1. Practice AP Exam (2001)
Essay 1, 2, 3

2. Common Issues: Synthesis Essay
Make sure to address the prompt- many of you did not discuss whether the post office needed to be restructured
Use the sources to your advantage- choose the ones that support your point and make sure to OUTLINE your ideas first.

3. Common Issues: Rhetorical Analysis Essay
Not addressing the prompt
You need to make sure you understand what the prompt is asking of you
Lacking a clear thesis
SUBJECT/ASSERTION/WHY
John F. Kennedy conveys his unhappiness with steel companies by demonizing them to his audience.

4. Common Issues: Rhetorical Analysis Essay
DON’T focus so much on pointing out specific rhetorical strategies
JFK uses syntax, diction, and ethos to make his point.
DO have a strong grasp of what the speaker is arguing => Thesis
DO discuss how they achieve their purpose in your analysis => Body paragraphs

5. Common Issues: Argumentative Essay
Understand what the prompt is asking- many of you did not address the relationship between certainty and doubt.
You chose one or the other without making a CLAIM about their relationship (one being more necessary than the other or when one is more appropriate than another)