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Ap Lang Exam

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AP EXAM:

- 40% 5 10

- 40% 4 16

- 20% 3 29

- 0% 2 30

- 0% 1 15

not a content based exam

almost entirely a skill based exam

one part- faced with a number of texts that you will be reading excerpts from and answering questions about them.

rhetorical analysis - precise, rigorous, detailed analysis of what writers are doing with language and what strategies they use and how they are using them.

about 5 passages and 55-60 multiple choice questions

at least one of the passages will be pre-20th century prose

punctuation rules were not regularized

diction is different; vocabulary is different

more florid or mental style - long elegant sentences

syntax + diction differentiates the passage

1 rhetorical analysis essay

form follows function

not just indicating, but discussing the purpose of the literary, rhetorical, or grammatical term.

bringing in of evidence

zero in and solidify points: provide examples

think outside of the box and don't be afraid to be different

don't have to talk about elements of syntax so much, but that's find

look at the prompt carefully

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