@@maddycrabtree436 I bet you know more than you feel like rn. Take practice tests, try to find what your areas of weakness are and focus on those. (Feel free to use my videos to help with that!) And also make sure you understand how to write the various FRQs. That's the part that can mess up a student even if they know the content
Simple and straight to the point. Really good to clear doubts of how to write an essay in a short amount of time. It prevents from overthinking that may lead to running out in time. All in all, an amazing and much needed video.
One thing I tell my students is once you have written your thesis statement, consider it part of the prompt. And work the language into the rest of the essay where applicable. Also, use the exact language from the prompt even to the point of repetition. No need to get fancy. Good tip about reasoning with both pieces of evidence. And thanks for clarifying the underlining of the key word and line of reasoning in the thesis.
If I wrote about the common core curriculum, which benefited the country by establishing a unified national education system, would that count as my second piece of evidence?
In this example, if the prompt gives three pieces of evidence that you can choose as examples, can I use two to fulfill the entire prompt? Basically, I am asking if I need to find a brand new piece of evidence or not. Thanks!
Just to clarify - You can earn all 6 points by writing three "paragraphs" - Thesis, Evidence Paragraph, Counter Paragraph. One of the APSI docs I have says to write a separate paragraph for your 2nd piece of evidence. I don't want my students to waste time on that if it's not necessary.
Personally, I highly recommend separate evidence paragraphs. I scored the argument essay last year as an AP reader and I think it really helps the reader find the points when it's very clear that the student is now on their second piece of evidence. But you're right, there's no specific requirements about paragraphs.
@@CareyLaManna Reading my comment, I think it sounds like I was correcting you, but it was actually meant as a question. Thanks for your reply! So do they have to close the loop on both pieces of evidence to get the "Reasoning" point? Or do they just have to do that once?
@@larrymcg421 haha no worries....soo technically there's only one reasoning point and they can get it on either piece of evidence. But I always have my students do it for both. So I score their FRQs slightly differently (point for reasoning in both pieces of evidence) during the school year to train them to write the best version possible on the exam.
I watched your videos so much last year before the ap gov test and I got a 5, thanks so much for making these videos
Congrats! :)
Lol I’m taking it in a week, any advice? I’m actually really scared I don’t know anything even though I thought I did
@@maddycrabtree436 I bet you know more than you feel like rn. Take practice tests, try to find what your areas of weakness are and focus on those. (Feel free to use my videos to help with that!) And also make sure you understand how to write the various FRQs. That's the part that can mess up a student even if they know the content
currently knew about this channel the night before the ap exam😭
Me and you both.
Good luck to all you guys. You got this!
How did you do?
Add about a year and me too
I found out about it 45 minutes before the test 😂
You are doing the Lord's work here. Comparing your videos to the ones AP Central is putting out is like comparing a Ferrari to a Yugo.
Simple and straight to the point. Really good to clear doubts of how to write an essay in a short amount of time. It prevents from overthinking that may lead to running out in time. All in all, an amazing and much needed video.
Taking my exam in 10secs. You were very helpful. I understand how to do this now!
One thing I tell my students is once you have written your thesis statement, consider it part of the prompt. And work the language into the rest of the essay where applicable. Also, use the exact language from the prompt even to the point of repetition. No need to get fancy.
Good tip about reasoning with both pieces of evidence. And thanks for clarifying the underlining of the key word and line of reasoning in the thesis.
Awesome, yup totally agree about the exact language from the prompt. It's boring but very effective.
I have my test today, so I'm reviewing by rewatching a bunch of videos, wish me luck! 😅
Thank you so much for helping me get a 5 last year!!
Ayy congrats!
I finally understand what AP wants. Thank you for your help.
an hour and 30 minutes left, good luck yall last second crammers
Horrifyingly accurate
This clarifies so much, thank you for all your videos!
This is really helpful, thanks! Do we have to use pen for the FRQ section or are we allowed to use pencil?
Pen!!!! It's soooooo much easier for the reader's to see and read!
If I wrote about the common core curriculum, which benefited the country by establishing a unified national education system, would that count as my second piece of evidence?
Dude!!!! This video was amazingly helpful. Thanks so much, seriously.
lol watching this in the hour break after the MC questions
Lucky I barely got 30 minutes 😭
Lamoney about to hit 15k!!!
Yessir
Very helpful, thank you!!
This is sort of weird but with most of your videos I can look at the transcript and make a copy of it. With this one that seems impossible. Any ideas?
Oh wow, no I have no idea. Sorry...
@@CareyLaManna Its fixed now.
Thank you so much😭!!!
my teacher making me watch this rn so ima come back in 10 years. the date is november 8th 2021
Not me looking at this 20 minutes before the exam 😭
In this example, if the prompt gives three pieces of evidence that you can choose as examples, can I use two to fulfill the entire prompt? Basically, I am asking if I need to find a brand new piece of evidence or not. Thanks!
Here we go again
I am so so scared for tomorrow
Same
Gotta use a 2019 prompt because of how wack 2020 was
Just to clarify - You can earn all 6 points by writing three "paragraphs" - Thesis, Evidence Paragraph, Counter Paragraph.
One of the APSI docs I have says to write a separate paragraph for your 2nd piece of evidence. I don't want my students to waste time on that if it's not necessary.
Personally, I highly recommend separate evidence paragraphs. I scored the argument essay last year as an AP reader and I think it really helps the reader find the points when it's very clear that the student is now on their second piece of evidence. But you're right, there's no specific requirements about paragraphs.
@@CareyLaManna Reading my comment, I think it sounds like I was correcting you, but it was actually meant as a question. Thanks for your reply!
So do they have to close the loop on both pieces of evidence to get the "Reasoning" point? Or do they just have to do that once?
@@larrymcg421 haha no worries....soo technically there's only one reasoning point and they can get it on either piece of evidence. But I always have my students do it for both. So I score their FRQs slightly differently (point for reasoning in both pieces of evidence) during the school year to train them to write the best version possible on the exam.
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