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About the Exam

Total length: 3 hours 60 minutes = 55 multiple-choice questions 120 minutes = 3 essay questions Essay Questions: argumentative essay, analytical essay, synthesis essay 45% of total score = multiple choice 55% of score = essays

Time Strategies for Multiple-Choice

Spend the most time on questions you know. If you can eliminate one or more answer choices quickly, guess and move on. If you have no clue, leave it blank. Or, jot down the question number and go back if you have time.
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You have 40 minutes to spend on each essay, and an extra 15 minutes to prepare for the synthesis essay. Spend 5 to 10 minutes reading and understanding the question. Give yourself 5 minutes to formulate a thesis and outline your main points. Take about 15 to 20 to write. Leave about 5 minutes at the end to proofread.
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To-Bring Checklist
2 number-two pencils with good erasers I.D. 2 pens with blue or black ink water a watch

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Literary Period Colonial Enlightenment Romanticism Transcendentalism Realism Naturalism Modernism Post-WWII Postmodern Contemporary

Time 16201785 17501800 18201861 18401860 18601890 18901950 19141945 19461979 1950present 1970present

Visualizing Purpose
Purpose Speaker
Purpose = the point of a work Speaker = the writers voice Audience = whom the writer is addressing Form = the way a work is presented, or a works shape

Audience

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1. Read 2. Re-Read Read slower, and raise questions about the highlighted points. Notice your changing/developing opinions. 3. Review Look over notes and questions. What aspects do you respond strongly to? Organize your ideas. Focus thoughts into a succinct central argument (thesis). Support claims with specifics from text.

Read the work once through. Read actively with a pen. Mark key points, get an impression, make comments in the margins.

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Aristotles Appeals: Logos, Pathos, and Ethos

Logos Pathos

Ethos
Appeal Logos Ethos Pathos Definition Appeal to Logic Appeal to Authors Credibility Appeal to Emotion Form Facts, data, stats, quotes, graphs, dates, citations Respectful tone, accuracy, reliable sources, organized structure Stories, anecdotes, interviews, descriptive language, images

Thesis Statement Writing

Your thesis = clear and concise central argument. Author + Purpose + Subject + Devices = Thesiss (AUTHOR) Martin Luther King Juniors (PURPOSE) belief in the nobility of peaceful protest in (SUBJECT) Letter from Birmingham Jail, is conveyed through (DEVICES) his appeal to ethos; the context of his lowly jail cell contrasts with his elegant diction, respectful tone, and charged demand for action.

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Point of View
First Person Narrator = The Speaker Uses I When I looked at her there was a mask on her face and her eyes were undaunted. She was a fighter, I had to admit. Against my will I repeated, Do you wish to say good-bye to Antoinette? Second Person Narrator addresses a character Uses You You decide not to go to law school after all, and, instead you spend a good, big chunk of your adult life telling people how you decided not to go to law school after all. Somehow you end up writing again. Third Person Unnamed Narrator Uses He, She, It He was an old man who fished alone in a skiff in the Gulf Stream and he had gone eighty-four days now without taking a fish.

Style Tips
Keep it simple Edit redundancies Deflate inflated sentences Stay organized and clear Avoid tangents Choose active verbs

Choose appropriate words

Use vivid details that appeal to the senses

Classic Subgenres of Literature

Parody Satire Allegory Gothic Tales Parable Pastoral Roman clef Uses conventions of serious writing for comic effect Shows human behavior at its most extreme Narrative where characters, event and details represent larger themes Stories filled with supernatural elements Short story with a lesson or moral Describes the beauty of rural life Fictional novel based on real events and real people

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Forms of Irony
Situational When audience expectations are different from what actually happens Dramatic Verbal When the audience understands or When an author says one thing but sees something that the character means something else does not know

Literary Terms
Alliteration Allusion Assonance Consonance Figurative Language Metaphor Mood Onomatopoeia Parallelism Repetition Simile When a sound is repeated for emphasis A reference in one work to another work A form of alliteration when vowel sounds are repeated for emphasis A form of alliteration when consonant sounds are repeated for emphasis Artful, poetic, or descriptive language A figure of speech making a comparison between two ordinarily unlike things by saying something IS something else The emotional atmosphere of a literary work One or more words that sound like the sound being described A balance of two or more similar phrases, words, or clauses with regard to structure When a word or phrase is repeated for emphasis, or as a formal device A figure of speech making a comparison between two ordinarily unlike things by saying something IS LIKE something else A form of expression or the personalized manner in which the author creates a piece An underlying idea, motif, or lesson conveyed by a text The writers attitude that emerges through diction, syntax, and imagery

Style Theme Tone

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Examples of themes
Rebirth Death Love Loss of innocence Coming of age Corruption Faith Madness Cultural Identity Perseverance Survival Freedom Relationships Adaptation Loss

