Earning a 5 on the AP English Language and Composition Exam was my most memorable experience in English. The test required three hours of multiple choice questions and timed essays‚ and it left me feeling both exhausted and validated. While passing the test was a serious accomplishment‚ it was not an isolated act. Much of my growth and success came before the exam‚ rather than after it. I attribute my score to a year of hard work and learning in my AP English class‚ which greatly enriched my life
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Full name: _____________________________________________________ Number:____ Grade:____ Class:____ Date:____/____/______ Teacher: ___________________________ English Test I Jessica and Clare are talking about Clare’s vacation. Did she have a good time? Jessica: Did you have a Nice vacation‚ Clare? Clare: Yes‚ I did. I had a lot of fun. Jessica: Where did you go? Clare: I went to Florianopolis. My father’s family live there. Jessica: Who did you travel with? Clare: I traveled with
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and gathering military services that are an essential for America. 3. What argument does Henry provide against the notion that the colonies are too weak to fight the British? He provides the argument that God has provided them with the required power to battle their enemy/rivals. If they sit around and continue to do nothing‚ they cannot win the battle. 4. What is Henry implying when he says that he is loyal to "the majesty of heaven...above all earthly kings"? What tone (manner in which an author
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The Writing Packet “The maker of a sentence‚ like the other artist‚ launches out into the infinite and builds a road into Chaos and old Night‚ and is followed by those who hear him with something of wild‚ creative delight.” --Journals‚ 1834 Ralph Waldo Emerson Parts of Speech: noun‚ pronoun‚ verb‚ adjective‚ adverb‚ conjunction‚ preposition‚ interjection. ------------------------------------------------- A noun is a naming word. It names a person‚ place‚ thing‚ idea‚ living creature
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The first text is called “Man Takes First Steps on the Moon.” The text is about a close step by step live of what is happening when man first landed on the moon. This text is divided into three parts. The first part is talking about each event from its first departure from earth to the first landing on the moon of what is happening. It recorded every single words and conversations the astronauts had. It tells us what happened until ten minutes after the first landing on the moon. The
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ENGL 43: Ninth-Grade English 2 Portfolio Assignment 1: Take Up Your Pen and Write! This document contains all of the information for the assignments you will complete for Portfolio Assignment 1. Use this document to complete and submit your portfolio assignment. STEP 1: Before you begin any portfolio assignments‚ create a folder somewhere on your computer to save this document. Work on one portfolio assignment at a time‚ in order. Read the following submission instructions: Electronic
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Ellipses: An ellipsis is a series of three dots‚ used to create a pause in thinking or‚ when quoting‚ to omit information. The deliberate omission of a word or words readily implied by context. Examples: The man looked above . . . all he could see were three black silhouettes against the bright blue sky. When the man looked above he couldn’t quite believe what he saw . . . . In the anime world‚ Naruto is a hero; Goku‚ a legend. Enjambment (poetic element): Enjambment is the breaking of
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Reading has always said to be the key to success‚ for it encourages learning. Yet‚ philosophers such as the German Arthur Schopenhauer state that reading too much actually is bad for the mind. I qualify these thoughts as I too agree that the excessiveness of reading may bond the mind’s creativity and freedom‚ yet feeding on other’s insights is also vital for a well-rounded mindset. Too much reading indirectly forces the mind to dwell on the thinking of another man’s perspective. The mind is unable
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"The Masque of the Red Death" 1. Poe was a master "wordsmith." Through carefully chosen diction he is able to create a psychological effect on his reader. What effect did his description of "Red Death‚" in the very first paragraph of the story‚ have on you? Quote those details that provoke this response from you. Through Poe’s diction there was a psychological effect made on the reader. “The "Red Death" had long devastated the country. No pestilence had ever been so fatal‚ or so hideous. Blood
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Jane’l Huntley Mr. Canning AP English Language and Composition 7 November 2014 Changes in Society Thesis: Some changes in society have produced many problems. I. A Change In Communication A. Going on social media B. Going to restaurants II. A Change In Morals And Values A. Society’s music and TV influence on the youth B. Society’s “perfect body” image influence on the youth III. A Change In Children Becoming The Future A. The adults’ hopes for their children’s
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