AP English Language and Composition Summer Reading Assignment Welcome to APE! You are about to begin a course unlike any other English class you have taken. Before beginning your summer reading assignment‚ you must revisit your ideas about critical reading. Follow the link below to the site “Critical Reading of an Essay’s Argument.” While this site focuses on finding the central argument of an essay‚ the strategies suggested will benefit your reading of any text. Please annotate the article
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2011 question 2 As a United States social reformer and worker Florence Kelley has established ethos since the moment she began speaking and connects with her audience by making several statements where the collective pronoun “we” is used. She introduces her speech by stating that there are “two million children under the age of sixteen years who are earning their bread.” Her tone as she introduces the topic is serious creating a solemn mood. She attacks several states‚ minus Alabama‚ and accuses
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It’s My Party: The Birthday Party Sequence in Pink Flamingos A film about criminality and unconventionality‚ John Walter’s Pink Flamingoes is a dark comedy independent film. The protagonist‚ Divine‚ is a 300-pound drag woman. She lives with her eccentric family and competes to be “the filthiest person alive” with a corrupt couple. In the birthday party sequence‚ Walter expresses his unique style. He does this by incorporating bizarre situations that would never make it into a Hollywood film and
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AP Psychology Free Response Questions Directions: Read each of the following questions and answer any two. Please make sure that you address each component of the questions you choose and be sure to answer the questions in complete sentences. It is recommended that you time yourself‚ each question should be completed in 25 minutes. If you were unable to finish the essay in 25 minutes‚ please continue on and complete your response. Your answers should be typed‚ single spaced in font size 12. The
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gametes. Unlike the random favoring of traits that comes about through genetic drift‚ gene flow can transfer alleles that improve the ability of populations to adapt to local conditions‚ ultimately becoming a mechanism of natural selection. Adhering to the definition of natural selection‚ individuals with beneficial traits survive and reproduce more efficiently- thus increasing the flow of favorable genes throughout a population. In fact‚ it has become an increasingly important agent of evolutionary
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Aaron Patron 10/9/10 rewrite 2010 AP English Free Response Question (Form B) Question 2 In this passage from The Horizontal World‚ Debra Marquart shows her love for the upper Midwest despite the common negative opinions that most would first think about the region. While others would say that the region is dull and monotonous‚ Marquart finds her hometown as a place of great significance to her life. By her use of similes and allusions‚ she attempts to overcome the common negative first
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AP® English Language and Composition 2011 Free-Response Questions About the College Board The College Board is a mission-driven not-for-profit organization that connects students to college success and opportunity. Founded in 1900‚ the College Board was created to expand access to higher education. Today‚ the membership association is made up of more than 5‚900 of the world’s leading educational institutions and is dedicated to promoting excellence and equity in education. Each year‚ the College
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ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND COMPOSITION SECTION II Total time -1hr 15min Question 1 (Suggested time- 45 minutes. This question counts for one-third of the total essay section score.) Directions: The following prompt is based on the accompanying five sources. This question requires you to synthesize a variety of sources into a coherent‚ well-written essay. When you synthesize sources‚ you refer to them to develop your position and cite them accurately. Your argument should be central; the sources
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AP English Literature and Composition “Only connect!....Live in fragments no longer!” General Course Information 1.0 Credits (.5 per semester) Prerequisites: Accelerated English is recommended Course Overview • This class will prepare students for AP English Literature and Composition Exam‚ as well as the AP English Language and Composition Exam. When registering for exams in the Spring‚ students will choose which exam to take. • This course is set according to the requirements
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AP® HUMAN GEOGRAPHY 2011 SCORING GUIDELINES Question 3 Industrial location models are used to explain geographic patterns of economic activity. The maps above show automobile factories built before and after 1986 in the United States. Part A (2 points) Identify TWO changes in the geography of automobile factory construction shown by the maps. 1. International-based change in the geography of plant construction a. Increase in the number/investment of foreign-owned automobile plants OR b. Increase
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