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Fill in the Blank

1. A strong thesis is not ____________________, has an original claim that is ____________________, is directly stated, and is supported with ________________________________. 2. The ____________________ is the point of the work. 3. A political speech is one kind of ___________________________________. A non-fiction essay is another. 4. In the dramatic pentad, the agent refers to the person _______________________________________ in a literary work. 5. Using facts, data, and statistics in an argumentative essay is appealing to the audiences need for ____________________. 6. Interviews, field research historical documents, and reports are considered ____________________ sources. 7. Third person point of view can be either ____________________ or ____________________. 8. ____________________ uses conventions of serious writing for comic effect. 9. The ____________________ expresses the action preformed by the subject. 10. The pronoun and the antecedent must always agree in ____________________, ____________________, and ____________________. 11. A _____________________________________________ gives ideas equal emphasis. 12. ____________________________ occurs when the audience understands or sees something that the character does not know. 13. When vowel sounds are repeated for effect, its called ____________________. 14. An allusion is a reference in one work to _______________________________________. 15. __________________________________ give access to other libraries collections.

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1. A strong thesis is not obvious, has an original claim that is arguable, is directly stated, and is supported with concrete evidence. 2. The purpose is the point of the work. 3. A political speech is one kind of rhetorical situation. A non-fiction essay is another. 4. In the dramatic pentad, the agent refers to the person performing the action in a literary work. 5. Using facts, data, and statistics in an argumentative essay is appealing to the audiences need for logic. 6. Interviews, field research historical documents, and reports are considered primary sources. 7. Third person point of view can be either limited or omniscient. 8. Parody uses conventions of serious writing for comic effect. 9. The predicate expresses the action preformed by the subject. 10. The pronoun and the antecedent must always agree in person, number, and gender. 11. A coordinating conjunction gives ideas equal emphasis. 12. Dramatic irony occurs when the audience understands or sees something that the character does not know. 13. When vowel sounds are repeated for effect, its called assonance. 14. An allusion is a reference in one work to another work. 15. Virtual libraries give access to other libraries collections.

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Choose one of the following writing prompts. Time yourself.

Modern times are marked with social, economic, cultural, and political controversies. Choose a debate with which you are familiarit could be local, national, or global. Write an essay that carefully considers the opposing side of the debate and propose a solution or negotiation. Use appropriate evidence as you make your point. (Suggested time: 40 minutes)

These days, popular media is a venue for entertainers, politicians, scholars, as well as everyday citizens, to express their views on any imaginable subject. Are their thoughts and opinions constructive? Does the expression of these opinions on talk radio, television, Web blogs, magazines, and newspapers encourage democratic ideals? In a short essay, take a stand on the usefulness of public statements of opinion. Use appropriate evidence to support your view. (Suggested time: 40 minutes)

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Using the list below, match the literary term with its corresponding example.
Alliteration Parallelism Metaphor Repetition Onomatopoeia Simile

1. The word: chickadee __________________________ 2. The translation from Geoffrey Chaucers Canterbury Tales: His mighty mouth was like a furnace door. __________________________ 3. An excerpt from James Schuylers poem, Autumn Leaves: Mountains and mountains and mountains rolling, rolling, rolling: all overgrown with trees, trees, trees, turning, turning, turning __________________________ 4. The sentence: Marsupials and monotremes may or may not be considered mammals. ______________________ 5. A line from Robert Herricks poem, Love, What It Is: Love is a circle that doth restless move. __________________________ 6. The Tom Robbins quote: Humanity has advanced, when it has advanced, not because it has been sober, responsible, and cautious, but because it has been playful, rebellious, and immature. __________________________

Revise the words below to make them more vivid or specific.

unattractive glasses funny dog tree youth happy hungry

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Worksheet Answers

Using the list below, match the literary term with its corresponding example.
Alliteration Parallelism Metaphor Repetition Onomatopoeia Simile

1. The word: chickadee. Onomatopoeia 2. The translation from Geoffrey Chaucers Canterbury Tales: His mighty mouth was like a furnace door. Simile 3. An excerpt from James Schuylers poem, Autumn Leaves: Mountains and mountains and mountains rolling, rolling, rolling: all overgrown with trees, trees, trees, turning, turning, turning Repetition 4. The sentence: Marsupials and monotremes may or may not be considered mammals. Alliteration 5. A line from Robert Herricks poem, Love, What It Is: Love is a circle that doth restless move. Metaphor 6. The Tom Robbins quote: Humanity has advanced, when it has advanced, not because it has been sober, responsible, and cautious, but because it has been playful, rebellious, and immature. Parallelism

Revise the words below to make them more vivid or specific. (possible examples)
unattractive glasses funny dog tree youth happy hungry hideous plastic-rimmed bifocals whimsical siberian husky madrone teenager elated ravenous

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Fill in the Blank (5 points)

1. You have ______________ minutes to answer 55 multiple-choice questions on the AP English Language & Composition Exam. 2. You have ______________ minutes to answer three essay questions on the exam. 3. A good strategy for the exam is to answer the ______________ questions first. 4. The essay portion of the exam includes three types of essays, the ___________________, _________________, and ____________________. 5. Every time you make a claim in your essay, youll have to back it up with ______________.

