Two parts on the exam-- Multiple Choice and Essay.
Part I: Multiple Choice
52-55 questions over 60 minute period
45% of exam score
Pencil and Scantron (answer document similar to ACT)
Part II: Free Response Essays
Three essays: Synthesis, Rhetorical Analysis, and Argument
Two hours and 15 minutes (the 15 minutes is reading time, but you may start writing)
55% of the exam score
Pen (black or blue) and Writing booklet (you can ask for additional paper, if needed)
- Must label top right to identify which essay you are working on.
- You can work in any order, but it is best to attempt all of the essays and in order.
- Cross out neatly parts you don't want read, and readers will not read them.
- Write as neatly as possible.
Synthesis Essay Reminders:
You are essentially writing an argument using AT LEAST THREE OF THE SOURCES PROVIDED. You must cite the sources. Any way will work: in-text or parenthetical.
Rhetorical Analysis Essay Reminders:
Definitely make sure you understand what you are being asked. Read the introduction information for SOAPSTone information, which will help you understand speaker and audience clearly enough to discuss purpose of each strategy.
Don't just say the author uses "diction and syntax" because that is saying the author uses words in sentence form.
This essay is about language choices the author made and how those choices impact the piece.
Argument Essay Reminders:
This essay is about taking a position in an argument based on the premise in the quotation/text excerpt you are given.
Develop the argument and support it using evidence beyond yourself. Consider REHUGO to find your evidence.
synthesis_essay_prompts.docx |
example_rhetorical_analysis_prompts.docx |
index_of_ap_lang_argument_questions.pdf |