Ap Lit Rubric
Passing scores on the AP Lit essay
What is 4-6 points on the AP Lit essays?
The ironic minimalizing of a fact
What is an understatement?
To stress the importance of something
What is to emphasize?
The purposeful use of words that contains denotative or connotative meaning
What is diction?
Four Athenians find themselves in a magical chaotic mess dealing with love potions.
What was " A Midsummer Night's Dream" about?
Three types of essays that need to be written for the AP Lit exam
What is Poetry Analysis, Prose Fiction Argument, Literary argument?
Object is used to represent something to which it is closely related
What is metonymy?
To make a statement that helps visualize, and define information about people, places and things
What is to describe?
The narrative voice used to tell a story
What is the point of view?
A collection of vignettes on a young girl’s life
What was "The House on Mango Street" about?
You must consistently explain how your evidence supports your claim(s).
What is needed in addition to providing specific evidence for all claims in your essay?
A part represents the whole, such as hands = person
What is synecdoche?
To use details that include and evoke the 5 senses to draw a mental picture of what is going on
What is to illustrate?
An attitude of a speaker or writer towards the subject or audience
What is tone?
A story in which an angel falls into a couple’s home
What was "A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings" about?
- Identifying and exploring complexities or tensions within the passage.
- Illuminating the student’s interpretation by situating it within a broader context.
- Accounting for alternative interpretations of the passage.
- Employing a style that is consistently vivid and persuasive.
What is one way you earn the sophistication point?
The direct contrast of structurally parallel word groupings
What is an antithesis?
To make something feel more present by digging deeper and going down to the roots of something to evoke an emotion
What is to deepen?
The use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in a plot
What is foreshadowing?
A poem in which a mother tells her daughter how she should behave and act
What was "Girl" about?
Simply restates thesis (if present), repeats provided information, or offers information irrelevant to the prompt.
What is a score 0 on the AP Lit essays?
A comparison between two things typically for the purpose of explanation and clarification
What is an analogy?
To back up and further elaborate the point that is trying to be proven by using details
What is to support?
Contrasting elements placed side by side in order to emphasize their differences
What is juxtaposition?
The author discusses her expectations and explains the process of making an argument by using metaphors related to fishing
What was " How to Write a Paper for this Class" about?