Synthesis Results

To make the most out of our AP exam results, we will go over the test one component at a time in the following order to better prep for your upcoming testing dates:

• Multiple Choice with review of close reading skills, rhetorical strategies, and footnote etiquette
• Grammar and Punctuation Rules to finish where we left off on Wednesday, practice rules with handouts, and take a look-see at the ACT English portion
• Synthesis with review of citing and utilizing sources to better formulate your own argument or evaluation of the given prompt
• Rhetorical analysis with review of close reading, rhetorical strategies, and citations
• Argument with review of argumentation, exemplification, and tips for the ACT-style of argumentation

In regards to the synthesis prompt, the overall results are quite promising with a range of 9-2. 

Goal 1 = 5 (7 students)

Goal 2 = 6 or 7 (34 students)

Goal 3 = 8 (13 students)

Goal 4 = 9 (1 student with the initials AB -- you finally earned that elusive 9!)

Tips, thoughts, evaluation procedures =

• You must have 3 sources included in the essay
• You are to write Source A (literally Source A) or the name given in the parentheses
• Strongest essays brought in more than one source in a paragraph and were more likely to score an 8 or 9
• Best essays brought in analogies, background knowledge, and supporting details that furthered the source information
•  Originality in which you questioned some of the sources (tech school not in the picture, charts with only college-level income)
• Do not summarize the sources
• Cite properly -- stop double punctuating sentences, putting citations in the middle of the sentence, and using full sentence quotations

MC Results

After baking cherry-filled coffee cake bars (yes, that delicious), I put on my decades song mix and graded the AP Lang Multiple Choice Test. Overall, I am very impressed with the results, and I could not wait until Monday to tell all of you about it!

As with all of our test components, each section has four goals. If you reach goal 1 on each portion of the exam, you will score a 3 overall.

Here are the MC goals for this exam and the number of students acquiring the points for each goal: 

Goal 1 = 50% correct or 26 answers = 15 students

Goal 2 = 60% correct or 31 answers = 25 students

Goal 3 = 70% correct or 37 answers = 13 students

Goal 4 = An overall 2 on the exam prior to the writing portion  or 42 answers = 3 students

We had a tie for highest student score on the exam with 43 correct answers. If you happen to have the initials RS & MS, you might be those two students setting the bar for MC testing. As I scored a 46, I look forward to seeing you and several others challenge me for highest score on our final MC test!

The Last Part

We wrapped up our first full AP exam with the synthesis portion today.

During next week's classes, we will be analyzing your test results, reviewing necessary skills, and prepping for the ACT exam via grammar and argumentative techniques.

P.S. I missed 6 on the multiple choice!

MC

For an hour of today's class, you completed the MC test portion of the AP Lang exam. Once again, if you are absent for any part of the exam, you will need to make this up during an AP class or after school this week.

Part II

AP Lang completed the argument portion of the exam during today's class session. If you were absent, you will need to make up the exam this week - either during another AP class or after school. MC will be on the block days.

AP Test Part I

Today's class featured the rhetorical analysis prompt. If you were absent, you will need to make up the prompt during another AP Lang class or after school during this week.

Bubble Bubble

Alas, the post subject does not reference Macbeth. During class, we spent some quality time filling out answer sheets for your upcoming test. With remaining time, we continued forward with parts of speech.

Next week will be the full AP test: rhetorical analysis, argumentation, multiple choice, and synthesis. To prep, you should review rhetorical strategies, tone words, and close reading strategies. To prepare for prompts, I would recommend reading articles and practicing rhetorical analysis and argumentation skills.