Exercises — Week 34: Week 34 — AP Exam Readiness I: Free-Response Formats
2 hands-on tasks. Do them in order; each one feeds the Canvas item it names.
30 min · analysis
1. Rubric Mapping
- Write a thesis for an argument prompt provided by Mr. Gray. Evaluate it against the AP Thesis row: Does it make a defensible claim? Does it go beyond restating the prompt? Revise once based on your self-evaluation.
- Write one body paragraph for the same prompt. Evaluate it against the Evidence and Commentary row: Does it provide specific evidence? Does it explain how the evidence supports the claim? Revise the explanation if needed.
- Label what changed in each revision.
Turn in / bring: Original and revised thesis with self-evaluation note; original and revised body paragraph with labeled improvement.
20 min · analysis
2. Prompt Annotation Practice
- Take one synthesis prompt, one rhetorical analysis prompt, and one argument prompt from Mr. Gray or AP preparation materials.
- For each: underline the central task, circle the type of evidence required, note any specific constraints, and write one sentence naming exactly what a successful response will need to do.
- Do not write the essays — only annotate and name the task.
Turn in / bring: Three annotated prompts with one-sentence task identification each.