AP English Language Post Test Discussion

<p>thank god people had doubles, i probably had like 5 pairs.
phew</p>

<p>I had four B’s in a row in the late teens/early 20’s region, some of which turned out to be wrong.</p>

<p>OH F<strong>CKCKCKCKED SH</strong>T ASS. Community? I REALLY HOPE they’re flexible with that definition. I’ve been beating myself up over this exam for the past few days. </p>

<p>I can’t bubble worth a crap.</p>

<p>314; i think i had 3 B’s in a row. I’m positive I never had 4 straight answer choices. And how the hell do you guys remember you had doubles. lol now im worried because i don’t recall if i did or not…whatever i cant wait for july 1st</p>

<p>and born to dance; thats the ans i put. I did not think it was the origin ans choice. Seemed too straight-forward</p>

<p>^ There has been four straight answer choices in a row in the past.</p>

<p>Great 48 hours. Okey for the synthesis essay. it said to describe key issues and its implications for the community right? well I at first almost mistakenly interpreted it as taking a side on the localvore thing. but then i realized, it didn’t want me to take a side, just describe 3 key issues and that is what i did… i talked about sustainability, nutrition and the economy.</p>

<p>Argumentative: i just talked about everything and sounding very pessimistic. osama bin laden, 9/11, reverend jones and the quran, wikileaks and julian assange, the Great recession XD</p>

<p>So is it okay if you took a side on the locavore thing?</p>

<p>I suppose as long as you discussed the key issues.</p>

<p>If I talked about how implement the locavore suggestions will hurt the economy of third-world countries, do you think it will be counted as a discussion of a key issues? I’m hoping the argument can be loosely interpreted to mean that the community’s actions will hurt other countries.</p>

<p>Synthesis- I picked a side, because that’s the technically correct method of it (but if you didn’t it should be fine). I went with pro, but discussed what could be seen as negatives, then proved how in a community it either was a moot point or even a positive. Focused on economy, environment, and health/taste. Thesis was that, while there are certainly controversial and questionable elements of the locavore movements, overall a community stands to benefit from the implementation of such a movement.</p>

<p>Rhetorical Analysis- Anaphora (repetition), rhetorical questions, and the imagery associated with both. Used the WHAT, WHY, HOW method to identify the devices, describe their purpose, show how the purpose was obtained, and then ultimately how it affected the audience.</p>

<p>Rhetorical- I didn’t mention the passage by whoever it was even once in my essay (it’s not necessary to do so). Thesis was that, although America is essentially based on a combination of different cultures, ethnicities, races, religions, etc, and although we’ve come a long way since the country was founded, there are still deep divides that have yet to be eradicated. My two points were 1)segregated proms in the south 2)the Arizona shooting this past January. For the second one, I also discussed the irony that the 9 year girl who died that day had been born on Sept.11, 2001 and had been in a book about children born on that day from around the country, meant to promote unity. I ended with some cheesy line about this “one… indivisible, with liberty and justice for all” still has a long road ahead until we can truly reach “e pluribus unum”: out of many, one. …or something along those lines.</p>

<p>I don’t know if I understand correctly, but do they release the free response questions after 48 hours? If so, does anyone have it and would mind posting it or PMing it to me. I won’t be back at school for another 3 weeks and really want to double check the synthesis question! :p</p>

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<p>@Ronaldofan94: Thanks! :)</p>

<p>i realized that i only wrote 2 pages for the argumentative essay… would a 7 be hard to come by?</p>

<p>@rzee28: Look [url=&lt;a href=“Supporting Students from Day One to Exam Day – AP Central | College Board”&gt;http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/repository/ap09_english_language_form_b_q3.pdf]here[/url</a>]. The first sample essay is only two pages and it received a score of 8, so I think it is definitely possible and probable as long as you used sufficient examples.</p>

<p>@rzee28 nope, 2 pages is fine. Quality>Quantity</p>

<p>^ for me, my argumentative was 3 pages long. but i wrote really big… really spaced out because I was rushing. I bet if you compact it all together it would’ve probably been one page. XD argumentative was my worst. -__- I hope i got at least a 5 on that one.</p>

<p>The synth. question didn’t actually ask you to pick a side. It told you to address the issues for the community and the implications of those issues. So if you didn’t choose a side, you should be fine.</p>

<p>Is it easy to get a 5 on the essays?</p>

<p>@freestyle look at the released graded samples for the past two years. If you write a paragraph or two and mention the topic at hand (you don’t even have to follow directions really, nor do you need to focus much on the prompt) you are almost assured a 5. If you doodle a picture of a man-eating banana, you may not get a 5. But if not, you’re golden.</p>

<p>Thanks, so much! All I need to get a 4 is an average of 5 on all my essays. My synthesis and argumentative were mediocre, but my analysis was really good. </p>

<p>I know I did well on the exam, but I’m just having post-test anxieties!</p>