1987 AP Exam

1. C
2. B A
3. C
4. A E
5. D
6. D
7. E
8. B
9. E
10. D C
11. D
12. B
13. B
14. E C
15. A
16. B
17. C
18. E
19. C A
20. B
21. E
22. A
23. D A
24. A
25. C
26. E
27.  D
28.  C
29.  C A
30. B
31. D
32. C B

47. B

48. A
49. C
50. D
51. C
52. B
53. D E
54. B
55. D A
56. B
57. C
58. D
59. E
60.    B
61.    D A

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-Ones I found easy consisted those of rhetorical strategy. Challenging ones were those asking about certain lines of the text, needing more thought. Haunting ones were those that had to do with what seemed like olde English, could not understand what some of the author was trying to get across.

Written Response No. 1- Pre-Write

Thesis: George Eliot describes the shift of leisure in society by reminiscing on how leisure was perceived in her time period, contrasting the different qualities it had in the time that she was writing it. Eliot ultimately describes leisure as being acquainted with a simple man, with no certain passion for philosophy, no ideologies worth fighting for, or any new political ideas or opinions in mind. She uses descriptive characterization and imagery to provide in-depth thought to her point being attempted to be proven.

Body ¶ 1- Describe how she perceived leisure in her society during her ‘times’

-Analyze the shift in leisure with remarks such as: “…even idleness is eager now.”

-Describe points in simplicity of leisure in a man with no affiliation with any serious beliefs.

Body ¶ 2- Provide examples for descriptive characterization

-“…he only read one newspaper…”

-Prove examples for imagery and analyze with tie-in to simplicity of man

-“…scenting the apricots when they were…”

Conclusion: Tie-in each point of thesis and explain frustration of Eliot with already used examples of rhetorical device, however use them with this idea of her being upset.

-Difficulties came with the use of the 'shift' in leisure-ness, mainly dealt with how it was in Eliot's time. Easiness came with just that, finding how leisure was in Eliot's time period.


Written Response No. 2- Pre-Write

Thesis: Arthur Miller’s, The Crucible, provides a message and urge of social change. The play itself acts in two ways, providing a message in two time periods. It first provides a message to those during the Salem Witch Trials to end the tradition of witch accusations and end unlawful and unjust arrests, persecutions, and hangings/killings- especially to that of one’s ‘loved ones’. The story secondly provides a message to present-day society to end unreasonable and unfair judgment of others, wanting us in society to be humane to one another; being humans full of compassion and with no discrimination in our minds and hearts. Miller conveys this message to influence the reader and society itself by using imagery, symbolism, and allegory.

Body ¶ 1- Provide examples of imagery that aided to influence society with the story message.

-Provide examples of Miller’s imagery with analysis of character’s attitudes in the story.

-Explain how they turned back on each other and how other was faithful, however lost all good in them.

-Include symbolism of witch trials, the doll, etc.

 Body ¶ 2- -Analyze Miller’s technique of allegory to influence reader’s POV.

-Provide examples tied in with the McCarthyism intolerance of the time.

Conclusion- Tie in all three strategies together and make final point on how Miller’s Crucible could influence a reader’s mind and how he wanted to give society a message by writing this story and using personal accounts.

 

-Difficulty came with attempting to construct the specifics of the thesis, having not read the book in a long time. It was easy to remember what message Miller wanted to influence society with.