"Writing an AP Lit Timed Poetry & Prose Essay Intro"

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12 questions

Note from the author:

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Last updated almost 6 years ago

12 questions

Note from the author:

Students write a timed essay then use their draft to learn how to write an effective introduction.

SECTION 1: FIRST ATTEMPT

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Write your first attempt at responding to the 2015 AP Poetry Prompt:
"In the following poem by Caribbean writer Derek Walcott, the speaker recalls a childhood experience of visiting an elderly woman storyteller. Read the poem carefully. Then, in a well-developed essay, discuss the speaker's recollection and analyze how Walcott uses poetic devices to convey the significance of the experience. "

SECTION 2: LEARNING HOW TO WRITE A CONCISE & EFFECT TIMED ESSAY INTRODUCTION

Read the AP English Literature Timed Essay Introduction Skills tips in the image below, keeping your previously written introduction in mind:

  Let's see what you already knew about writing an effective introduction when you wrote your first attempt! 

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SECTION #3: ASSESSMENT OF LEARNING

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Students write a timed essay then use their draft to learn how to write an effective introduction.

SECTION 1: FIRST ATTEMPT

SECTION 2: LEARNING HOW TO WRITE A CONCISE & EFFECT TIMED ESSAY INTRODUCTION

Read the AP English Literature Timed Essay Introduction Skills tips in the image below, keeping your previously written introduction in mind:

  Let's see what you already knew about writing an effective introduction when you wrote your first attempt! 

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SECTION #3: ASSESSMENT OF LEARNING

Is the title of the poem and author written in your FIRST sentence?

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Did you write an introduction to your thesis?

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Does the first and/or second sentences say something about the prompt (synonyms count)?

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Is the first sentence about the poem at all?

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Is your first sentence a question?

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Is your first paragraph, intro & thesis, longer than a 1/4 of your piece of paper?

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Is your first sentence a simple sentence (subject-verb-predicate)?

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Is your first sentence a compound sentence (two simple sentences joined with and, or, nor, for but)?

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Is your first sentence a complex sentence (an independent clause + a dependent clause)?

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Look at the first word in your essay. Is it on this list (or, is it vague or general)?

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