<p>Hey guys!
How do you guys feel about it? Stressed for the essays?</p>
<p>I’m more nervous about the multiple-choice…so “much” to read so little time. I have a problem with analysis sometimes, but other times I can be BAM this is what he/she is saying. Otherwise it’s a crapshoot.</p>
<p>Welcome to CC.</p>
<p>nahh not stressed…why stress? the best you can do is write to the best of your ability (stay calm and on task) and try your best to read the passages as quickly as possible (once again stay calm)</p>
<p>I’m relaxing. I’m slightly concerned for the MC (I never seem to do well on the practice ones) and for the rhetorical analysis. </p>
<p>Excited about the argument essays though.</p>
<p>^I’m pretty much in the same boat. I rock the arguments, but the rhetorical essay and MC throw me off. We did a ton of practice MC in English that I bombed, but she swears they’re way harder than the actual test so…</p>
<p>any released exams?</p>
<p>The 2 best practices are the 2007 and the one that CB released when teachers had to verify their courses were AP worthy by submitting a syllabus…2001 is pretty good and practice books vary.</p>
<p>Most of the practice books are still stuck on AP Language as a list of rhetorical devices, but they don’t test terms much anymore. I have seen many and most are harder than the real thing. SAT is actually closer than most of the practice material.</p>
<p>I fail horribly at the MC, but I can bring my score up to a 4 with the essays. I’m kind of scared that I’ll completely ruin the MC this time and not be able to get a 4. Oh well I can’t really study for this so see we will just see how it goes.</p>
<p>I am very nervous for the analysis essay. I can’t figure out the purpose from rhetorical devices! like what’s the purpose of alliteration in general besides strong reinforcement? and sometimes i can’t even find them! well, actually i can, but i can’t find the major ones! :(</p>
<p>Best advice on the MC is to read it like you were going to have to write an essay about it. It will force you to pay attention to how and why the author presents things like he does.</p>
<p>elau0493-my best advice there is to stop trying to get his purpose from the devices.</p>
<p>Read his essay like you are going to destroy him in an argument-especially read the first 10 lines and the conclusion sentence. Those will give you his purpose. Then look at devices that help him make his points and describe how they work…</p>
<p>Thanks PaPa H, that makes a lot of sense. Can’t believe i didn’t think of it…I’ll try to do what you said for tomorrow, er, I mean today :)</p>
<p>Cool, best of luck! tomorrow is still tomorrow in Texas ;)</p>
<p>I like the approach of reading it as if you will destroy him in an argument. Analysis has been my weakest essay type so far, so I can’t really give much good advice other than that my teacher tells me to state what strategies the author uses, how he uses them, and why he uses them. He also stresses to bring the rhetorical triangle into focus, and keep the context of the passage in mind.</p>
<p>Good luck guys.</p>
<p>We DIS (diction, imagery, syntax) the essay and point it to purpose. Pay attention to shifts/tone/unusual devices, and of course point it to purpose…Remember that a full analysis will see something in the beginning, middle, and end…Sounds like your teacher attends the CB forums.</p>