Understand The Rubrics
Familiarize yourself with the scoring guidelines. In 2024, the College Board has refined rubrics focusing on analytical precision and rhetorical analysis, rewarding clarity over verbosity. Know what the graders look for!
Practice Synthesis Essays
The 2024 exam emphasizes synthesis, integrating multiple sources into a cohesive argument. Practice combining sources with your unique perspective to craft well-supported, insightful arguments.
Rhetorical Strategies
Master a diverse array of rhetorical strategies. Graders now prioritize the apt use of understatement, antithesis, and other nuanced techniques over more common ones like parallelism.
Revise Multiple-Choice Strategy
The new multiple-choice section includes multimedia stimuli. Develop strategies for analyzing not just text but also images, graphs, and audio excerpts for rhetorical elements.
Argumentative Essay Tips
For 2024, the argumentative essay rewards originality. Stand out by crafting a thesis that challenges common assumptions and demonstrates innovative thinking.
Time Management Skills
Enhance your time management by practicing full exams. New time allocations per section in 2024 mean adjusting pacing strategies, especially for the revised free-response section.
Current Events Awareness
Stay informed on current events. The 2024 exam's prompts are more likely to reference contemporary issues, thus requiring students to apply rhetorical analysis to real-world situations.
What does 2024 rubric prioritize?
Analytical precision, rhetorical analysis
Lengthy, detailed descriptions
Creative storytelling techniques
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