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The AP Essay A “How-to-Begin” Guide

The AP Essay A “How-to-Begin” Guide. K. Matteson. Make a plan. Students should not begin writing until they fully comprehend the prompt and/or the passage. Use the Explication Process or TPFASTT Method to develop your plan

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The AP Essay A “How-to-Begin” Guide

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  1. The AP EssayA “How-to-Begin” Guide K. Matteson

  2. Make a plan • Students should not begin writing until they fully comprehend the prompt and/or the passage. • Use the Explication Process or TPFASTT Method to develop your plan • Although this active planning takes an extra five minutes or so, it is well worth the time.

  3. Begin Quickly and Directly • Although AP Readers are instructed to read the entire essay and not to be prejudiced by a weak introduction, a strong opening paragraph can be a real asset to a student's paper. • When answering the free-response part of the AP English Exams, writers should answer the question quickly and avoid beginning with ideas that do not relate directly to the prompt.

  4. For Example: "All people at some point in time have encountered a great deal of trouble in their lives. I know of so many people who have been embarrassed by parents that will wave at you from across a room. I have a friend who told me that her parents did this very same thing."

  5. Intro. Paragraph MUSTS: • Must connect to the prompt without parroting the prompt. • Should be able to earn a “3” all by itself. • Should mention the devices you plan to use in your analysis but not explain in any detail. • Should briefly discuss the theme of the poem. • MUST mention the title of the poem in quotations and the poet’s name. • Should VERY BRIEFLY summarize the situation of the poem.

  6. Let’s be judgmental • In your folder, you have two prompts. Give everyone in your group a copy of the prompt featuring the poem “Here”. • Now, give everyone in your group a copy of the essays in response to “Here”. We’re going to discuss/analyze/judge “Here” and its accompanying intro. paragraphs together. In your groups, you will discuss/analyze/judge “To an Empty Page” and its accompanying intro. Paragraphs.

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