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Lesson Plan: AP Government: Argumentative Essay Practice
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This is intended as an end-of-course review activity for practice with the argumentative essay format included on the AP United States Government and Politics exam since the 2018 redesign. Eleven practice prompts are provided, reflecting content from Units 1-3.
ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY PROMPT ANALYSIS
- Review the provided Argumentative Essay Prompts in either an individual or jigsaw format.
- Write a thesis statement for your selected prompt(s) and identify the selection you would make from the provided list and the second piece of evidence you would choose.
- If there are prompts for which you struggle to develop a thesis, or items on the bulleted lists with which you are not conversant, use the hyperlinked C-SPAN Classroom resources to extend your understanding of the required founding documents and SCOTUS cases that you found challenging.
ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY
- Chose one or more of the provided Argumentative Essay Prompts , as assigned, and use the planning and exploration you did above to write a full essay in response to your designated prompt(s) in 25 or fewer minutes , since that's the time limit you'll face on the AP Exam!
- Exchange essays with a classmate and evaluate each others' work.
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Format of the 2024 AP Comparative Government Exam
Going into test day, this is the exam format to expect:
Section 1: Multiple Choice Questions
55 Questions | 60 Minutes | 50% of Exam Score
Individual questions (no stimulus): 40ā44 questions.
Set-based questions:
Quantitative Analysis : 3 sets of questions asking students to analyze a quantitative stimulus (line graphs, charts, tables, maps, or infographics)
Qualitative Analysis : 2 sets of questions asking students to analyze text-based secondary sources
The 6 countries addressed in AP Comparative Government and Politics are China , Iran , Mexico , Nigeria , Russia , and the United Kingdom .
Section 2: Free Response
4 Questions | 1 Hour 30 Minutes | 50% of Exam Score
Concept Application: Define or describe a political concept and explain and/or compare political systems , principles, institutions, processes, policies, or behaviors.
Quantitative Analysis : Analyze quantitative data, identify a trend or pattern, or draw a conclusion from a visual representation and explain how it relates to political systems , principles, institutions, processes, policies, or behaviors.
Comparative Analysis: Compare political concepts, systems, institutions, or policies in different course countries.
Argument Essay : Develop an argument in the form of an essay, using evidence from course countries related to the course concepts in the question prompt.
š Check out the 2023 AP Comparative Government Free-Response Section posted on the College Board site.
Scoring Rubric for the AP Comparative Government Exam
View an example set of questions and the correspondingĀ scoring guidelines Ā from the College Board to get an idea of what they look for in your responses!
Check out our study plan below to find resources and tools to prepare for your AP Comparative Government exam.
When is the 2024 AP Comparative Government Exam and How Do I Take It?
The AP Comparative Government exam will be in-person and on paper at your school on Wednesday, May 8, 2024, 12:00 PM.
You will have 3 hours to take the exam. Active Cram Mode to get updates on the latest 2024 exam news.Ā
How Should I Prepare for the Exam?
First, download theĀ AP Comparative Government Cheatsheet PDF Ā - a single sheet that covers everything you need to know at a high level. Take note of your strengths and weaknesses!
We've put together the study plan found below to help you study between now and May. This will cover all of the units and essay types to prepare you for your exam. Pay special attention to the units that you need the most improvement in.
Study, practice, and review for test day with other students during our live cram sessions viaĀ Cram Mode . Cram live streams will teach, review, and practice important topics from AP courses, college admission tests, and college admission topics. These streams are hosted by experienced students who know what you need to succeed.
Pre-Work: Set Up Your Study Environment
Before you begin studying, take some time to get organized.
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Make sure you have a designated place at home to study. Somewhere you can keep all of your materials, where you can focus on learning, and where you are comfortable. Spend some time prepping the space with everything you need and you can even let others in the family know that this is your study space.Ā
š Organize your study materials.
Get your notebook, textbook, prep books, or whatever other physical materials you have. Also, create a space for you to keep track of review. Start a new section in your notebook to take notes or start a Google Doc to keep track of your notes. Get yourself set up!
š Plan designated times for studying.
The hardest part about studying from home is sticking to a routine. Decide on one hour every day that you can dedicate to studying. This can be any time of the day, whatever works best for you. Set a timer on your phone for that time and really try to stick to it. The routine will help you stay on track.
