Unlike AP Lang, which had to suffer through their first timed writing prompt, AP Lit begins with a step-by-step review of essay writing for the free response prompt. Don't get used to this timing! The desk rows will one day be for your class. Cue ominous music.
Overall, introductions that worked created an ambiance of the text's culture. Whether it was creating a map analogy, utilizing diction, or referencing a certain Rebel Without a Cause, the introduction should ingratiate the audience and prepare for the thesis and your response to the prompt.
Body-wise, do not forget to intertwine little details from the text into your writing. Since you do not have direct quotes to rely upon, you will need to include significant details for your analysis and to show that you have read the text and not just read the summary online. As mentioned in class, you can bring in evidence such as the HOD painting or The Awakening dragging skirts to further indicate your connection between textual detail and analysis of the culture.
In conclusion, no, that is an amateur way to end an essay. When you do reach the concluding portion, focus on creating a final, memorable thought about the prompt and the text. This is not a time for regurgitation of all previous information.
Make sure you have the remainder of your body and concluding paragraphs for tomorrow's class. We will have meetings over the entirety of your essay's content, and we will grab highlighters for editing key components of literary writing.
See you for the QEII morning tea party tomorrow!
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