Ch 28: How to Write a Good Essay on Your AP Exam: Homework Help
About This Chapter
How it works:
- Identify which concepts are covered on your essay-writing for the AP exam homework.
- Find videos on those topics within this chapter.
- Watch fun videos, pausing and reviewing as needed.
- Complete sample questions and get instant feedback.
- Finish your essay-writing homework with ease!
Topics from your homework you'll be able to complete:
- Sentence clarity
- Brainstorming techniques
- Use of rhetorical skills
- Active and passive voice
- Essay tone and word choice
- Strong arguments
- Logical sentences
- Improved sentence structure
- Essay focus and prompt response
1. How to Focus Your Essay and Respond to the Essay Prompt
In this video, learn how to ensure that your writing responds directly to your assignment. Then find out how to spot where you may have strayed from the paper's point and how to get back on track.
2. How to Write Well: What Makes Writing Good?
From great ideas to great execution, learn what makes writing 'good' and how to transform your writing from 'okay' to accomplished through the use of specific examples, great ideas, and organization.
3. How to Write Better by Improving Your Sentence Structure
Often times in writing, we know what we want to say, but it doesn't seem to come out right. In this video we will learn the steps needed to improve your writing with better sentence structure.
4. Sentence Clarity: How to Write Clear Sentences
Just because you know a good sentence when you read one doesn't mean that you think it's easy to put one together - forget about writing an essay's worth. Learn how to write clear sentences and turn rough ones into gems.
5. How to Write Logical Sentences and Avoid Faulty Comparisons
Your sentences may not always make as much sense as you think they do, especially if you're comparing two or more things. It's easy to let comparisons become illogical, incomplete, or ambiguous. Learn how to avoid making faulty comparisons on your way to writing a great essay.
6. Techniques for Brainstorming Great Ideas
Great essays are made up of great ideas. Finding those great ideas is the first critical step on the road to writing a terrific essay. Learn some popular and effective brainstorming techniques that will work whether you have an hour or two weeks to write your paper.
7. How to Write a Great Argument
Many times our writing must not just be informative but it must also be persuasive. One of the best ways to be very persuasive is to use a great argument. Learn six steps you can follow to write a great argument.
8. Using Rhetorical Skills to Write Better Essays
In this video, you will explore the basics of identifying your purpose and audience and learn how to use effective rhetorical skills in your persuasive writing.
9. How Word Choice and Language Sets the Tone of Your Essay
In this video, we will discuss how word choice sets the tone for your essay. This includes letting the reader know if you are angry, happy or even attempting to refrain from bias. These tools bring your 'voice' into your writing.
10. Writing for Your Audience
By understanding some fundamental characteristics about your audience, you can write more effectively and be in better control of how well your writing is received by that audience. This video explains the basic points that you should consider in order to provide more informative and more persuasive essays for your readers.
11. Active and Passive Voice
You may have heard your teachers toss around the terms 'passive voice' and 'active voice'. But if you've never really understood what it means to write actively or passively, stick with us -- and learn how to turn to awkward passive sentences into bright, active ones.
12. Practicing Essay Writing to Get Better at Writing
It can be tough to practice your essay-writing skills on your own without a teacher's feedback. With some time and practice (and by using this game plan), you'll be on your way to practicing, evaluating and improving your writing.
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Other Chapters
Other chapters within the AP US History: Homework Help Resource course
- First Contacts (28,000 BCE-1821 CE): Homework Help
- Settling North America (1497-1732): Homework Help
- The Road to Revolution (1700-1774): Homework Help
- The American Revolution (1775-1783): Homework Help
- The Making of a New Nation (1776-1800): Homework Help
- The Virginia Dynasty (1801--1825): Homework Help
- Jacksonian Democracy (1825 -- 1850): Homework Help
- Life in Antebellum America (1807-1861): Homework Help
- Manifest Destiny (1806-1855): Homework Help
- Sectional Crisis (1850-1861): Homework Help
- American Civil War (1861-1865): Homework Help
- Reconstruction (1865-1877): Homework Help
- Industrialization and Urbanization (1870-1900): Homework Help
- The Progressive Era (1900-1917): Homework Help
- American Imperialism (1890-1919): Homework Help
- The Roaring 20s (1920-1929): Homework Help
- The Great Depression (1929-1940): Homework Help
- The US in World War ll (1941-1945): Homework Help
- Post-War World (1946-1959): Homework Help
- The Cold War (1950-1973): Homework Help
- Homework Help for Activism and Civil Disobedience (1954-1973)
- The 1970s (1969-1979): Homework Help
- The Rise of Political Conservatism (1980-1992): Homework Help
- Contemporary America (1992-2013): Homework Help
- Changes in the Modern United States: Homework Help
- AP U.S. History: Test-Taking Skills and Prep: Homework Help
- Critical Thinking Skills for AP US History: Homework Help
- Developing and Writing Your AP Exam Essay: Homework Help