š Decide on an accountability plan.
How will you hold yourself accountable to this study plan? You may or may not have a teacher or rules set up to help you stay on track, so you need to set some for yourself. First, set your goal. This could be studying for x number of hours or getting through a unit. Then, create a reward for yourself. If you reach your goal, then x. This will help stay focused!
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AP Comparative 2024 Study Plan
Unit 1: political systems , regimes, and governments.
In this unit, you go over how a political system impacts the lives of its people on a daily basis. You also go over how comparative political scientists generate meaningful conclusions to develop trends in other nations.
š Read these study guides:
1.0 Political Systems , Regimes, and Governments
1.1 The Practice of Political Scientists
1.2 Defining Political Institutions Ā
1.3 Democracy vs Authoritarianism
1.4 Democratization
1.5 and 1.6 Sources of and Changes in Power and Authority
1.7 Federal and Unitary Systems
1.8 and 1.9 Political Legitimacy and Sustaining It
1.10 Political Stability
If you have more time or want to dig deeper:
š» Learn about the best prep books so you can start studying early:
Best AP Comp Government Textbooks and Prep Books
Unit 2: Political Institutions
Unit 2 can be broken down into 3 Big Ideas, according to the Course Exam and Description (CED):
Ā Explaining and comparing parliamentary, presidential, and semi-presidential systems. Your goal at the end of this unit is to be able to explain the different political structures in each of the courses' countries. You are then expected to take that knowledge about each Comp Gov country and use it to compare the courses' countries with one another using the skills šŖš½ you learned in unit 1.
Executive, Legislative, and Judicial š©āāļø Branches. Once you understand the political systems in each of the Comp Gov countries, College Board expects that you will be able to develop an understanding of not only the various structures of the branches but also an understanding of how those structures are used in each of the course countries to wield and maintain power. ššæ
Advantages and Disadvantages of Political Systems . In addition to knowing and applying what you have learned about the political systems and their branches, it is expected that you can take the knowledge and characterize the advantages and disadvantages of having one system over another with regard to stability, legitimacy, and policymaking. šÆ
2.1 Parliamentary, Presidential, and Semi-Presidential Systems
2.2 Comparing Parliamentary, Presidential, and Semi-Presidential Systems
2.3 Executive Systems
2.4 Executive Term Limits
2.5 Removal of Executives
2.6 Legislative Systems
2.7 Independent Legislatures
2.8 Judicial Systems
2.9 Independent Judiciaries
š» Here are some Multiple Choice and Free Response Guides to assist you while studying!
AP Comparative Government Free Response Help - FRQ
2024 AP Comp Gov Multiple Choice Help (MCQ)Ā
Unit 3: Political Culture and Participation
All-in-all, this unit is about people šØāš§ and their relationship with the state. You also need to explain what influences the relationship between the state and its people. š±
3.1 Civil Society
3.2 Political Culture
3.3 Political Ideologies
3.4 Political Beliefs and Values
3.5 Nature and Role of Political Participation
3.6 Forces that Impact Political Participation
3.7 Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
3.8 Political and Social Cleavages
3.9 Challenges of Political and Social Cleavages
š» Here are some Self-Studying/Homeschool tips for AP Comp Gov!
AP Comparative Government Self-Study and Homeschool
Unit 4: Party and Electoral Systems and Citizen Organizations
In this unit, the focus is on how various electoral systems š³ļø work in our course countries (UK, Mexico , Nigeria , Russia , China , Nigeria ) and how individuals participate in those systems via political parties, interest groups , and systems that support various interest groups .
4.1 Electoral Systems and RulesĀ
4.2 Objectives of Election Rules Ā
4.3 What are Political Party Systems ?
4.4 Understanding the Role of Political Party Systems
4.5 Impact of Social Movement and Interest Groups on Governments
4.6 Pluralist and Corporatist Interests in Government
Unit 5: Political and Economic Changes and Development
In this unit, you will explore the political systems and power structures of the six countries that are discussed in the course!
