AP Lang Unit 0

Multiple Choice Questions

Questions that assess students' understanding through options to select from.

Free Response Questions

Open-ended questions requiring students to construct their own answers.

Synthesis Question

A type of free response question where students compose an argument using three sources.

Rhetorical Analysis

A free response question analyzing how a writer's language contributes to the text's meaning.

Argument

A free response question where students create an evidence-based argument on a given topic.

Assessment of Free Response Questions

Evaluated based on correctness, style, persuasiveness, and mastery of the topic.

Multiple Choice Questions Percentage

Count for 45% of the total exam score.

Final Exam Score Scale

A scale ranging from 1 to 5.

Rhetoric

The art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing.

Persuasion

The act of convincing someone to believe or do something.

Rhetorical Situation

Circumstances involving communication aimed at modifying someone's perspective.

Exigence

An urgent need or demand prompting communication.

Purpose

The reason something is done or created.

Audience

A group of listeners or spectators receiving the communication.

Writer

A person who has authored a particular text.

Context

The circumstances surrounding an event or idea that aid in understanding.

Message

A communication sent to a recipient who cannot be contacted directly.

Claim

An assertion that something is the case, often without evidence.

Claim of Fact

An assertion that can be tested by examining evidence.

Claim of Value

A qualitative assertion about moral, aesthetic, or philosophical topics.

Claim of Policy

An argument advocating for certain conditions or actions to solve a problem.

Evidence

Facts or information indicating whether a belief is true or valid.

Facts

Information known or proven to be true.

Anecdotes

Short, interesting stories about real incidents or people.

Analogies

Comparisons between two things for explanation or clarification.

Statistics

The science of collecting and analyzing numerical data.

Examples

Illustrative instances characteristic of a general rule.

Expert Opinions

Views from designated experts based on scientific evidence.

Testimonials

Formal statements attesting to someone's character and qualifications.

Reasoning

The logical and sensible thought process about something.

Source Material

The collection of objects a writer uses to gather information and ideas.