<p>just read what people have written on here… its all buried in the older posts</p>
<p>Hey, guys, relax. Get a good night’s sleep and just make sure your mind is fresh for tomorrow.</p>
<p>Don’t worry about outlining your essays or coming up with some kind of structure or plan right now. Just write as if you’re talking, write with your voice. And don’t freak out too much about how many paragraphs you should have or what should go in each or something. Just let it flow naturally. The best essays aren’t the ones that are rigidly structured with 5 paragraphs and rock solid topic sentences and all that. The best essays are the ones that have personality and make the reader think. (then again, I could be wrong. And perhaps, like the SAT essay, this is not really an “English” test but a test to see how well you can follow the “rules”)</p>
<p>LAXer25-There are several ways to say it, but here is one simple way to make your point…The author clearly exaggerates his fear of the “awful” dentist by noting his “disturbing” mannerisms in order to…then you tie purpose into the analysis–a win/win.</p>
<p>tikiman53-dead on. Good luck. Have faith in yourself and your ability to think.</p>
<p>Thanks tikiman53. :D</p>
<p>Also, what book do you guys find yourselves using for the argument essay? To Kill a Mockingbird usually always works. :D</p>
<p>just4iva: I advise you to visit [AP:</a> English Language](<a href=“AP English Language and Composition Exam – AP Students”>AP English Language and Composition Exam – AP Students)</p>
<p>and check the scoring guidelines. They contain essay rubrics.</p>
<p>I have another question:</p>
<p>1) The Princeton Review book says that the final paragraph shouldn’t be a restatement of the introductory paragraph thesis. Rather, it should serve as a somewhat new and interesting conclusion. What are your thoughts on this…? I’ve always been taught to write the conclusion to wrap up the entire essay and restate my points.</p>
<p>What choices do we have to back up our argument essay?</p>
<p>Literature, history, personal experience?</p>
<p>Thanks. I went to that, but then found the AP Central thing which has the actual essays and the scores. The College Board grades the essays a lot easier than my teacher. 
I should be OK.</p>
<p>On AP tests the conclusion doesn’t make or break. Your essay score will be determined before your conclusion, so do what you feels ends your essay well.</p>
<p>I would certainly tie it back to my thesis somehow in order to restate my position in an argument.</p>
<p>For the conclusion, I’d say definitely restate your points and wrap up the essay. Maybe introduce something new and though provoking that leaves the reader thinking, but make sure it’s still related to the topic, and not totally out there. But I’ve heard many, many contradicting opinions on this, so it’s really up to you, and what works with that particular essay.</p>
<p>0705283-a breadth of knowledge is the best strategy. If you can show that you are learned, it will help regardless. What they will look for is the significance of your evidence. Does it really relate to your point?</p>
<p>@0705283:</p>
<p>HOPE-History, <em>don’t remember</em>, Print, Experience</p>
<p>Sorry, I don’t remember the full thing. :D</p>
<p>So it’s basically the quality of the evidence, thanks.</p>
<p>That being said, if we run out of ideas, is it acceptable to reference a historical event where the details are fuzzy/incorrect? The graders don’t grade for historical accuracy, just as long as the evidence supports the argument, is this right?</p>
<p>I’m NOT advocating making up stuff for the essay, just posing a hypothetical situation where you have no choice but a historical event that you vaguely remember. I just took APUSH so I have a lot of those :)</p>
<p>Thanks guys!</p>
<p>Good luck to all of you guys and thanks for the help</p>
<p>In words of a wise philosopher “We all fall…so may I send you four blessings…Older Wine, Younger Lovers, Faster Cars, and a Slow Descent”</p>
<p>ROSE is the SAT strategy that works for us. </p>
<p>Readings (Literature),
Observations (News items/culture),
Studies (History,Biology),
Experiences (Personal Experiences)</p>
<p>Lol, same here. Just don’t go that into it. If you aren’t sure about dates, don’t include them. Be as concise as you can when possible.</p>
<p>Good luck to you all! PaPa is out! I look forward to seeing your predictions tomorrow, and your scores right after you forget about them coming (in late July). :)</p>
<p>I’m going to bed too, AP week = sleep deprivation!</p>
<p>Thanks for the advice from everyone, and best of luck to all! :)</p>
<p>I’m self-studying, and there are some things in the Princeton Review book that seem counterintuitive, so I’m wondering if these are their quirks or general guidelines:</p>
<ol>
<li><p>PR says it’s always better to refute than to support or qualify, because it will make your essay stand out. Is this necessarily true? Is there even a slight advantage to categorically refuting?</p></li>
<li><p>PR says the argumentative essay should include a historical example, a personal anecdote, and a literary example. Is this a generally true formula, or does it just depend on the prompt?</p></li>
<li><p>thoughts on the 5-paragraph essay? Will I be docked for it?</p></li>
</ol>
<p>Thanks y’all. And please don’t make fun of me for posting this less than 12 hours from when the test starts…</p>
<p>Ohhh god. 8 hours until the test. GOOD LUCK everyone. I guess I should get to bed and all that. I’m going to die. I have a really bad feeling about this…</p>