Topics that are included:
Political responses to global market forces
The effects of economic liberalization policies
How governments adapt social policies to address political, cultural, and economic changes
Rapid industrialization and its impacts
The causes and effects of demographic changes
5.1 Impact of Global Economic and Technological Forces
5.2 Political Responses to Global Market Forces
5.3 Challenges from Globalization
5.4 Policies and Economic Liberalization
5.5 International and Supranational Organizations
5.6 Adaptation of Social Policies
5.7 Impact of Industrialization and Economic Development
5.8 Causes and Effects of Demographic Change
5.9 Impact of Natural Resources
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Hey y'all, I'm prepping for the AP Lang exam and I'm focusing on the argument essay right now. Does anybody know what the scoring rubric is like for this section? I want to make sure I'm hitting all the key points.
Hello! The AP Lang Argument Essay rubric has been designed to assess various aspects of your ability to write in a clear and organized way. Here's a breakdown of what the College Board's rubric looks like for the argument essay:
1. Thesis (1 point): Your thesis statement needs to be clear, defensible, and nuanced, and indicate the position you're taking on the issue. Essentially, it should give a roadmap of your essay to the reader.
2. Evidence and Commentary (4 points): You must provide relevant and persuasive evidence to support your claims and arguments. The evidence can be from different sources, but it should be accurate, credible, and convincing. Along with evidence, your analysis and commentary should be insightful and adequately explain how your chosen pieces of evidence support your thesis.
a. 4 points: Providing strong evidence and well-developed analysis that convincingly demonstrates the skills required to create a successful argument.
b. 3 points: Providing a good variety of evidence and relatively solid analysis, but not quite as thorough or convincing as a 4-point essay.
c. 2 points: Using some evidence and limited analysis that, while present, does not quite form a convincing argument.
d. 1 point: Providing minimal evidence or analysis that does not create a solid argument.
3. Sophistication (1 point): This point is awarded for effectively crafting a persuasive essay that demonstrates a deep understanding of the topic, an underlying complexity in your thought process, and strong rhetorical skills. Having a well-structured argument, addressing counterarguments, and using a nuanced tone can help you earn this point.
To prepare for your argument essay, make sure you practice crafting clear thesis statements, gathering relevant and persuasive evidence, providing insightful analysis and commentary, and refining your writing to have an overall sophisticated tone. Analyzing previously successful essays and understanding the rubric criteria will help you ensure that you're hitting all the key points. Good luck with your AP Lang exam!
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Understanding the apĀ® english language argument rubric.
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The APĀ® English Language exam contains three essays, two of which are the argument essays. The argument essays come with a prompt that contains a passage. The student must then analyze and immediately craft an appropriate argument that answers the prompt. This essay is different than the synthesis essay in that there is only one prompt that the student must analyze; however, the passage is much longer than the smaller sources found in the synthesis essay. In order to succeed on the APĀ® English Language argument essay the student must support his or her argument proficiently. This can be done by referencing the passage, adding his or her experiences, utilizing logic, and maintaining readable grammar and mechanics.
It is important, however, to note that the examiners know that you only have two hours and fifteen minutes to write three essays. Because of this, the essays do not have to be pristine, but they need to be firm in their argument, and more importantly, well-developed.
Referencing the Passage
You are given a passage and a prompt at the start of the argument essay that you as the writer must adhere to. Do not attempt to go off-topic, because the highest score that an off-topic argument essay can earn on the rubric is a 1. This argument must be supported as you write, and one of the best ways to do this is to reference the passage that you are given. This passage is your concrete proof for your argument, so utilize it. It is one of your greatest tools. An argument essay that has support from its passage allows the student to show that they can utilize sophisticated methods of supporting their arguments.
An example of a student that argues well to support his or her claim is seen below. The student is arguing that college is worth the money.
The largest motivator behind going or not going to college seems to be money. It is commonly accepted that a college education results in better financial situations later in life. It is certainly true that college grads earn, on average, 20,000 dollars more per year than those with only a high school diploma. (source F). It is also true that college grads are less likely to be unemployed. (source D)
This argument is done so well, because he or she references the text and analyzes it. By doing so, the student gains further depth to the argument and this studentās full essay (1A) would receive a score of an 8.
An example of an argument that does not reference the text is the following:
Primarily, a college education is worth the cost because you will never find yourself working in a fast food restaurant such as McDonaldās or Burger King. However, many people do not have a choice to work at fast food restaurants because they canāt afford college and their parents canāt afford it.
