The Exam
What is the best strategy for beginning the multiple choice section of the AP Language exam?
Looking quickly over the different passages and deciding which one to read and answer first
How many sources are given and how many do you need to use?
6-7 sources; 3
For each strategy you say the author uses, what's the minimum number of examples you should cite from the text?
2
Can you use hypothetical evidence in your argument essay?
no
The repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of successive lines or sentences
Anaphora
What components are in the rhetorical triangle?
Subject; audience; speaker
What does SPACECAT stand for?
Speaker; Purpose; Audience; Context; Exigence; Choices; Appeals; Tone
The difference between diction versus tone
What is word choice versus attitude
What is a definite position so no one will question where you stand on the topic of the prompt?
An argumentative thesis
Name and define 3 satirical devices
What are irony, hyperbole, parody, understatement, caricature, etc.?
What is the Letter of the Day?
Choosing a single answer (A-D) to use for questions we do not know the answers to.
Describe 2 things you should annotate for as you read each source
What is... whether the source supports the topic? Refutes it? Qualifies it? What is the source's central argument about the topic at hand?
What does DIDLS stand for?
Diction; Imagery; Details; Language; Syntax
What is your first task when analyzing the prompt?
Find the author’s main point so you can decide what position to take.
Substitution of an agreeable or at least non-offensive expression for one whose plainer meaning might be harsh or unpleasant.
Euphemism
What is Process of Elimination?
POE, a recommended strategy for answering multiple choice questions on the AP Language exam
Difference between an argumentative synthesis and an explanatory synthesis?
Argue- sources offering competing claims
Explanatory- sources provide diff. Aspects of the topis with no competing claim. (comparison of sources)
Name of the introduction paragraph for the RA essay
Rhetorical Precis
What kinds of evidence can you use in your argument essay? Name at least 4 possible types.
Reading; Entertainment; History; Universal Truth; Government; Observations; Sports
The deliberate use of ambiguity in a phrase or image--especially involving sexual or humorous meanings.
Double entendre
What is an absolute necessity on the multiple choice section of the AP Language exam; (hint: what some students do during the final two minutes of the multiple choice section?)
Answer every single question, even if you need to guess?
Paraphrase what the following prompt is asking you to do. Read the following sources (including any introductory information) carefully. Then, in an essay that synthesizes at least three of the sources for support, take a position that defends, challenges, or qualifies the claim that television has had a positive impact on presidential elections.
Read the sources. Using the sources to support your claim, disagree, agree, or qualify the statement that television has positively impacted presidential elections.
Name 5 rhetorical strategies
What are.... diction, syntax, imagery, tone, simile, metaphor, rhetorical question, personification, antithesis, juxtaposition, repetition, etc.
What is one of three ways to earn the sophistication point for FRQ 3?
Identify and explore complexities or tensions
Articulate the implications or limitations of an argument by situating it is a broader context
Make effective rhetorical choices; vivid and persuasive style
Citing an example; using an illustrative story, either true or fictitious
Exemplum