MCQ/Close Reading
60 minutes
What is the purpose of SOAPS?
To help the reader understand the text
How much time should you spend on this essay?
40 minutes.
How many sources should be used in this essay?
Three
Which is the only essay you are allowed to use personal anecdotes as evidence?
How many questions must you answer in this section?
45
In this essay you must _____ the text
Analyze
What type of evidence should be used in this essay?
First-hand evidence
How much extra time are you given on this prompt to read the sources?
15 minutes
According to the AP Rubric, your thesis must ________
be defensible and respond to the prompt.
What type of language in the answer choice should be a clue to you that the answer is incorrect?
Absolute language
How many pieces of evidence per paragraph should you aim for?
2
What type of structure should be used to organize this essay?
Classical Oration Method
What are three different types of thesis statements you can use? Explain each
Open
Closed
Counterargument
What is the method called where you accommodate the other side? You hold a mutual respect and understanding. It is not meant to be hostile. It is understanding the rhetorical situation and the audience.
Rogerian Method
What are the texts called that you will read during this portion of the exam?
Stimulus texts
What will earn you a two in the evidence and commentary section of the AP rubric
Only summarizing and not analyzing.
How should you set up the refutation section?
Piece of evidence for it
Rebuttal
Evidence supporting your rebuttal
What type of evidence is used in a synthesis essay?
Second-hand evidence
In a timed essay, which component of the classical oration should you combine with the introduction?
Narration
What are the four types of distractors you may see on MCQs?
Extreme language, too literal, recycled language, partly true
After you SOAPS a text, what should be the next step in preparing a strong essay?
What is the brainstorming strategy I want you to use for evidence? Name each letter!
CHORES
Current events
History
Outside knowledge
Reading
Entertainment
Science
Introduction
Narration
Confirmation
Refutation
Conclusion
What word should never be used in an essay?
What phrase should never be used when explaining your evidence?
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