AP Language Propaganda Research Paper

As you begin your work on the propaganda research paper, I’ve put together some resources you might find useful. This is a very demanding assignment, so please begin research and writing as soon as you can.

The Assignment
  • The prompt is located here.
  • The final draft of the paper will be due on May 20 at 6:00 p.m. You may submit complete drafts for my revision and comment before then, but as we get closer to the due date, my button-download 2comments are likely to become less extensive. Start now!
  • I’ve done research on 20+ topics. You can access those articles here.
Sample Papers

You may not use the topics in either of these papers, but they do provide  excellent examples of  effective responses to the topic.

Resources for Writing a Research Paper
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AP Language in the Home Stretch

We are finally reaching the home stretch in AP Language, with less than a week until the test. Here are a few dates you should be aware of as the last week races by.

DOWNLOADS: ATTENTION

There has been a problem with Dropbox downloads because the company had a security issue. This folder has all of the files you’ll need to review for the test and everything we’ve done this year.

Multiple Choice Review Sessions

  • Review Session 8: Saturday, May 3 @1:30 p.m.
  • Review Session 9: Monday, May 5 @ 7:00 p.m.
  • Review Session 10: Tuesday, May 6 @ 3:30 p.m.
  • Review Session 11: Wednesday, May 7 @ 7:00 p.m.
  • Review Session 12: Thursday, May 8 @ 7:00 p.m.

Multiple Choice Practice Tests

These are official multiple choice practice exams with answers.

Full Essay Review Session

If you want to practice the full two hour, fifteen minute AP Language essay experience, we’ll have one session on Sunday, May 4 from 1:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Each essay will get scored and I will comment as much as is possible in the time available.

Essays

  • Doom Essay 11: Schools Synthesis is due in class on Monday, May 5
  • Doom Essay 12: Johnson Analysis is due in class on Wednesday, May 7 (Period 6) or Thursday, May 8 (Periods 3/5)

Rhetorical Terms

The last rhetorical terms quiz is on Tuesday, May 6 during your class. The terms are located here.

Review Page

Our review materials are located here.

Speed Dating for Persuasion and Synthesis

Want to do quick practice for persuasion and synthesis? Go to this page.

The Test

The test is at Helena College University of Montana on Friday, May 9. You should arrive at 7:45 a.m. and be ready to dominate the test.

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Locavore Samples

There are the locavore sample responses, ranked from 9-1.

 

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Speed Dating: AP Language Practice Prompts

Instructions

Give yourself about 5-7 minutes for each of these. In that time, develop and write your intro and thesis statement.

Prompt 1

For centuries, prominent thinkers have pondered the relationship between ownership and the development of self (identity), ultimately
asking the question, “What does it mean to own something?”
Plato argues that owning objects is detrimental to a person’s character. Aristotle claims that ownership of tangible goods helps to develop moral character. Twentieth-century philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre proposes that ownership extends beyond objects to include intangible things as well. In Sartre’s view, becoming proficient in some skill and knowing something thoroughly means that we “own” it.
Think about the differing views of ownership. Then write an essay in which you explain your position on the relationship between ownership and sense of self. Use appropriate evidence from your reading, experience, or observations to support your argument.

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AP Language: Kennedy Analysis Suggestions

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Since you just received a score on the Kennedy analysis, I’ve included a few resources to help you understand how you can do better on the next one.

Some general comments:

  1. Don’t talk about vague references to rhetorical devices, especially in the thesis statement. Unless the passage has a dominant set of devices, just leave that out.
  2. Kennedy uses really powerful language to condemn the steel companies, to argue they are selfish/destructive. Emphasize that powerful diction.
  3. The structure of much of the piece is the contrast between the small number of steel company executives and the interests of the whole nation. That constant use of juxtaposition and antithesis is critical to the text.
  4. A logical structure for diving the piece is: attack on the selfishness of the steel companies, and illustration that they don’t need the increase, and his threat of government action.
  5. Sharpen topic sentences. They don’t need to be four lines long.
  6. Combine sentences.

 

 

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