Evaluating Student Responses_Part 1: Review question 1 from the 2013 AP Language and Composition Exam and Part 2: Review the sample student responses for question 1.

Evaluating Student Responses Directions: There are two parts to this assignment. Follow the directions for each part. Part 1: Review question 1 from the 2013 AP Language and Composition Exam. Answer the following ques ...

Evaluating Student Responses Directions: There are two parts to this assignment. Follow the directions for each part. Part 1: Review question 1 from the 2013 AP Language and Composition Exam. Answer the following questions in complete sentences: 1. Practice dissecting the prompt: Steps of Prompt Dissection What does the prompt say? (Use this column to record the specific wording of each step from the prompt.) What does this mean to you? (Use this column to state each part in your words.) 2. Determine the context or background information. The need to memorialize events or people is complex; in some cases, monuments honor moments of great achievement, while in other cases, monuments pay homage to deep sacrifice. A monument’s size, location, and materials are all considerations in planning and creating a memorial to the past. Monuments are used to remember great moments in history, to make us remember the sacrifices that those before us made. Many things are considered when creating a monument. 3. Locate the sources that you will draw from to inform or support your argument. Read the following seven sources carefully, including the introductory information for each source. Source A (Savage) Source B (photo) Source C (Downes) Source D (Kosareff) Source E (Musser) Source F (Roadside America) Source G (Lin) Use sources A-G to gather information for your argument. 4. Identify the broad task of the prompt. Examine the factors a group or agency should consider in memorializing an event or person and in creating a monument. What should determine whether someone/something gets a memorial 5. Determine the specific task of the prompt. Then, in a well-organized essay that synthesizes at least three of the sources for support, examine the factors a group or agency should consider in memorializing an event or person and in creating a Use at least three sources provided to create a welldeveloped essay about what factors should be considered monument. 6. Determine the EXPLICIT steps that must be taken to complete the task. Make sure your argument is central; use the sources to illustrate and support your reasoning. Avoid merely summarizing the sources. Indicate clearly which sources you are drawing from, whether through direct quotation, paraphrase, or summary. You may cite the sources as Source A, Source B, etc., or by using the descriptions in parentheses. Make sure your argument is clear, you cite your sources and use the sources to support your reasoning.