AP Lang Midterm Exam

The subject

• topic

• claim

• thesis

• evidence

must be arguable; sentences

• topic

• claims

• thesis

• psychology

Asserts whether something is true or not true

• claims of fact

• claims of value

• claims of policy

• major claim

Argues whether something is right or wrong, good or bad (opinion)

• claims of fact

• claims of value

• claims of policy

• minor claim

Proposes a change that needs to occur

• claims of fact

• claims of value

• claims of policy

• major claim

the main argument of an essay

• claims of policy

• major claim

• topic

• minor claim

reinforce the central claim and structure the argument throughout the text.

• claims of value

• major claim

• topic

• minor claim

DRIVING claim

• claim

• thesis

• evidence

• topic

an opposing argument / alternative view can reasonably be argued

• defensible thesis

• thesis

• evidence

• major claim

clearly stated

• explicit thesis

• implicit thesis

• claim

• counter argument