Lesson ARG.1 The Argument Prompt
Lesson ARG.1 The Argument Prompt
Student Edition, page 193
Watch this video by AP teacher Timm Freitas about the AP argument prompt. After watching, look back over Prompts A and B to find the springboard into the prompts.
Watch Brandon Abdon discuss the wording of argument prompts using the challenging classes prompt.
Lesson ARG.2 Unpacking the Task
Lesson ARG.2 Unpacking the Task
Student Edition, page 196
Watch this video from an AP English teacher and the test preparation experts at Marco Learning.
Lesson ARG.3 Big Ideas in the Prompt
Lesson ARG.3 Big Ideas in the Prompt
Student Edition, page 198
Watch this video by AP teacher S. Abuel explaining SOMA (Self, Others, Matrix, and Abstract) as domains in which ideas and examples for arguments are found. After watching, review your work and try to make additions to your list in Practice Part 1.
Lesson ARG.4 Selecting Good Examples as Evidence
Lesson ARG.4 Selecting Good Examples as Evidence
Student Edition, page 200
Watch this video by AP teacher Timm Freitas about specific examples as evidence in the argument essay.
You may also watch this video by AP teacher Crystal Laliberte about using personal examples in your argument essay.