True or False (5 points)

6. There is plenty of time to brainstorm, pre-write, and proofread on the essay portion of the exam. 7. Above all use as many big words as possible is your motto for essay-writing. 8. Your goal for the argumentative essay is to show an understanding of the authors purpose and generate a response. 9. When writing the essay, spend the least amount of time on the body paragraphs. 10. Unless otherwise stated, always use first person in the exam essay. T T T T T F F F F F

Set the following list of literary periods in the correct chronological order (10 points)
Colonial Postmodern Contemporary Post-WWII Enlightenment Realism Modernism Romanticism Naturalism Transcendentalism

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16. 17. 18. 19. 20.

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Match the following words with the corresponding examples (5 points)

Audience Form Purpose Rhetorical Situation Speaker

21. To convey a feeling of suspense and horror ________________ 22. Holden Caulfield, the first person narrator in the novel, Catcher in the Rye. ________________ 23. A sonnet written in iambic pentameter ________________ 24. Those who subscribe to The Paris Review ________________ 25. Maureen Dowds editorial in The New York Times _______________________________

Match the following words with the corresponding examples (25 points)
26. A form of alliteration in which vowel sounds are repeated: a) allusion b) onomatopoeia c) assonance d) consonance 27. A rhetorical situation is when a rhetor, _____________, and medium converge. a) c) agent audience b) text d) speaker 28. Another word for rhetor is _______________. a) c) medium issue b) speech d) agent 29. Shakespeare and Sam Shepherd both write plays but have a very different_______. a) c) dramatic pentads rhetorical situations b) styles d) formats 30. The purpose in a dramatic pentad refers to the _____________________________. a) c) intention behind the action person performing the action b) tools and means used d) action 31. The agency in a dramatic pentad refers to the ______________________________. a) c) intention behind the action person performing the action b) tools and means used d) action

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32. A _______________describes the convergence of an issue, audience, and medium. a) c) literary period rhetorical situation b) speaker d) convention

37. The appeal to author credibility refers to: a) c) the agent ethos b) the medium d) pathos 38. An in-text citation will help avoid:

33. The phrase, Read, Re-read, and Review describes what process? a) c) rhetorical process analytical process b) dramatic pentad process d) argumentative process 34. When analyzing images, which of the following questions should be asked? a) c) How are symbols used? What is the function of text? b) What is the point of view of the observer? d) all of the above 35. Analyzing images is a lot like: a) c) analyzing text analyzing arguments b) analyzing rhetorical situations d) all of the above 36. Aristotles Appeals refers to: a) c) the Dramatic Pentad Logos, Pathos, Ethos b) the Rhetor and the Medium d) MLA, APA, and Chicago Style

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b) plagiarism d) a rhetorical error 39. To paraphrase anothers work in your essay is to: a) integrate ideas from research into a paper b) state information word for word as it appears in another source c) state the ideas of others in your own words d) acknowledge evidence with a parenthetical notation 39. Which of the following is not an aspect of a strong thesis? a) c) obvious arguable b) direct d) all of the above 40. Which of the following describes a secondary source? a) c) inferior to a primary source describes a primary source b) shorter in length than a primary source d) places a primary source in quotation marks

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42. Which of the following is an example of a primary source? a) c) interview essays b) novel d) articles 43. Limited and Omniscient are types of _____ person point of view. a) c) first third b) second d) all of the above 44. The least commonly used point of view in literature is ______________. a) c) first third b) second d) limited 45. In ___________ person point of view, the narrator is unnamed. a) c) first third b) second d) none of the above 46. The all-knowing narrator is what kind of point of view? a) c) second person third person limited b) third person omniscient d) most commonly used

47. A critical analysis of a literary work focuses on which of the following questions? a) c) what an essay is achieving why an essay is or isnt effective b) how an essay works d) all of the above 48. Which of the following is an example of a subgenre? a) c) Postmodern purpose b) parable d) all of the above 49. Read the following sentence and identify the antecedent: The policewoman drove around the neighborhood until she had ticketed every car parked by a fire hydrant. a) c) policewoman until b) she d) car 50. ________ is a coordinating conjunction and _______ is a subordinating conjunction. a) c) for, so and, nor b) if, than d) and, i

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Check Your Knowledge Answers

Fill in the Blank (5 points)

1. You have 60 minutes to answer 55 multiple-choice questions on the AP English Language & Composition Exam. 2. You have 120 minutes to answer three essay questions on the exam. 3. A good strategy for the exam is to answer the easier questions first. 4. The essay portion of the exam includes three types of essays, the analytical, argumentative, and synthesis. 5. Every time you make a claim in your essay, youll have to back it up with evidence.

