1. T HE M OST S TUPENDOUS, W ONDERFUL, T ERRIFIC, S TUNNINGLY F ABULOUS D AY IN THE HISTORY OF E VER AP L ANGUAGE R EVIEW 2014

2. S ORRY, I DIDN ’ T WANT TO OVERSELL TODAY ! GOALS for today! Review strategies for APMC Block Review types of APMC questions Hand out money… this is never NOT an non- impossibility people

3. S TRATEGY FOR B LOCKS Run, as fast and as far as you can! (This is a rough draft of my ppt) Mentally prepare yourself. It is 60 minutes-there are documented cases of survivors. Get on a roll (quickly). You can’t answer questions over something you don’t understand, so… read 10 lines and check yourself… If you get it-keep reading if not-STOP and start over asking “What is he saying? If you can’t “get into it” after 3 tries MOVE ON to either questions or the next passage!

4. S TRATEGY FOR B LOCKS Read the block like you are going to WRITE a rhetorical analysis over it! (No really) When you are going to have to WRITE to it…you read it LOOKING for the rhetorical devices, organization and tone, right?? Where is his thesis LIKELY to be? Where do YOU put it in YOUR papers? Does the writer? If it isn’t there-you at least KNOW it. The passage is likely to be printed on consecutive pages…you don’t HAVE to read it again, fold the page and use your annotations.

5. S TRATEGY FOR B LOCKS BUBBLE …Every time you turn a page, bubble … Numerous AP students have lost points on their scores because they waited to bubble… Numerous AP students have lost points on their scores because they waited to bubble… When students lose points because they forgot to bubble, students get depressed … When students lose points because they forgot to bubble, students get depressed … When students get depressed, students mumble things in the hallways… When students get depressed, students mumble things in the hallways… When students mumble things in the hallways, students get to conference with new “friends” who wear white coats… When students mumble things in the hallways, students get to conference with new “friends” who wear white coats… Don’t be the student who gets to conference with new “friends”... BUBBLE Don’t be the student who gets to conference with new “friends”... BUBBLE

6. S TRATEGY FOR B LOCKS There are typically 4 passages (there COULD be 5), think of it like this… In a rhetorical analysis, you take about 5-7 mins to read and annotate it right?? Can you answer 12 questions in 10 mins?? DO that 4 times in a row…oh, and BUBBLE. Bubble ALL answers…there is NO penalty for wrong answers.

7. T YPES OF Q UESTIONS Straight forward: The primary rhetorical strategy used by the author is A. narration B. description C. analysis D. process E. argument

8. Draw a conclusion: The primary reason for Sagan using the long listing in the first paragraph is most probably to A. appeal to readers with varied interests B. impress his audience with his scope of knowledge C. introduce the topics covered in the body of the essay D. provide examples E. emphasize the magnitude of the problem

9. ALL…EXCEPT: In developing his purpose, the author uses all of the following rhetorical devices except A. spatial organization B. metaphor and simile C. comparison and contrast D. imagery E. chronological order

10. Infer or abstract a concept not directly stated: After reading the passage, the reader can infer that the author desires to A. praise the work of current authors B. change the curriculum of the college C. change college administration D. warn against relying on academic appearances E. criticize the cost of college

11. ROMAN NUMERALS!: Paragraphs 1 and 2 develop their ideas by means of I. metaphor and simile II. allusion III. paradox A. I B. II C. III D. I and II E. I, II, and III

12. I F TIME IS RUNNING OUT … 1. Look for questions that site a specific line 2. Look for specific detail/definition questions 3. Look for self-contained questions

13. S HOULD YOU GUESS ? There is NO penalty for guessing... YES, Guess!