Vocabulary:

AP Lit Rubrics

Readings
S/D/B Analysis

AP Exam
100

author presents or describes concepts, animals, or inanimate objects by endowing them with human attributes or emotions

What is Personification?

100

In order for a thesis point, your claim has to answer the prompt and be______

What is defensible

100

The very first analysis of a literary work we did at the beginning of the year.

 500-word analysis of Jill Lepore’s “How To Write A Paper For This Class”

100

S/B/D stands for ____

Says, Does, and Because

100

45 minutes is the recommended time for ___

What is the recommended time limit for each essay?

200

direct contrast of structurally parallel word groupings – sink-swim

What is Antithesis

200

The evidence has to include what in order to be specific to your explanation

A literary device present in the moment

200

The reading where we learned about Magical Realism at the beginning of the year.

“A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings” by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

200

Describes, synthesizes, supports and predicts are words we use in which parts of the analysis.

does and because parts

200

Focus on the Introduction and Body paragraphs.

What is the most important part in the essay that we should focus on?

300

 repetition of identical or similar consonant sounds, normally at the beginning of words

What is alliteration?

300

The literary device impacts the reader’s interpretation as a whole by___

creating a special meaning of the text that helps in determining the intent of the author

300

The first Maya Angelou poem we studied

“Still I Rise” by Maya Angelo

300

Tell why the author uses the literary element and the impact it has on the reader (you can incorporate social commentary here)

what do you talk about in the because part.

300

Trust your instincts and don’t waste your time

What is two strategy everyone should use on the Multiple Choice questions?

400

It is a repeated thought or idea the author presents to the reader that may be deep, difficult to understand, or even moralistic

What is Theme?

400

Line of reasoning is _____ 

A line of reasoning is best defined as the arrangement of claims and evidence that leads to your thesis. 

400

a poem with six stanzas of six lines and a final triplet, all stanzas having the same six words at the line-ends in six different sequences that follow a fixed pattern, and with all six words appearing in the closing three-line envoi.

What is a sestina?

400

Identifies the main points or elements, identifies what was stated or what is included; doesn't add any new ideas or interpretation

What are some traits of Summary?

400

Two or three answer choices may seem to have merit but they will not be completely true.

What is always true about 3 of the multiple-choice answers?

500

a literary or artistic genre in which realistic narrative and naturalistic technique are combined with surreal elements of dream or fantasy.

What is Magical Realism?

500

 To get the sophistication point I need to have ____  

 To get the sophistication point I need to have a broader context connection, a counterpoint where I showcase why my claim is stronger,  a style that’s consistently vivid and persuasive, and I need to explore complexities or tension in the text. The sophistication should be seen throughout my writing, not merely as a reference.  

500

“Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate: Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And summer’s lease hath all too short a date;”

The first 4 lines of Shakespeare’s sonnet 18 we studied.

500

Makes an arguments, chooses specific elements, examines and interprets each element, discuss causes and effects

What are some traits of Analysis?

500

As long as it is specific

Can philosophy or an outer world connection such as student and teacher relationship help contribute to a sophistication point?