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AP Language . Argumentative Essay. 2009 AP® ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND COMPOSIT Question 3 ( Suggested time—40 minutes. This question counts for one -third of the total essay section score. )

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  1. AP Language Argumentative Essay

  2. 2009 AP® ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND COMPOSIT Question 3 (Suggested time—40 minutes. This question counts for one-third of the total essay section score.) Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant. —Horace Prompt: Consider this quotation about adversity from the Roman poet Horace. Then write an essay that defends,challenges, or qualifies Horace’s assertion about the role that adversity (financial or political hardship, danger, misfortune, etc.) plays in developing a person’s character. Support your argument with appropriate evidence from your reading, observation, or experience.

  3. How do I write this essay?” WHAT THE HECK?

  4. This essay presents a passage or quote. Then, you must write an essay in which you defend, challenge, or qualify the quote/passage. AP Essay # 2Argumentative Essay

  5. Read the prompt. • Determine what is being said in the passage/quote. • Write a precis. • Pick a side. • Write a thesis. • Outline your response. • Begin writing. Steps for writing the essay:

  6. Read the prompt. Determine what is being said in the passage/quote. Step One:

  7. 2009 AP® ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND COMPOSIT Question 3 (Suggested time—40 minutes. This question counts for one-third of the total essay section score.) Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant. —Horace Prompt: Consider this quotation about adversity from the Roman poet Horace. Then write an essay that defends,challenges, or qualifies Horace’s assertion about the role that adversity (financial or political hardship, danger, misfortune, etc.) plays in developing a person’s character. Support your argument with appropriate evidence from your reading, observation, or experience.

  8. How to READ THE PROMPT… • Read the quote first. • Read the prompt for the essay. • Underline both parts of the prong. Step One:Reading the prompt.

  9. 2009 AP® ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND COMPOSIT Question 3 (Suggested time—40 minutes. This question counts for one-third of the total essay section score.) Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant. —Horace Prompt: Consider this quotation about adversity from the Roman poet Horace. Then write an essay that defends,challenges, or qualifies Horace’s assertion about the role that adversity (financial or political hardship, danger, misfortune, etc.) plays in developing a person’s character. Support your argument with appropriate evidence from your reading, observation, or experience.

  10. Consider this quotation about adversity from the Roman poet Horace. Then write an essay that defends, challenges, or qualifies Horace’s assertion about the role that adversity (financial or political hardship, danger, misfortune, etc.) plays in developing a person’s character. Support your argument with appropriate evidence from your reading, observation, or experience. Examine the prompt

  11. Consider this quotation about adversity from the Roman poet Horace. Then write an essay that defends, challenges, or qualifies Horace’s assertion about the role that adversity (financial or political hardship, danger, misfortune, etc.) plays in developing a person’s character. Support your argument with appropriate evidence from your reading, observation, or experience. Examine the prompt The test-makers will explain some of the quote.

  12. Consider this quotation about adversity from the Roman poet Horace. Then write an essay that defends, challenges, or qualifies Horace’s assertion about the role that adversity (financial or political hardship, danger, misfortune, etc.) plays in developing a person’s character. Support your argument with appropriate evidence from your reading, observation, or experience. Examine the prompt

  13. Read the prompt. • Determine what is being said in the passage/quote. • Write a precis. • Pick a side. • Write a thesis. • Outline your response. • Begin writing. Steps for writing the essay:

  14. Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant. —Horace Step Two:AnalyzingThe Quote:

  15. Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant. —Horace • Dissect—analyze the argument in the quote. • Analyze sections of the quote—select phrases, key words, but clauses… • Analyze the meaning of the quote in its entirety. • Examine key sections of the prompt that provide context and clarification concerning the meaning of the quote Step Two:AnalyzingThe Quote:

  16. Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant. —Horace Analyzing the Quote: 1. Identify—define terms that you think are important. 2. Consider denotation and connotation of the words. 3. Consider multiple meanings …of such words.

