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APLit Essay
traits of AP English Literature Essays
Term | Definition |
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If you never connect “whys” to theme, provide at least some textual support with some explanation of how it creates theme/meaning, then you will earn a ___or less (failing) on the AP rubric. | A Level-Four Essay |
The thesis and some of the topic sentences focus on how meaning is created and touch on theme with evidence from the text with a brief explanation. This veers off course with plot summary instead of analysis/commentary and/or goes off topic then back on. | A Level-Five Essay |
Stays on topic, answers all tasks of the prompt, provides textual evidence, and provides an explanation of how that evidence proves that relationship.Hallmark is shorter, less complex sentences. You get the job done, but it isn’t necessarily pretty. | A Level-Six Essay |
To score _________, organize your essay by thoughts, NOT by paragraph-by-paragraph analysis! | higher |
This earns you the points | Commentary/Analysis |