This argument, while developed, is not as convincing as the student that references the text correctly and clearly. Because of this, this studentās full essay (1C) would receive a lower score of 4.
Knowledge or Personal Experiences
Unlike the synthesis essay, the argument essays allow the student to insert any relevant knowledge or personal experiences that he or she has. This serves the purpose of bringing even more depth to the argument, and allows the student to show what they know.
The key to adding knowledge, and especially personal experience, is to only use relevant details. The College Board does not need to know about how fun your trip to the beach was, but if a small part of the experience relates to the prompt, then use it. Relating your argument to a relevant event can show the examiners that you can apply a concept, which may bump your score up a point.
An example of knowledge used in an APĀ® English Language argumentative essay is Student 1A that was referenced above. Student 1A does a great job implementing his or her knowledge by saying the following:
Coincidentally personal growth also plays a large role in the perceived quality of life. Taking this into consideration makes college more than a machine designed to increase an individualās level of monetary success.
This student is using his or her knowledge here, showing how it is not only money that affects someone later in life, but the experiences that the person has in college. This is effective, showing why he or she received an 8.
Utilizing Logic and Details
Supporting details and logical arguments are a key point in the APĀ® English Language argument essay rubric , because lending more support to your argument allows the examiners to buy into that argument. When the examiners see your point so nicely developed, then you will jump up to higher scores such as 7s, 8s, or 9s depending on how much support there is and your eloquence.
Student 1A is an example of utilizing logic to support his or her argument. The student says the following:
Putting aside the idea of money seems counterintuitive when considering the worth of an education, but it is necessary. There is more to life. A large part of college is also personal growth.
This appeal to logic is used as a transition as the student brings a realistic approach to the prompt. The examiners will see this as a masterful use of adding details to the argument without losing track of the argument itself. Also, the examiners see that the student can stand on his own without the sources, although he or she utilizes them later on.
A student that does not utilize logic well is Student 1B . This student is heavily dependent on quotations from the sources, and this causes the studentās credibility to falter. The reader questions if the student is able to form his or her own ideas in a logical manner, leading to a drop in the studentās score. Being unable to form a logical structure to lay your argument on will result in a lower score of a 4 or a 5.
Use of Language
The use of language, while not the most influential part of the essay, does have an effect on the overall score. By use of language we mean the degree that the student utilizes grammar, spelling, and mechanics as well as figurative language that adds a persuasive element.
If the student uses the language well, then this will reveal to the examiner that the student can use writing as a tool to persuade. This is important in the APĀ® English Language argument essay, because inserting parallel structure or a perfectly placed analogy will impress your examiner.
Your grammar may not be the most pressing matter in the argument essay; however, if your grammar or mechanics are so poor that you are unclear in your argument, then the highest score that you can receive on the APĀ® English Language argument essay rubric is a 2.
Key Takeaways from the APĀ® English Language Argument Essay Rubric
In order to cover all of your bases in the APĀ® English Language exam argument essay you will want to be sure to practice months before the exam. Preparation is everything. A useful tip is to have the APĀ® English Language argument rubric in front of you as you write your first few attempts at a practice essay. This will keep your argument essay focused.
The most important part of the argument essay is to support your thesis, or the claim that you make to fulfill the prompt. If you reference the passage that you are given, add your own knowledge or personal experiences, be as detailed and logical as possible, and utilize language well, then your score will rise toward that sought-after 9.
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Supreme Court Appears Skeptical of Using Obstruction Law to Charge Jan. 6 Rioters
The justices considered the gravity of the assault and whether prosecutors have been stretching the law to reach members of the mob responsible for the attack.
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By Adam Liptak
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- April 16, 2024
The Supreme Court seemed wary on Tuesday of letting prosecutors use a federal obstruction law to charge hundreds of rioters involved in the Capitol attack on Jan. 6, 2021.
A decision rejecting the governmentās interpretation of the law could not only disrupt those prosecutions but also eliminate half of the charges against former President Donald J. Trump in the federal case accusing him of plotting to subvert the 2020 election.
Mr. Trumpās case did not come up at the argument, which was largely focused on trying to make sense of a statute, enacted to address white-collar crime, that all concerned agreed was not a model of clarity. But the justicesā questions also considered the gravity of the assault and whether prosecutors have been stretching the law to reach members of the mob responsible for the attack, which interrupted certification of Joseph R. Biden Jr.ās electoral victory.
