<p>The prompts are up!</p>
<p>@Descuff: With all due respect, I don’t think that any essay which stands alone on a personal example can score in the higher range. Actually, the rubric states that an effective (8) essay has “convincing” evidence while an adequate (6) essay has “sufficient” evidence. One example, at least to me, does not qualify as sufficient evidence.</p>
<p>what was your guys thesis for the synthesis?
And, what would you have done differently ?</p>
<p>_Concerned AP student</p>
<p>I’m hoping for 6s or 7s on my essays. I spent way too much time on the synthesis essay, so my rhetorical and argument essays were rushed. I remember including something about how owning Plato’s “The Republic” won’t make me a bad person for the argument essay. How did you guys approach that essay?</p>
<p>Am i the only person that had ample time left at the end of the essay period to proof read? I finished with roughly 20 minutes left and had time to go back over my essay and edit. I wrote plenty as well (4 pages for synthesis, 3 for analytical, 4.5 for argumentative). I fell like my opinion of the test was very different from everyone else’s and am looking for insight. I felt the the mc was difficult because it was very different than what I had prepared for. On the other hand, i felt like the essays were very easy, specifically the argumentative. Thoughts?</p>
<p>MC section seemed easier to me. I felt like at one point that I have 10 questions in a row.</p>
<p>What happens if I forgot to write the numbers of my essays in the boxes?</p>
<p>For me I had finished all my essays with thirty minutes to spare but I didn’t want to be there any longer…the room smelled like vomit and socks
So I didn’t even go back to proofread. But I only had two pages left at the end of the packet so I hope it’ll be fine…</p>
<p>Aghhh. Pretty sure I messed up on the RA essay. Was trying to overcomplicate my thinking when I was doing it. Sucks because the devices I pointed out were pretty good, and I think I explained everything well, I was just a bit off with my thought process. Other 2 essays were extremely easy though. We did a practice synthesis in class that was over museums that was literally the exact same as the one of the exam, and I got a 9 on the one we did, so I should be fine on that. Was able to use solid examples on argument as well: 1 contemporary, 1 historical, and 1 literary, so a little bit of everything there. What did everything think of the MC? I was a bit annoyed by the lack of questions asking for rhetorical device, and it seemed that there were a ton of questions that required me to go back and re-read something in the passage. A lot of people saying they didn’t finish the last 10 questions or so.</p>
<p>I used Lindsey Lohan as an argumentative example.
…here me out. I used her as a counter-arguement. Citing her 4 arrests in the past 5 years, i said that the ownership of superfluous materialisms degenerates identity and character.
Hoping that my grader has a sense of humor!</p>
<p>And just watch. That grader is a diehard mean girls fan and loves Lindsey Logan to death…</p>
<p>;)</p>
<p>@basket91</p>
<p>For the synthesis, I think I made a mistake similar to the one you made . Instead of talking about size, location, cost etc I looked at the moral factors one should consider when building a monument ie it serves as an everlasting reminder/recogntion motivates others to accomplish great deeds/unites people at the location itself. My essay was written well otherwise although it was a little unconventional. Did I address the question- I did consider the “factors” regarding the positives of building a monument. I know there was a 9-scoring 2009 essayist with a similar “consider the factors” prompt and he wrote that there were in fact NO factors to consider ?What do you think?</p>
<p>-worried ap student</p>
<p>I’m not sure why everyone is so obsessed over the synthesis “consider the factors” wording. The factors ARE the sources. If you discussed 3 sources, you discussed 3 factors. Regardless if you chose to “pick a side” or not, it’s obvious that the collegeboard wants you to eventually choose a side because, upon “considering the factors”, you should have your mind made up by the time you arrive at the conclusion. A conclusion without actually concluding-and only “considering”- doesn’t make sense. I don’t think it will be a big deal if you took an argumentative stance in the synthesis and highly doubt that the graders will assign a four to one who did so.</p>
<p>I thought for the synthesis you were suppose to take an argumentative stance because you pretty much have to take a side and back it up with sources. If you were insightful about it, it wouldn’t hurt you unless you did not effectively use your sources.</p>
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The personal experience was my basic. My essay contains more than that. I think because of the way I went at it, it would be a seven. I could not think of a book I read that deal with ownership. I did mention the rich and the poor man and all that (evidences).</p>
<p>I thought the synthesis was extremely easy. I just picked 3 considerations and wrote 1 paragraph for each, while incorporating a few of the sources. Think my 3 were the location, the ethical considerations, and how it looked/was presented.</p>
<p>is it okay if I only had one body paragraph for the analysis? I kinda spaced out on the organization aspect and just wrote. Basically I just listed a bunch of rhetorical devices with examples and explained how it helped the argument. Any comments?</p>
<p>@matt0715, it shouldnt matter. All the AP readers care about is that you understand how the author used rhetoric to have certain effects on the reader. Heck, you dont even need to know the names of the devices, so I doubt they care about essay structure as long as its there.</p>
<p>im just going into my first semester at english 801A level just wondering how hard is the class? Has anyone taken it during a summer semester? How about reading 883 has anyone taken that as well? i came into the first forum i found with the most people</p>
<p>Does anyone know if score reports include our scores for each essay? I’m curious on what I actually pulled off on the rhetorical analysis…</p>
<p>@crazyforcollegee I’m sure they do, because the essays are the biggest part of the test and most people really want to know what they got on them. It would be kinda dumb of CB to not tell us what we got on them…</p>