AP Language and Composition Essay Reflections, Insights, Considerations and Understandings After completion of a first draft, please reflect upon the qualities of your essay. Choose a few of the talking points below to analyze your writing in specific terms. Syntax Paragraphs Diction Appositives Introduction Adjectives Conciseness Approach Adverbs Coordinate Adjectives Anecdote Connotation Dep./Ind. Clauses Definition Euphemism Gerunds Fact/Stat Dysphemism Interrupters/Interjections Humor Denotation Loose/Periodic Historical Levels of Diction Noun Phrases Quote Cliché Parallel Structure Claim/Thesis Colloquial Sentence Patterns Grabber Informal/Formal Signal Phrases Body Paragraphs Jargon Simple/Compound/Complex Concessions Standard Quotes Evidence Modifiers Fluidity Organization Coord. Adj. Sophistication Hyph. Mod. Topic Sentences Mono vs. polysyllabic Warrants Tone Conclusion Verbs with Imagery and Framing Device Action Approach Punctuation Rhetorical Devices Figurative Language Brackets Amplification Alliteration Colon Apostrophe Allusion Comma Asyndeton Antithesis Dashes Commoratio Assonance Ellipses Distinctio Hyperbole Hyphens Forms of Repetition Irony Parentheses Hypophora Kenning Quotation Marks Rhetorical Question Metaphor Zeugma Onomatopoeia Oxymoron Paradox Simile Understatement Pacing and Style Rhetorical Appeals Content Bathos (see also body paragraphs) Writer’s Commentary Conjunctions Ethos Dirimens Copulation Punctuation Logos Examples Sentence Length Pathos Juxtaposition Sentence Beginnings Proper Nouns Transitional Words Relevance Uniqueness Writer’s Sophistication Tone Development Writer’s Voice Writer’s The Prompt and the Process Verbs Weak Words and Structures Mistakes/ Errors (specific) Active/Passive Voice I think, I believe, In my Preparations/Prewriting Verbs opinion Avoiding “To Be” Time Management Infinitives Contractions Writing Environment Tense Fallacies Verbing Thing(s) Vivid Verbs This/That/These/Those
AP Language and Composition Essay Reflections, Insights, Considerations and Understandings After completion of a first draft, please reflect upon the qualities of your essay. Choose a few of the talking points below to analyze your writing in specific terms. Syntax Appositives Conciseness Coordinate Adjectives Dep./Ind. Clauses Gerunds Interrupters/Interjections Loose/Periodic Noun Phrases Parallel Structure Sentence Patterns Signal Phrases Simple/Compound/Complex Quotes Fluidity Paragraphs Introduction Approach Anecdote Definition Fact/Stat Humor Historical Quote Claim/Thesis Grabber Body Paragraphs Concessions Evidence Organization Sophistication Topic Sentences Warrants Conclusion Framing Device Approach Diction Adjectives Adverbs Connotation Euphemism Dysphemism Denotation Levels of Diction Cliché Colloquial Informal/Formal Jargon Standard Modifiers Coord. Adj. Hyph. Mod. Mono vs. polysyllabic Tone Verbs with Imagery and Action Punctuation Brackets Colon Comma Dashes Ellipses Hyphens Parentheses Quotation Marks Rhetorical Devices Amplification Apostrophe Asyndeton Commoratio Distinctio Forms of Repetition Hypophora Rhetorical Question Zeugma Figurative Language Alliteration Allusion Antithesis Assonance Hyperbole Irony Kenning Metaphor Onomatopoeia Oxymoron Paradox Simile Understatement Pacing and Style Writer’s Commentary Conjunctions Punctuation Sentence Length Sentence Beginnings Transitional Words Writer’s Sophistication Writer’s Tone Writer’s Voice Rhetorical Appeals Bathos Ethos Logos Pathos Content (see also body paragraphs) Dirimens Copulation Examples Juxtaposition Proper Nouns Relevance Uniqueness Development The Prompt and the Process Mistakes/ Errors (specific) Preparations/Prewriting Time Management Writing Environment Verbs Active/Passive Voice Avoiding “To Be” Verbs Infinitives Tense Verbing Vivid Verbs Weak Words and Structures I think, I believe, In my opinion Contractions Fallacies Thing(s) This/That/These/Those