Justice Clarence Thomas, who returned to the bench after an unexplained absence on Monday, asked whether the government was engaging in a kind of selective prosecution. āThere have been many violent protests that have interfered with proceedings,ā he said. āHas the government applied this provision to other protests?ā
Justice Sonia Sotomayor took a different view of what happened on Jan. 6. āWeāve never had a situation before where thereās been a situation like this with people attempting to stop a proceeding violently,ā she said.
The question for the justices was whether one of the laws used to prosecute some of the members of the mob that stormed the Capitol fits their conduct. The law, a provision of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, contains a broad catchall provision that makes it a crime to corruptly obstruct, influence or impede any official proceeding.
But the provision is linked to a previous one aimed at altering evidence. Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. said the catchall provision must be read in context. Since the Jan. 6 defendants were not accused of altering evidence, he said, the catchall provision did not apply.
Other members of the courtās conservative majority said that reading the catchall provision in isolation would allow prosecutions of all sorts of protesters.
Two members of the courtās liberal wing responded that the catchall provision was broad by design and not tethered to the previous clause. Congress had meant, they said, to give prosecutors tools to address situations that the lawmakers could not anticipate.
The effect of a ruling rejecting the use of the provision to prosecute Jan. 6 defendants is not completely clear. Most such defendants have not been charged under the provision, which prosecutors have reserved for the most serious cases, and those who have been charged under it face other counts as well.
The defendant in Tuesdayās case, Joseph W. Fischer, for instance, faces six other charges.
Nor is it clear that a ruling in Mr. Fischerās favor would erase any charges against Mr. Trump under the law. Jack Smith, the special counsel overseeing the federal election interference case against the former president, has said Mr. Trumpās conduct could be considered a crime under even a narrow reading of the 2002 law.
Whatever the larger consequences of the courtās ruling, expected by late June, several justices on Tuesday seemed troubled by the governmentās interpretation of the law, saying it would allow many other kinds of prosecutions.
āWould a sit-in that disrupts a trial or access to a federal courthouse qualify?ā Justice Neil M. Gorsuch asked. āWould a heckler in todayās audience qualify, or at the State of the Union address? Would pulling a fire alarm before a vote qualify for 20 years in federal prison?ā
Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. allowed that āwhat happened on Jan. 6 was very, very serious.ā But he added that the prosecutorsā theory could reach, say, protests in the Supreme Courtās courtroom, which have occurred from time to time.
Elizabeth B. Prelogar, the U.S. solicitor general, began her argument by recalling the events of Jan. 6, saying that what some of the participants did that day amounted to obstruction covered by the law.
āOn Jan. 6, 2021, a violent mob stormed the United States Capitol and disrupted the peaceful transition of power,ā she said. āMany crimes occurred that day, but in plain English, the fundamental wrong committed by many of the rioters, including petitioner, was a deliberate attempt to stop the joint session of Congress from certifying the results of the election. That is, they obstructed Congressās work in that official proceeding.ā
Justice Amy Coney Barrett asked how to distinguish the attack on the Capitol from other actions that have disrupted official proceedings. āTell me why I shouldnāt be concerned about the breadth of the governmentās reading?ā she asked.
The law at issue in the case was enacted in the wake of the collapse of the energy giant Enron.
Mr. Fischer, a former police officer, was charged with violating it and with six other crimes. Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh asked why the other charges were insufficient.
āWhy arenāt those six counts good enough just from the Justice Departmentās perspective given that they donāt have any of the hurdles?ā he asked.
Ms. Prelogar responded that the other counts did not fully reflect Mr. Fischerās culpability.
The law was prompted by accounting fraud and the destruction of documents, but the provision is written in broad terms.
At least part of what the law meant to accomplish was to address a gap in the federal criminal code: It was a crime to persuade others to destroy records relevant to an investigation or official proceeding but not to do so oneself. The law sought to close that gap.
It did that in a two-part provision. The first part makes it a crime to corruptly alter, destroy or conceal evidence to frustrate official proceedings. The second part, at issue in Mr. Fischerās case, makes it a crime āotherwiseā to corruptly obstruct, influence or impede any official proceeding.
