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Below are example AP questions from two of the categories you created. Choose one that decided you had the most difficulty with and answer it. Write an explanation to defend your answer. Question Practice—Your Choice! Elements of Poetry Text: My Mistress’ Eyes Interpretation of Purpose Text: Brave New World What is the tone of the passage? Huxley’s use of Ford as God conveys his purpose by…

Below are example AP questions from two of the categories you created. Choose one that decided you had the most difficulty with and answer it. Write an explanation to defend your answer. Question Practice—Your Choice! Tone Text: A Work of Artifice Comprehension/Interpretation Text: A Work of Artifice The speaker’s attitude toward “the gardener” is best described as… In lines 17-24, the phrase “living creatures” is used to refer to…

Students will:  Understand the organization of a compare/contrast essay of poetry  Evaluate example comparison essays

 Next Reading Rehearsal—Extra Credit—due Wednesday, 3/16 by 2:30 pm (Extra Credit)  Vocab Quiz, March 23—will be take-home quiz  Rough Draft of Comparison Essay due on March 29 th (in class)  Othello card and questions due March 31

1. Read the prompt and determine what your purpose will be for reading the two poetry selections and writing your essay. 2. Read each essay, annotating with your determined purpose in mind 3. Finish by creating a short plan for your next steps. For example: main points, lines to use, etc.

1. Determine which is more significant: differences or similarities 2. Determine what, within the above choice, you will focus on 3. Determine what evidence you will use to support #2 4. Does this all satisfy the prompt? If so, start writing!

 Full intro  Avoid “Dawn of time” platitudes. For example: “Since the beginning, people have struggled with X…”  Begin in a way that reveals your understanding of the central principle or idea on which you’ll focus  Get to the point rather quickly  Thesis  Topic sentences for each paragraph  Use a point-by-point organization to avoid repetition of points and splitting your essay into two sections  Specific lines/examples you would use to support each point  Full conclusion  Avoid “World Peace” statements. For example: “and that’s why we still read X after all these years.”  The “so what” of the essay  Leave your reader with a striking impression of what you’ve written—this is what will be ringing in their ears as they score your essay!

Prompt pository/ap03_english_lit_q1_28066.pdf

1. Using the scoring guidelines, find the essay that your group feels is an “8.” Be prepared to defend your choice with specific examples. 2. Based on your group’s outline, and the assignment rubric, what score do you think you’d receive? Discuss, decide, and defend.

 Take some time to work through your two chosen poems and use the roundtable sheet to help you begin to form your thesis