AP LANGUAGE
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F I N A L C L A S S B E O R E T H E T E S T !
AP LANGUAGE
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THIS IS OUR LAST DAY TO PRACTICE
• AND I WANT TO REMIND YOU EXACTLY HOW YOU WILL BE ANSWERING THE AP QUESTIONS TOMORROW.
• WE MUST RESPOND DIRECTLY TO EVERY PROMPT.
• YOU MUST CLEARLY UNDERSTAND THE QUESTION BEING ASKED AND THEN WORK TO ANSWER IT, ALLOWING FOR THE COMPLEXITY OF THE ISSUE.
TIME TO SINK OR SWIM
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BELL-RINGER: I WANT AN INTRO AND THESIS. YOU HAVE 10 MINUTES
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HOW TO ANSWER THE ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY: DO IT FAST!
• 1. Ask yourself: what is the author’s main point?
• 2. Ask yourself: Do I agree or disagree?• Make a T-chart – clearly label both sides and compile
evidence for both sides. • Pick a side
• 3. Create a thesis• Your Although portion should reflect the side that you are
not choosing to defend. • Although ________________________________________,
_________________________________________________ because ____________, _________________, ____________.
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OBJECTIVES
• Students will write a thesis and one paragraph for all three types of essays. (8th Period ONLY will complete the Synthesis Question)
• Students will read the last 10 pages of BNW, read a summary of 1984 and compare and contrast the two, finding similarities and differences with our own world and considering Neil Postman’s argument in Amusing Ourselves to Death. (7th Period Only)
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EQ• How do I write a thesis and outline for an argumentative
essay in order to take into account the complexity of the issue and firmly take a stand?
• What do I do when the Rhetorical Essay doesn’t make any sense?
• Which nightmarish vision of the future, the Huxlean or the Orwellian, most accurately describes our current society?
• To what extent is it true to say that the average American would choose happiness over truth and morals?
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AGENDA• ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY12:55 – 1:20• YOU DO Read Prompt and Write Thesis• WE DOGrade a partner’s essay.• I DO Grade with Document Camera, Highlight
College Board Essays. • Rhetorical Essay 1:20 – 1:45• YOU DO Read Prompt and Write Thesis• WE DOGrade a partner’s essay.• I DO Grade with Document Camera, Highlight
College Board Essays. • FINISH BNW / Synthesis Essay 1:45 – 1:15• Last Chapter, compare to 1984, and to Neil Postman’s
Forward to Begin reading as a group, finish last chapter independently.
• Final discussion as a group.
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A VERY HARD RHETORICAL ESSAY
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THIS IS TOUGH, BUT…
• Remember the two questions that we are trying to answer
• #1:
• #2:
• It doesn’t have to be super fancy. But you can respond intelligently to this essay. Refer to troubleshooting in your packet, if neccesary.
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TIME IS UP
• Switch your thesis with a partner and I want you to read it over yourself, looking to see if your partner successfully answered both questions in his/ her thesis.
• If it looks good, sign it and move on. You should read three different papers.
• If it needs some improvement, make some suggestions to the original author.
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LET’S LOOK AT THE EXPERTS…
• Let’s look at what College Board really liked about this essay.
• Remember, you can find all of these online at AP Central.
• As we read the exemplars, ask yourself, what can I learn from this essay that would make mine better?
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A LOOK AT BNW
TODAY’S GOAL: To finish the story.
We are going to be focused on more “big-picture” questions, in order to give us ammunition to use for our essays.
Follow along on the worksheet answering the questions as we go.
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SYNTHESIS ESSAY (8TH ONLY)
• Take 15 minutes to read the Synthesis Essay sources and prompt and write a thesis.
• Remember to directly answer the prompt in bold!
• Be as specific as possible.
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BNW, FINAL CHAPTER
• As we finish the final chapter, we will pause to answer the final four questions on your worksheet.
• Also be thinking of what symbolism this chapter might provide and insight into the author’s purpose as related to the novel as a whole.
• We will also be quickly overviewing 1984 and will be comparing the two novels, especially related to Neil Postman’s Forward in Amusing Ourselves to Death