True or False (5 points)

6. There is plenty of time to brainstorm, pre-write, and proofread on the essay portion of the exam. 7. Above all use as many big words as possible is your motto for essay-writing. 8. Your goal for the argumentative essay is to show an understanding of the authors purpose and generate a response. 9. When writing the essay, spend the least amount of time on the body paragraphs. 10. Unless otherwise stated, always use first person in the exam essay. T T T T T F F F F F

Set the following list of literary periods in the correct chronological order (10 points)
11. Colonial 12. Enlightenment 13. Romanticism 14. Transcendentalism 15. Realism 16. Naturalism 17. Modernism 18. Post-WWII 19. Postmodern 20. Contemporary

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Match the following words with the corresponding examples (5 points)

Audience Form Purpose Rhetorical Situation Speaker

21. To convey a feeling of suspense and horror Purpose 22. Holden Caulfield, the first person narrator in the novel, Catcher in the Rye. Speaker 23. A sonnet written in iambic pentameter Form 24. Those who subscribe to The Paris Review Audience 25. Maureen Dowds editorial in The New York Times Rhetorical Situation

Match the following words with the corresponding examples (25 points)
26. A form of alliteration in which vowel sounds are repeated: a) allusion b) onomatopoeia c) assonance d) consonance 27. A rhetorical situation is when a rhetor, _____________, and medium converge. a) agent b) text c) audience d) speaker 28. Another word for rhetor is _______________. a) medium b) speech c) issue d) agent 29. Shakespeare and Sam Shepherd both write plays but have a very different_______. a) c) dramatic pentads rhetorical situations b) styles d) formats 30. The purpose in a dramatic pentad refers to the _____________________________. a) intention behind the action b) tools and means used c) person performing the action d) action 31. The agency in a dramatic pentad refers to the ______________________________. a) c) intention behind the action person performing the action b) tools and means used d) action

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32. A _______________describes the convergence of an issue, audience, and medium. a) literary period b) speaker c) rhetorical situation d) convention

37. The appeal to author credibility refers to: a) the agent b) the medium c) ethos d) pathos 38. An in-text citation will help avoid:

33. The phrase, Read, Re-read, and Review describes what process? a) rhetorical process b) dramatic pentad process c) analytical process d) argumentative process 34. When analyzing images, which of the following questions should be asked? a) c) How are symbols used? What is the function of text? b) What is the point of view of the observer? d) all of the above 35. Analyzing images is a lot like: a) c) analyzing text analyzing arguments b) analyzing rhetorical situations d) all of the above 36. Aristotles Appeals refers to: a) the Dramatic Pentad b) the Rhetor and the Medium c) Logos, Pathos, Ethos d) MLA, APA, and Chicago Style

a) c)

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b) plagiarism d) a rhetorical error 39. To paraphrase anothers work in your essay is to: a) integrate ideas from research into a paper b) state information word for word as it appears in another source c) state the ideas of others in your own words d) acknowledge evidence with a parenthetical notation 39. Which of the following is not an aspect of a strong thesis? a) obvious b) direct c) arguable d) all of the above 40. Which of the following describes a secondary source? a) inferior to a primary source b) shorter in length than a primary source c) describes a primary source d) places a primary source in quotation marks

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42. Which of the following is an example of a primary source? a) interview b) novel c) essays d) articles 43. Limited and Omniscient are types of _____ person point of view. a) first b) second c) third d) all of the above 44. The least commonly used point of view in literature is ______________. a) c) first third b) second d) limited 45. In ___________ person point of view, the narrator is unnamed. a) first b) second c) third d) none of the above 46. The all-knowing narrator is what kind of point of view? a) c) second person third person limited b) third person omniscient d) most commonly used

47. A critical analysis of a literary work focuses on which of the following questions? a) c) what an essay is achieving why an essay is or isnt effective b) how an essay works d) all of the above 48. Which of the following is an example of a subgenre? a) c) Postmodern purpose b) parable d) all of the above 49. Read the following sentence and identify the antecedent: The policewoman drove around the neighborhood until she had ticketed every car parked by a fire hydrant. a) c) policewoman until b) she d) car 50. ________ is a coordinating conjunction and _______ is a subordinating conjunction. a) c) for, so and, nor b) if, than d) and, i

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