It is not what you say but how you say it. Scholars use an essay prompt from the 2002 AP® English Language and Composition Free-Response Questions to analyze how an author uses language to describe her past. They also support or argue a claim that private and public life are separate worlds. A final essay question asks writers to analyze a speech by Abraham Lincoln.

Concepts

essay writing, college preparation, advanced placement

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Incorporate with different views on slavery during the Civil War
• Provide graphic organizers for writers to organize their thoughts

Classroom Considerations

• Estimates each question takes 40 minutes

Pros

• Offers rubrics and sample writing
• Gives teacher reference documents to provide support to the class

Cons

• None

Common Core

W.9-10.1.a W.9-10.2.a