AP Lit End of Semester 1 Quiz

How do you guard your thesis statement against being a summary?

• Make it short.

• Make it long.

• Revise it.

• Make it argue for an interpretation.

Which is a thesis statement with a interpretation?

• In Salvage the Bones, Esch is the only girl sibling in a family of males and makes many mistakes.

• In Salvage the Bones, Esch's experience as the only girl sibling causes her to feel isolated and increases her longing for love.

What two things should a thesis statement do?

• Answer the question presented in the prompt.

• Give a summary of the story, play, or poem.

• Give commentary and text evidence.

• Include literary elements for how a certain thing is achieved

Which question will help you make sure your thesis is an interpretation?

• Do I know and understand the main character well enough?

• Would anyone else see this point differently?

• Is my thesis long enough?

• Does my thesis include part of the prompt given to me?

In writing your thesis, you should be balancing:

• literary elements and summary

• summary and interpretation

• literary elements and interpretation

• worldview and interpretation

Which are examples of literary elements? (a)  

• plot, tone, and theme
• character, grammar, and plot
• theme, essay format, and tone
• setting, plot, and revision

What is a prompt?

• another name for a thesis

• a question given to you

• the task you're asked to complete in an essay

• a question that you come up with

When planning for your essay, your main points will grow out of the: (a)  

• story or poem
• literary elements
• prompt
• thesis

Your topic sentences should progress: (a)  

• randomly.
• logically.
• slowly.
• in a interesting way.

Your paragraphs should always:

• be 3-5 sentences.

• explore, evaluate, and support topic sentences.

• stay on task.

• include direct quotations.