AP Test writing practice

Big Idea: To what extent does pop culture reflect our society's values?

Learning Target: Create an argument with a variety of relevant evidence.

Reading: MWF Read your own book for 10 minutes. T Th Read an article from Newsela, TheFlipSide.io, or Allsides.com. Your next book review will be assigned on November 1st.




Agenda:

1. AP test writing practice.
2. Here is the prompt:
1. Truisms are statements presented as facts that are supposed to be self-evident or understood through common sense. Some truisms, such as Yogi Berra’s quip that “You can observe a lot by watching,” seem quite true. Other truisms, however, such as “A penny saved is a penny earned,” may no longer be as valid today as they once were. Identify a truism that you have heard or read many times that is worth defending, qualifying, or challenging. Compose a thesis statement that you might use for an essay arguing your position on why the truism is worth defending, qualifying, or challenging, then provide bullet lines of reasoning with brief references to evidence from your reading, experience, or observations.
2. Choose some of the evidence from your list and create one high-quality paragraph using the thesis statement you developed.

Homework:

1. Did you start your new vocabulary list SAT Words "U" part 1?