The heart of the case is at the pivot from the first part to the second. The ordinary meaning of āotherwise,ā prosecutors say, is āin a different manner.ā That means, they say, that the obstruction of official proceedings need not involve the destruction of evidence. The second part, they say, is broad catchall applying to all sorts of conduct.
Justice Elena Kagan said the catchall provision was a purposefully broad reaction to the Enron debacle.
āWhat Enron convinced them of was that there were gaps in these statutes,ā she said of the lawmakers who enacted it.
She added: āBut they didnāt know exactly what those gaps were. So they said, letās have a backstop provision. And this is their backstop provision.ā
Justice Sotomayor agreed. āThey wanted to cover every base, and they didnāt do it in a logical way, but they managed to cover every base,ā she said.
Jeffrey T. Green, a lawyer for Mr. Fischer, said the court should not interpret the 2002 law to create a crime of breathtaking scope that would allow prosecutors to charge political protesters and others with felonies carrying 20-year prison sentences.
He said that the first part of the provision must inform and limit the second one ā to obstruction linked to the destruction of evidence. They would read āotherwise,ā in other words, as āsimilarly.ā
Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., citing a unanimous opinion he wrote last week, appeared to agree. āThe general phrase,ā he said, āis controlled and defined by reference to the terms that precede it,ā he said. āThe āotherwiseā phrase is more general, and the terms that precede it are āalters, destroys, mutilates, or conceals a record or document.āā
The case is one of several on the courtās docket this term affecting or involving Mr. Trump. In a separate case to be argued next week, the justices will consider Mr. Trumpās claim that he is totally immune from prosecution.
Mr. Fischer is accused of entering the Capitol around 3:24 p.m. on Jan. 6, with the counting of electoral ballots having been suspended after the initial assault.
He had told a superior in a text message, prosecutors said, that āit might get violent.ā In another, he wrote that āthey should storm the capital and drag all the democrates into the street and have a mob trial.ā
Prosecutors say that videos showed Mr. Fischer yelling āCharge!ā before pushing through the crowd, using a vulgar term to berate police officers and crashing into a line of them.
Mr. Fischerās lawyers dispute some of this. But the question for the justices is legal, not factual: Does the 2002 law cover what Mr. Fischer is accused of?
As the end of the argument neared, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, a liberal, indicated that she had reservations about the governmentās position, saying that the court should not lose sight of āthe backdrop of a real-world context.ā
āIt was in the wake of Enron,ā she said. āThere was document destruction, and, you know, there was nothing as far as I can tell in the enactment history as it was recorded that suggests that Congress was thinking about obstruction more generally.ā
Adam Liptak covers the Supreme Court and writes Sidebar, a column on legal developments. A graduate of Yale Law School, he practiced law for 14 years before joining The Times in 2002. More about Adam Liptak
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The Argument Essay differs substantially from the other free-response questions on the AP U.S. Government and Politics exam, but you can and should still follow the Kaplan Method (AP-AP). It is recommended that you take 40 minutes to plan and write your Argument Essay (as opposed to 20 minutes each for the other free-response questions), so ...
Argument Essay: Develop an argument in the form of an essay, using evidence from required foundational documents and course concepts Exam Questions and Scoring Information Note : Some questions and scoring guidelines from the 2023 and earlier AP U.S. Government and Politics Exams may not perfectly align with the course and exam updates that ...
AP GOVERNMENT ARGUMENT ESSAY RUBRIC Name: _____ Topic: _____ THESIS / CLAIM Articulates a defensible claim or thesis that responds to the prompt and establishes a line of reasoning. To earn this point, the thesis must make a claim that responds to the prompt, rather than merely restating or rephrasing the prompt. ...
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AP GOVERNMENT ARGUMENT ESSAY RUBRIC Name: _____ Topic: _____ THESIS / CLAIM Articulates a defensible claim or thesis that responds to the prompt and establishes a line of reasoning. To earn this point, the thesis must make a claim that responds to the prompt, rather than merely restating or rephrasing the prompt. ...
The newly redesigned AP US Government and Politics exam includes an Argument Essay that is graded based on a six point rubric. In order to gain full credit, the argumentative essay must include a thesis (or claim), two relevant and specific pieces of evidence, an explanation of how the evidence connects with the claim, and acknowledge a counter-argument by refutation, concession, or rebuttal.