  17. Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant. —Horace Step Two:AnalyzingThe Quote: What does this quote mean?

  18. Read the prompt. • Determine what is being said in the passage/quote. • Write a precis. • Pick a side. • Write a thesis. • Outline your response. • Begin writing. Steps for writing the essay:

  19. The precis works nicely as a way of summarizing the meaning and purpose of a quote. Precis: In this ______ ______, ____ ____ (that) ________ in order to ___________. Intro Paragraph: • Grabber—Sentence the sets up the quote • Connecting grabber to the quote • Precis explaining the quote • Thesis Step Two:Write the Precis

  20. In this ______ ______, tone adj noun ________ _________ (that) authorrhetorically name accurate verb ________ to ___________. summary explanation of of quote purpose Step Two:Write the Precis

  21. Read the prompt. • Determine what is being said in the passage/quote. • Write a precis. • Pick a side. • Write a thesis. • Outline your response. • Begin writing. Steps for writing the essay:

  22. Defends, challenges, or qualifies . Defend—agree with the quote Challenge—disagree with the quote Qualify—argues/sees both sides of the argument Step Three: Pick a side.

  23. Defends, challenges, or qualifies . Defend—agree with the quote Challenge—disagree with the quote Qualify—argues/sees both sides of the argument StepThree: Pick a side

  24. Read the prompt. • Determine what is being said in the passage/quote. • Write a precis. • Pick a side. • Write a thesis. • Outline your response. • Begin writing. Steps for writing the essay:

  25. The ARGUMENT thesis does must state your claim. In the thesis you will state your stance— argument—directly. Avoid 1st person except when using personal experience. Sample Thesis: Possibly, but I agree with the Roman poet Horace in that adversity has a way of rousing talent from slumber. Adversity can stimulate, force, and sharpen a person in ways prosperity cannot— there is, then, value in hardship. StepFour:Write the thesis.

  26. Read the prompt. • Determine what is being said in the passage/quote. • Write a precis. • Pick a side. • Write a thesis. • Outline your response. • Begin writing. Steps for writing the essay:

  27. 2009 AP® ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND COMPOSIT Question 3 (Suggested time—40 minutes. This question counts for one-third of the total essay section score.) Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant. —Horace Prompt: Consider this quotation about adversity from the Roman poet Horace. Then write an essay that defends,challenges, or qualifies Horace’s assertion about the role that adversity (financial or political hardship, danger, misfortune, etc.) plays in developing a person’s character. Support your argument with appropriate evidence from your reading, observation, or experience.

  28. “We are writing now.” • You must pick your side and build your argument. • The argument must be logical…without flaws. Step Five:The Body Outline

  29. Support your argument with evidence from your reading, observation, or experience. Reading- you are expected touse examples from things your have read to support your stance on the quote. Observation-you are expected to use observations you have made about the world/human nature to support your stance Experience-you are expected to us personal experience to support your stance. Step Five: The Body Outline

  30. Support your argument with evidence from your reading, observation, or experience. In the argument essay, your data will be the reading, observation, and experience. Step Five: The Body Outline

  31. Read the prompt. • Determine what is being said in the passage/quote. • Write a precis. • Pick a side. • Write a thesis. • Outline your response. • Begin writing. Steps for writing the essay:

  32. Thesis: I. Intro II. Reading A. Data 1 B. Commentary C. Data 2 D. Commentary E. Data 3 F. Commentary III. Observation IV. Personal Experience V. Closing Write the thesis.

  33. Thesis: I. Intro II. Reading III. Observation A. Data 1 B. Commentary C. Data 2 D. Commentary E. Data 3 F. Commentary Write the outline.

  34. Thesis: I. Intro II. Reading III. Observation IV. Personal Experience A. Data 1 B. Commentary C. Data 2 D. Commentary E. Data 3 F. Commentary V. Closing Write the outline.

  35. Let’s look at the argument essay.” Argument Essay

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