policy
What does the Rhetorical Triangle contain (name the parts)?
Purpose, Speaker, and Audience
Practice!
As a child, I was under the fantasy that my obsession with such a strange sandwich was eccentric. When I went to McDonald's with friends who got Chicken McNuggets Happy Meals or cheeseburgers, ordering the Filet-O-Fish made me feel as if I was in on some sort of secret. After a few years in Montreal, my dad landed a good government job in Victoria, British Columbia. On our drive across Canada, we indulged in the prospect of my dad's earning a real salary by eating at McDonals' almost daily, a whirlwind of Filet-O-Fish meals (for me) and hamburgers (for my parents). But my experience was shattered when I, fancying myself different, pointed out that my parents both loved hamburgers while I, a renegade, preferred the Filet-O-Fish. "Well, I like the Filet-O-Fish most too," my mother put it candidly. "But it is expensive, so we only buy it for you."
The paragraph contributes to the reasoning of the author's argument primarily by
A) Reminiscing about the comfort fast food provided during a family trip
B) Describing the entire family's affection for McDonald's
C) Highlighting the author's refusal to order anything other than the Filet-O-Fish
D) Highlighting the author's refusal to order anything other than the Filet-O-Fish
E) Suggesting that the author is unique because of her fast-food order
D is correct
How many comprehension questions (not the grammar ones) are there in the MCQ section?
23-25 questions