What is one way the author's voice (your voice) can be lost?

Using words that you know and use alot, which causes the essay to become informal

By using too many specific words that connect with the message of the essay

How can learning about placeholder words help with writing synthesis essays?

Writers will be able to identify the placeholder words, and instead use more specific word choice and vivid adjectives.

Learning about it defeats the purpose as it can cause students to only remember placeholder words

How is thesis defined?

An opinionated statement that is not arguable

What is "persuasive style"?

A type of writing used to convince the audience of a certain belief or opinion.

A type of writing used to tell a memory from the author's point of view.

A type of writing used to inform the audience about factual evidence.

Where are multiple sources for the synthesis essay found in the AP Lang. Final Exam?

Under the prompt of Q1, they should be separated by both letter and author.

On the final page of the exam after passage citations.

Under the prompt of Q3, they should be separated by both letter and author

Under the prompt of Q2, the sources are in one big passage

Bias is the ________________

feeling the writer has to a certain topic

way the writer feels about a certain topic

amount of favoritism the writer has for the topic

True or False You can write a synthesis essay for Q1 without using a persuasive style

False, it defeats the purpose of the prompt because using any other style does not allow the writer to defend their thesis in an argumentative way.

True, as long as you incorporate the needed sources, using any style is fine.

Some examples of author's choices include:

Usage of vivid language and specific word choice

Amount of context used in the introduction

How much the prompt is answered

Sources with high bias is not always good because __________.

prevents you from getting a sophistication point

True or False The more sources the better.

False, most students do not know how to incorporate high amounts of sources under pressure, therefore their own message would get lost in the evidence (making it appear like a summary.)

True, more sources show that you had a high understanding of the prompt and sources. Scorers will be more likely to give you more points because of it.

When should the writer add more context?

If time permits it, they can add more context. If not, they should keep it short and specific.

They should never add more context since it is only used in Rhetorical Analysis.

They should always add more context even in a time constraint.

At the last 10 minutes of the essay

Why is knowing "author's choices" so valuable?

It can lead to a deep understanding of how to write synthesis essays. Some choices can be used in a variety of topics and still retain its effectiveness.

The more choices you know gives the writer a large variety to choose from instead of forcing themselves to use only one or two.

They are not valuable because each choice changes from different types of essays.

Knowing different choices allows for evidence to be integrated well.

Synthesis AP Lang

Authored by Margaret Anderson

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9th - 12th Grade

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What point is known for its difficulty, and is also known as the "unicorn point"?

Thesis Point

Evidence/Commentary Point

Sophistication Point

Complexity Point

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The thesis can be in which of these places?

The introduction

The body paragraphs

The conclusion

All of the above as long as it is clear and prominent

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Place holder words are....

confusing to the reader

excellent to use when in a time contrainst

recommended for students to use in commentary

used to increase the length or complexity of the essay

frowned upon

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The author's voice, also known as "your voice" is how you......

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

How does mastering the synthesis point help with future essays?

It does not, teachers recommend just focusing on thesis and evidence/commentary in order to pass.

Once a student knows what to put, they can carry it to other essays.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

True or False
You can change your original position.

True/ It is called a revised position and comes after seeing new evidence provided in the sources

False/ Students should have integrity in their own opinions and writing about the opposite of the sources allows them to develop a deeper understanding of synthesis.

Why is a revised position normalized?

It is human nature to change after seeing new challenging perspectives.

Sources can be biased towards one perspective over the other, and it would be easier to use them if the position was simply changed.

All of the above

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Synthesis AP Lang

What point is known for its difficulty, and is also known as the "unicorn point"?

The thesis can be in which of these places?

Place holder words are....

The author's voice, also known as "your voice" is how you......

How does mastering the synthesis point help with future essays?

True or FalseYou can change your original position.

Why is a revised position normalized?

What is one way the author's voice (your voice) can be lost?

How can learning about placeholder words help with writing synthesis essays?

How is thesis defined?

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True or False
You can change your original position.