AP Language Composition Exam AP Language Composition Exam

AP Language & Composition Exam

AP Language & Composition Exam

Hey girl… this is not my favorite part! Section I: Multiple Choice

Section I: Multiple Choice Why are we doing this?

Why are we doing this? Section I: Multiple Choice To prove you can analyze rhetoric

Section 1: Multiple Choice To prove you can analyze rhetoric • 55 Questions

Section 1: Multiple Choice To prove you can analyze rhetoric • 55 Questions • 5 -8 Passages

Section 1: Multiple Choice To prove you can analyze rhetoric • 55 Questions • 5 -8 Passages • 60 Minutes

Section 1: Multiple Choice To prove you can analyze rhetoric 45% • 55 Questions • 5 -8 Passages • 60 Minutes

Section 1: Multiple Choice To prove you can analyze rhetoric I worked REALLY hard on the first 40 questions and then ran out of time! • 55 Questions • 5 -8 Passages • 60 Minutes • 45% total

Section 1: Multiple Choice To prove you can analyze rhetoric • 55 Questions • 5 -8 Passages • 60 Minutes • 45% total

Section 1: Multiple Choice To prove you can analyze rhetoric Yep, Ran. Out. of. Time. . . And…. • 55 Questions • 5 -8 Passages • 60 Minutes • 45% total

Section 1: Multiple Choice To prove you can analyze rhetoric Yep, Ran. Out. of. Time… and… Missed a question I knew! • 55 Questions • 5 -8 Passages • 60 Minutes • 45% total

Section 1: Multiple Choice To prove you can analyze rhetoric Don’t let it happen to you! • 55 Questions • 5 -8 Passages • 60 Minutes • 45% total NO penalty for incorrect answers!

Section 1: Multiple Choice NO penalty for incorrect answers!

1. Length of Sections 2. Number of questions asked Multiple Choice 3. Peek at stems only

Yup… still this is not my favorite part! Section 2: Essays

Why are we doing this? 1. To prove that you can analyze rhetoric as an Academic

Why are we doing this? 1. To prove that you can analyze rhetoric as an Academic 2. To demonstrate purposeful arguments

Why are we doing this? 1. To prove that you can analyze rhetoric as an Academic 2. To demonstrate purposeful arguments 3. To effectively compose your OWN argument by citing material provided

Again, Why are we doing this?

Again, Why are we doing this? CHILL OUT! You are prepared

Section 2: Essays

Section 2 = 2 hours, 15 minutes Section 2: Essays

Which one counts more? A. Synthesis B. Rhetorical Analysis C. Argument D. DUH. They are all the same

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First 15 minutes – read annotate Make Decisions like… -what order to write essays? -what is my thesis? -what is my argument? Section 2: Essays

First 15 minutes – read annotate Things I find helpful… Section 2: Essays

IN order of appearance….

1. SYNTHESIS

1. SYNTHESIS 1. Read sources critically 2. Understand/analyze texts 3. Develop and Support a position with appropriate evidence from outside sources 4. Cite sources correctly

2. Rhetorical Analysis 1. Rhetoric: The act of choosing the most effective means of convincing or persuading an audience. Examples: speeches, poems, essays, novels, advertisement 2. Analysis: The act of breaking something apart to better understand it or see how it works.

3. Argument 3 Essentials: 1. Understand the prompt 2. Take a CLEAR position 3. Clearly and logically support your claim