<p>make a list of some solid sources to use for the FRQ as background knowledge?
ill start: 1) Constitution/Dec of independence</p>
<p>“The first essay - Can I take only one stance or can I argue the pros and cons, how many documents do I have to use, and if you have any other advice, that’d be helpful too.”</p>
<p>The first essay is the one that’s similar to a DBQ but not actually called a DBQ, right? I would be careful with the prompt. I don’t know if this was just my teacher but there was one that said “What should business owners consider before importing foreign species?” so I talked about how species have died and stuff and how the cons outweighed the pros. She told me this was wrong because I didn’t have a “plan” for what the businesses should actually DO (ie. Test foreign species in a small area to make sure they aren’t invasive… which wasn’t in ANY of the documents) and gave me a 3/9 AKA a 70 ■■■ (and no, I’m not dumb I normally get 90+ on Lang essays). So yea… moral of the story is “read between the lines.” (Whatever that means…)</p>
<p>My style is very dry. Intelligent, but nothing that has any sort of charm whatsoever. Should I go sarcastic/satirical if possible? Or take a more extreme tone than I normally would? The content of my writing might suffer a little, but would it be worth it for the style boost?</p>
<p>I consistently write from the point of view of an anti-Semitic, Marxist, sadist-masochist womanizer.</p>
<p>1) Constitution/Declaration of Independence
2) The Jim Crow Laws, Civil Rights Act of 1964
3) Anything related to Shakespeare</p>
<p>Alittlemonster: I agree completely. I’m right with you on that, but only do satire if you’re REALLY passionate about the topic (or can pretend you are). If you aren’t, you’ll find that your argument will just sound really dumb. Stick with prose unless you’ve got three or four points you can directly attack from the opposing viewpoint.</p>
<p>Also, here’s a list of tone words to use, and the respective argument type that they appeal to. Anybody care to add any? (I only included the REALLY specific ones because if you say it’s “optimistic” or “critical,” that won’t get you anywhere)</p>
<p>PATHOS:
Disparaging
Patronizing
Cynical
Benevolent
Reverent</p>
<p>LOGOS:
Hypercritical
Objective
Callous
Pragmatic</p>
<p>ETHOS:
Pretentious
Contemptuous
Flippant
Laudatory</p>
<p>SATIRICAL:
Farcical
Whimsical
Frivolous</p>
<p>How should I attack the MC?</p>
<p>Also, how many sources should I use in my synthesis essay?</p>
<p>My teacher talks about exigence a lot in class? Should I strive to use that term in my analysis paper?</p>
<p>It is best to actively read (mark in the margins of passages) the passage, and then answer the questions.</p>
<p>Must have 3 sources cited, no less. Any more than 3 won’t impress the reader/increase your grade…</p>
<p>in the FRQ about some random quote or topic (not the rhetorical analysis or “DBQ”) should the counter example go in the 1st body paragraph or the last one. Or do u kinda attack it the entire time?</p>
<p>I read somewhere that you should go through the questions quickly on the SAT to look for line/paragraph questions and then mark them in the story before you read. Should I take this approach to the AP exam too? Also how many minutes should i be spending on each section so that I have a few minutes to go back?</p>
<p>Ditto, Erynnari, annotating is overrated.</p>
<p>Also, does length boost your score? For example, would 2 beautiful body paragraphs be preferable over 3 adequate body paragraphs.</p>
<p>So annotating is a waste of time?</p>
<p>@ Porcelain, Thats how I attack the MC</p>
<p>“So annotating is a waste of time?”</p>
<p>It is for the AP test. Remember, you only have 60 minutes to read and answer 55 questions. I would just underline key quotes, statements, words, etc.</p>
<p>BTW, does anyone know how many passages there are on a typical AP test?</p>
<p>How long are the passages usually? The ones in PR are short, but Kaplan’s are long.</p>
<p>For those of you who have taken a real test, what should I plan on seeing?</p>
<p>Can somebody tell me like the best number of paragraphs that an essay can have regarding the limiting time of 40 minutes to write it out. Also for citing sources our teacher was not really specific. Do i put " in source 1" or i just quote the phrase and cite the source in parenthesis after the sentence. Please, i need some help. Thank you.</p>
<p>There is no best number of paragraphs. Write as you would in an English paper.</p>
<p>Yes; just say “in Source E, Smith writes that words are great…”</p>
<p>hey does anyone know any tips on 9-ing the synthesis question???</p>
<p>Write as best as you possibly can in 40 minutes and you will score as high as possible.</p>
<p>Is there a correlation between length of the paper and the score?</p>