ACT and AP writing alongside original US college application models.
Read the prompt, study the response, then use the revision checklist on your own draft.
AP readers reward a defensible thesis about rhetorical choices, precise textual evidence, and commentary that connects each choice to audience, occasion, and purpose. Merely listing devices does not earn analysis.
Study this model →ACT readers reward a clear perspective, analysis of relationships among perspectives, relevant development, logical organization, precise language, and control of standard written English.
Study this model →AP readers look for a defensible thesis, accurately represented evidence, sustained commentary, and sophistication created through qualification, context, or attention to tension.
Study this model →AP readers reward a defensible thesis about rhetorical choices, precise textual evidence, and commentary that connects each choice to audience, occasion, and purpose. Merely listing devices does not earn analysis.
Study this model →ACT readers reward a clear perspective, analysis of relationships among perspectives, relevant development, logical organization, precise language, and control of standard written English.
Study this model →AP readers look for a defensible thesis, accurately represented evidence, sustained commentary, and sophistication created through qualification, context, or attention to tension.
Study this model →AP readers reward a defensible thesis about rhetorical choices, precise textual evidence, and commentary that connects each choice to audience, occasion, and purpose. Merely listing devices does not earn analysis.
Study this model →ACT readers reward a clear perspective, analysis of relationships among perspectives, relevant development, logical organization, precise language, and control of standard written English.
Study this model →AP readers look for a defensible thesis, accurately represented evidence, sustained commentary, and sophistication created through qualification, context, or attention to tension.
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