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AP* English lAnguAgE & ComPosition ExAm PrEP
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AP* English lAnguAgE & ComPosition ExAm PrEP
Visualizing PurposePurpose = the point of a work
Speaker = the writer’s voice
Audience = whom the writer is addressing
Form = the way a work is presented, or a work’s shape
Literary Period Time
Colonial 1620–1785
Enlightenment 1750–1800
Romanticism 1820–1861
Transcendentalism 1840–1860
Realism 1860–1890
Naturalism 1890–1950
Modernism 1914–1945
Post-WWII 1946–1979
Postmodern 1950–present
Contemporary 1970–present
1. Read 2. Re-Read 3. Review
Read the work once through. Read “actively” with a pen. Mark key points, get an impression, make comments in the margins.
Read slower, and raise questions about the highlighted points. Notice your changing/developing opinions.
Look over notes and questions. What aspects do you respond strongly to? Organize your ideas. Focus thoughts into a succinct central argument (thesis). Support claims with specifics from text.
Purpose Speaker
Audience Form
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Fill in the Blank (2 points each)
A strong thesis is not ____________________, has an original claim that is ____________________, is directly 1. stated, and is supported with ________________________________.
The ____________________ is the point of the work. 2.
A political speech is one kind of ___________________________________. A non-fiction essay is another.3.
In the dramatic pentad, the agent refers to the person _______________________________________ in a 4. literary work.
Using facts, data, and statistics in an argumentative essay is appealing to the audience’s need for 5. ____________________.
Interviews, field research historical documents, and reports are considered ____________________ sources. 6.
Third person point of view can be either ____________________ or ____________________.7.
____________________ uses conventions of serious writing for comic effect.8.
The ____________________ expresses the action preformed by the subject.9.
The pronoun and the antecedent must always agree in ____________________, ____________________, and 10. ____________________.
A _____________________________________________ gives ideas equal emphasis.11.
____________________________ occurs when the audience understands or sees something that the character 12. does not know.
When vowel sounds are repeated for effect, it’s called ____________________.13.
An allusion is a reference in one work to _______________________________________.14.
__________________________________ give access to other libraries’ collections.15.
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AP* English lAnguAgE & ComPosition ExAm PrEP
Fill in the Blank (2 points each)
A strong thesis is not 1. obvious, has an original claim that is arguable, is directly stated, and is supported with concrete evidence.
The 2. purpose is the point of the work.
A political speech is one kind of 3. rhetorical situation. A non-fiction essay is another.
In the dramatic pentad, the agent refers to the person4. performing the action in a literary work.
Using facts, data, and statistics in an argumentative essay is appealing to the audience’s need for 5. logic.
Interviews, field research historical documents, and reports are considered 6. primary sources.
Third person point of view can be either 7. limited or omniscient.
Parody8. uses conventions of serious writing for comic effect.
The 9. predicate expresses the action preformed by the subject.
The pronoun and the antecedent must always agree in 10. person, number, and gender.
A 11. coordinating conjunction gives ideas equal emphasis.
Dramatic irony12. occurs when the audience understands or sees something that the character does not know.
When vowel sounds are repeated for effect, it’s called 13. assonance.
An allusion is a reference in one work to 14. another work.
Virtual libraries15. give access to other libraries’ collections.
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Activities
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Choose one of the following writing prompts. Time yourself.
Modern times are marked with social, economic, cultural, and political controversies. Choose a debate with which you are familiar—it could be local, national, or global. Write an essay that carefully considers the opposing side of the debate and propose a solution or negotiation. Use appropriate evidence as you make your point. (Suggested time: 40 minutes)
These days, popular media is a venue for entertainers, politicians, scholars, as well as everyday citizens, to express their views on any imaginable subject. Are their thoughts and opinions constructive? Does the expression of these opinions on talk radio, television, Web blogs, magazines, and newspapers encourage democratic ideals? In a short essay, take a stand on the usefulness of public statements of opinion. Use appropriate evidence to support your view. (Suggested time: 40 minutes)
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Using the list below, match the literary term with its corresponding example.Alliteration Metaphor Onomatopoeia
Parallelism Repetition Simile
1. The word: chickadee __________________________
2. The translation from Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales:
His mighty mouth was like a furnace door. __________________________
3. An excerpt from James Schuyler’s poem, “Autumn Leaves”:
Mountains and mountains and mountains
rolling, rolling, rolling:
all overgrown with trees, trees, trees,
turning, turning, turning __________________________
4. The sentence: Marsupials and monotremes may or may not be considered mammals. ______________________
5. A line from Robert Herrick’s poem, “Love What Is”:
Love is a circle that doth restless move. __________________________
6. The Tom Robbin’s quote:
Humanity has advanced, when it has advanced, not because it has been sober, responsible, and cautious, but because it has been playful, rebellious, and immature. __________________________
Consider each word on the following list. Revise the words below to make them more vivid or specific. unattractive
glasses
funny
dog
tree
youth
happy
hungry
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AP* English lAnguAgE & ComPosition ExAm PrEP
Using the list below, match the literary term with its corresponding example.Alliteration Metaphor Onomatopoeia
Parallelism Repetition Simile
1. The word: chickadee. Onomatopoeia
2. The translation from Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales:
His mighty mouth was like a furnace door. Simile
3. An excerpt from James Schuyler’s poem, “Autumn Leaves”:
Mountains and mountains and mountains
rolling, rolling, rolling:
all overgrown with trees, trees, trees,
turning, turning, turning Repetition
4. The sentence: Marsupials and monotremes may or may not be considered mammals. Alliteration
5. A line from Robert Herrick’s poem, “Love What Is”:
Love is a circle that doth restless move. Metaphor
6. The Tom Robbin’s quote:
Humanity has advanced, when it has advanced, not because it has been sober, responsible, and cautious, but because it has been playful, rebellious, and immature. Parallelism
Consider each word on the following list. Think of ways to make the word more vivid and lively if read in an essay. (possible examples)
unattractive hideous
glasses plastic-rimmed bifocals
funny whimsical
dog siberian husky
tree madrone
youth teenager
happy elated
hungry ravenous
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Check YourKnowledge
AP* English lAnguAgE & ComPosition ExAm PrEP
Fill in the Blank (5 points)
You have ______________ minutes to answer 55 multiple-choice questions on the AP English Language & 1. Composition Exam.
You have ______________ minutes to answer three essay questions on the exam.2.
A good strategy for the exam is to answer the ______________ questions first.3.
The essay portion of the exam includes three types of essays, the ___________________, _________________, 4. and ____________________.
Every time you make a claim in your essay, you’ll have to back it up with ______________.5.
True or False (5 points)
There is plenty of time to brainstorm, pre-write, and proofread on the essay T F 6. portion of the exam.
“Above all use as many big words as possible” is your motto for essay-writing. T F7.
Your goal for the argumentative essay is to show an understanding of the T F 8. author’s purpose and generate a response.
When writing the essay, spend the least amount of time on the body paragraphs. T F9.
Unless otherwise stated, always use first person in the exam essay. T F 10. Set the following list of literary periods in the correct chronological order (10 points) Colonial Contemporary Enlightenment Modernism Naturalism Postmodern Post-WWII Realism Romanticism Transcendentalism
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