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AP Lang test study guide
Multiple Choice 45%
-2 sets of questions assessing reading skills (23-25 total)
-3 sets of questions assessing writing skills (20-22 total)
4 main skills: rhetorical situation, claims and evidence, reasoning and organization, style
Strategies:
read and mark the passage actively
work to develop an understanding of its content and style
anticipate spots that might be the focus of future questions
do the easiest questions first, skip hard ones and come back, read questions carefully for what it’s really asking, test answers in context, find disqualifying words, and aim for clarity and conciseness
60% (27/45) can get you a 3, 65%+ (30/45) can get you a 4-5
Essays 55%
-scoring: thesis, evidence and commentary, sophistication; line of reasoning, multiple supporting claims, explains, rhetorical situation, consistently, vivid and persuasive
thesis- responds to the prompt with a defensible thesis that analyzes the writer's rhetorical choices.
evidence & commentary- provide specific evidence to support our claims, consistently explain how the evidence supports a line of reasoning and explains how multiple rhetorical choices in the passage contribute to the writer’s purpose
sophistication- sophistication in thought or a complex understanding of the rhetorical situation
Synthesis Question 1
-how to write a synthesis essay
Rhetorical Analysis Question 2
Items to include: thesis, evidence, explanation, understanding of the rhetorical situation, appropriate grammar and punctuation
main components of the rhetorical situation:
exigence- the part that inspires, stimulates, provokes, or prompts writers to create a text
purpose, audience, writer, context, message
while reading pay attention to the writer's choices: rhetorical triangle & appeals, imagery & strong diction, fig lang, rhetorical devices, structural elements
Precis: Author, Thesis, Devices, Appeals - ethos, logos, pathos, Purpose, Tone - use descriptive words, Audience
Argumentative Question 3
-how to write an argumentative essay
define terms in the introductory paragraph
create a position
use evidence from multiple different ideas: personal experiences, history, current affairs, pop culture, etc
use capital letters; things like specific events, people, books, etc
refutations and concessions for opposing arguments
conclude with a call to action
Characteristics of Effective Essays:
Clearly and directly respond to the prompt
Classical moves- organization
Syllogistic thinking (logos); not just persuasion
Clear and stable definitions
Specific evidence (capitol powers)
Coherent
Explanatory power- the ability of an argument to make new evidence that would otherwise be unexplainable, a matter of course
-always consider what EVERYTHING has to do with the rhetorical situation
Tips
AP Lang test study guide
Multiple Choice 45%
-2 sets of questions assessing reading skills (23-25 total)
-3 sets of questions assessing writing skills (20-22 total)
4 main skills: rhetorical situation, claims and evidence, reasoning and organization, style
Strategies:
read and mark the passage actively
work to develop an understanding of its content and style
anticipate spots that might be the focus of future questions
do the easiest questions first, skip hard ones and come back, read questions carefully for what it’s really asking, test answers in context, find disqualifying words, and aim for clarity and conciseness
60% (27/45) can get you a 3, 65%+ (30/45) can get you a 4-5
Essays 55%
-scoring: thesis, evidence and commentary, sophistication; line of reasoning, multiple supporting claims, explains, rhetorical situation, consistently, vivid and persuasive
thesis- responds to the prompt with a defensible thesis that analyzes the writer's rhetorical choices.
evidence & commentary- provide specific evidence to support our claims, consistently explain how the evidence supports a line of reasoning and explains how multiple rhetorical choices in the passage contribute to the writer’s purpose
sophistication- sophistication in thought or a complex understanding of the rhetorical situation
Synthesis Question 1
-how to write a synthesis essay
Rhetorical Analysis Question 2
Items to include: thesis, evidence, explanation, understanding of the rhetorical situation, appropriate grammar and punctuation
main components of the rhetorical situation:
exigence- the part that inspires, stimulates, provokes, or prompts writers to create a text
purpose, audience, writer, context, message
while reading pay attention to the writer's choices: rhetorical triangle & appeals, imagery & strong diction, fig lang, rhetorical devices, structural elements
Precis: Author, Thesis, Devices, Appeals - ethos, logos, pathos, Purpose, Tone - use descriptive words, Audience
Argumentative Question 3
-how to write an argumentative essay
define terms in the introductory paragraph
create a position
use evidence from multiple different ideas: personal experiences, history, current affairs, pop culture, etc
use capital letters; things like specific events, people, books, etc
refutations and concessions for opposing arguments
conclude with a call to action
Characteristics of Effective Essays:
Clearly and directly respond to the prompt
Classical moves- organization
Syllogistic thinking (logos); not just persuasion
Clear and stable definitions
Specific evidence (capitol powers)
Coherent
Explanatory power- the ability of an argument to make new evidence that would otherwise be unexplainable, a matter of course
-always consider what EVERYTHING has to do with the rhetorical situation
Tips