Because of that, you should spend around 25 minutes, give or take a few, on the Argument Free-Response Question. (NOTE: FOR THE 2019-2020 TEST, YOU WILL HAVE 25 MINUTES TO WRITE AND 5 MINUTES TO UPLOAD YOUR RESPONSE.) This is the nightmare you're not gonna have before this AP exam. Image courtesy of Freepik.
Writing Workshop on the Argumentative Essay: This stream explores the Argumentative Essay, looking at the rubric and then using the remainder of the time to practice our skills. š° Check out these articles: AP US Government Free Response Help - FRQs. FRQ: Conceptual Analysis. FRQ: SCOTUS Application. AP Gov FRQ: Argument Essay Review (2020)
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Question 3: Argument (2019) Sample Student Responses 1 The student responses in this packet were selected from the 2019 Reading and have been rescored using the new rubrics for 2020. Commentaries for each sample are provided in a separate document. ... running water for years while the government and others in power sat idly by with the $55 ...
AP English Language and Composition Question 3: Argument Scoring Commentaries on 2020 Rubrics (Applied to 2019 Student Responses) 2 September 2019 Sample AA 6/6 Points (A1 - B4 - C1) Row A: 1/1 The response earned a point for Row A because it presents a defensible position that responds to the prompt.
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Study with Quizlet and memorize flashcards containing terms like 1) Thesis - 1 pt 2) Evidence - Up to 3 pts 3) Reasoning - 1 pt 4) Alternate Perspective - 1 pt, respond to the prompt with a defensible claim or thesis that establishes a line of reasoning; you mustn't just simply restate the prompt, name one piece of evidence that is relevant of the topic of the prompt and more.
Free-Response Question 3: Argument Essay Effective Fall 2019. AP English Language Scoring Rubric, ... Scoring Rubric for Question 1: Synthesis Essay 6 points Reporting Category Scoring Criteria Row A Thesis (0-1 points) 4.B 0 points For any of the following: ā¢ There is no defensible thesis.
Title: AP United States Government and Politics Free-Response Question 4 Scoring Rubric, Effective Fall 2019 Author: College Board Subject: AP United States Government and Politics Free-Response Question 4 Scoring Rubric, Effective Fall 2019
This is intended as an end-of-course review activity for practice with the argumentative essay format included on the AP United States Government and Politics exam since the 2018 redesign.
Argument Essay: Develop an argument in the form of an essay, using evidence from course countries related to the course concepts in the question prompt. š Check out the 2023 AP Comparative Government Free-Response Section posted on the College Board site. Scoring Rubric for the AP Comparative Government Exam
The AP Lang Argument Essay rubric has been designed to assess various aspects of your ability to write in a clear and organized way. Here's a breakdown of what the College Board's rubric looks like for the argument essay: 1. Thesis (1 point): Your thesis statement needs to be clear, defensible, and nuanced, and indicate the position you're ...
AP Comparative Government and Politics Free-Response Question 4 Scoring Rubric, Effective Fall 2019 Author: ... exam preparation; course preparation; stable rubrics; scoring rubrics; FRQ 4; Argument Essay; \r\n\r\nAP Comparative Government and Politics Free-Response Qu\ estion 4 Scoring Rubric, Effective Fall 2019 Created Date: 6/8/2019 9:06:10 ...
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Utilizing Logic and Details. Supporting details and logical arguments are a key point in the APĀ® English Language argument essay rubric, because lending more support to your argument allows the examiners to buy into that argument. When the examiners see your point so nicely developed, then you will jump up to higher scores such as 7s, 8s, or ...
In his essay, Mr. Berliner laid some of the blame at the feet of NPR's former chief executive, John Lansing, who said he was retiring at the end of last year after four years in the role. He was ...
2021 AP Exam Administration Sample Student Responses - AP U.S. Government and Politics Free-Response Question 4: Set 1 Author: College Board Subject: 2021 AP Exam Administration: Student Samples and Commentary Keywords
Elizabeth B. Prelogar, the U.S. solicitor general, began her argument by recalling the events of Jan. 6, saying that what some of the participants did that day amounted to obstruction covered by ...