<p>“The point of the argumentative essay is not to cram it with as many examples as you can (By the way, historical or literary examples aren’t considered “better” than personal examples. It all depends on how you incorporate the examples into your writing), the point is to make a clear argument that takes a stand. It’s usually good to include a counterargument.”
Thank you KevRus for saying this. It makes me feel less stupid now that I know cramming an essay with historical or literary support is not better than using personal examples. I didn’t even think of history (although I actually did make a little reference in the synthesis essay!) and would NEVER have thought of literature to support my essay. Lol
Ch33psh33p–forgive me as I do not remember what the exact prompt for the synthesis was, but I remember it as something like examine the most important aspect of (you know) or something…now I would think you’d be arguing for what you claim is the most important aspect…</p>
<p>I was confused by the wording of the prompt. I did argue against (you know what) and included a counterargument but I was also careful to stick to the exact wording of the prompt and stated my thesis of what is most important in (you know what). Get it? Lol.</p>
<p>This felt like the longest test ever!! The multiple choice was surprisingly easy–maybe a trap though?? And I feel like I really did horrible on the last essay, ironic because it was the argument one, not so ironic because I wasted tons of time on the other two and by the end my brain felt completely fried. Argh~~</p>
<p>the sources themselves were so argumentative… how could you incorporate those sources without TAKING A POSITION yourself? the prompt SPECIFICALLY and CLEARLY stated IN BOLD to TAKE A POSITION concerning the issues **********************.</p>
<p>Don’t get ahead of yourself there kiddo. Just relax, wait for it to be published. I can almost garuntee the words take a position were not used.</p>
<p>ch33p… what did the prompt ask? some prompts ask “analyze”… others ask “defend, challenge, or qualify”… what was the imperative verb used in the synthesis prompt?</p>
<p>I’m not exactly sure. In my school, our AP English Language class takes the place of 11th grade English, which is American literature. And, therefore, we prepare for the AP exam while studying literature. Throughout the year, we read approximately 10 novels, not including our summer assignments of The Great Gatsby, The Scarlet Letter, and The Crucible. We were required to write two essays on each novel, and as a matter of fact, we had an essay on The Color Purple due today, the day of the AP exam, by 11:30am.</p>
<p>We infuse Am Lit with AP as well, so we do analysis and arguments in the midst of Huck Finn, Scarlet Letter and Gatsby (as well as others)-oh nothing due today or really any day lately until Catcher test and a personal satire (due in 2 weeks).</p>
<p>I’m afraid I relied on my literary examples too much in the argumentative essay…I did state my view quite a few times, but I also focused A LOT on showing how it applied in my examples. I couldn’t think of anything else to say >_< Do you get docked much if you rely too much on stuff like that?</p>
<p>This discussion on MC is not comforting for me. The language of the passages themselves seemed as hard as the Barron’s, but the questions were a lot easier for me. That how you feel Klebian? Or did I just miss the whole point and constantly fell for the subtly wrong answer?</p>
<p>In fact I didn’t even read the last passage. I felt I could answer all of the questions just by refering to the line numbers. Was that true for you…</p>