<p>The AP exams are coming up and I'm not too confident about the Lang exam. My problem mainly lies in the writing- I tend to take awhile to write, and I'm really worried about completing all three essays in just 2 hrs. I tend to average 45-50 minutes per essay, which is definitely too slow for the exam. Any suggestions to tackle this section of the exam?</p>
<p>Also, I am unsure about how much to quote in my essays. For the synthesis and rhetorical essays, I've been told to quote around 3 per paragraph, but I have read really good essays that only use 4-5 quotes total. I know that quoting really depends on the person, but is there a suggested/average amount that I should stick to per paragraph to not only finish on time, but to also make space for a good amount of personal commentary without writing huge paragraphs?
Thanks :)</p>
<p>Now that I think about it, this would’ve been better posted in the AP test prep section. Oops…</p>
<p>I got a 5 on the exam - I remember writing up until the very last minute because I worked very hard on synthesis and rhetorical analysis because argument essays can be BS’ed in 10 minutes if necessary. I think my RA essay only had about 4 quotes but my synthesis essay had about 8 quotes or so. </p>
<p>@preamble1776 Did you do well on multiple choice? I have pretty good writing scores but I tend to struggle on MC</p>
<p>@rstein3 - Since you don’t get a breakdown of your score, I am unsure of my exact essay scores or my exact MC score, just that they were (in combination) good enough to earn me a 5. However - on all of my practice exams, MC was my strongest point - always scoring 85%+. I just really enjoy “critical reading” eque questions. </p>
<p>@preamble1776 Argument essays are actually probably my weakest point since I have the least practice on them, so any pointers for writing it quickly?</p>
<p>@caffeinemolecule - Have an arsenal of “universal” evidence that you can use which can be applied to a variety of prompts - I remember reading that Martin Luther King Jr seems to be considered a pretty broad example that can be used effectively. I always use Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations in my argument essays - along with that, I tend to rely a lot on politics/politicians’ biographies for evidence, as well. General philosophies (Confucianism, Legalism, Greek schools of thought, etc) can also provide you with evidence capable of being elaborated upon effectively as well as analyzed in depth. You can also make up examples from imaginary personal anecdotes if you’re really desperate and running out of time. </p>
<p>@preamble1776 Thanks, I’ll probably pull some popular sources this weekend to use at hand</p>