5 Steps to a 5 AP English Language 2019

150 ❯ STEP 4. Review the Knowledge You Need to Score High

I have sentences in my essay. of them begin with the subject.

of them begin with a participle phrase. of them begin with a relative clause.

of them begin with an adverbial clause. of them begin with a prepositional

phrase. of them begin with an infinitive. of them begin with a gerund.

I have simple sentences in my essay; compound sentences; complex

sentences; compound-complex sentences.

I think I need to add more sentence variety to my presentation. yes no

I have made certain that there is a variety of sentence structures in my essay. yes

no

My conclusion is is not a summary of what I have already said in my essay. If it is

not a summary, identify the type of ending you have created.

I have discussed this inventory of my first draft with. These

are the suggested areas for improving my essay:

The major things I have to work on when I revise my essay are:

Rapid Review

• Analysis is the deconstruction of a passage into its components in order to examine how
  a writer develops a subject.


• The AP English Language exam requires the analysis of structure, purpose, style.


• Discourse is conversation between the text and the reader.


• Rhetoric is a term for all of the strategies, modes, and devices a writer employs.


• There are four major modes of discourse:
  — exposition
  — narration
  — description
  — argumentation


• Rhetorical strategies are used to develop the modes of discourse:
  — example
  — comparison and contrast
  — definition
  — cause and effect
  — process
  — analysis
  — classification


• Practice each of the rhetorical strategies.


• Style is the unique writing pattern of a writer.


• Style comprises:
  — subject matter
  — selection of detail
  — organization
  — point of view
  — diction
  — syntax