Take a position v Identity Factors

Question 1

synthesis essay - identify two types

Answer 1

an essay that uses multiple sources for support. you need to use information from at least three sources on an AP exam

Question 2

take a position essay

Answer 2

an argumentative essay that uses sources

Question 3

identify factors essay

Answer 3

• isn’t by nature argumentative, just identifies factors

- can be argumentative, but still identifies factors

Question 4

examples of take a position synthesis essay from the 2007 AP prompt

Answer 4

read the following sources (including the introductory information) carefully. then write an essay in which you DEVELOP A POSITION on the effects of advertising. synthesize at least three of the sources for support

Question 5

example of identify factors synthesis essay from the 2011 AP prompt

Answer 5

imagine that a community is considering organizing a locavore movement. carefully read the following seven sources, including the information for each source. then synthesize information from at least three of the sources and incorporate it into a coherent, well developed essay that IDENTIFIES THE KEY ISSUES associated with the locavore movement and examines their implications for the community

Question 6

what is the main difference between an argumentative essay and a synthesis essay?

Answer 6

a synthesis essay must use at least three sources, but an argumentative essay doesn’t need sources

Question 7

consider the two types of synthesis essays. what is the main difference between them?

Answer 7

a take position essay is argumentative, but an identify factors essay is about an issue’s factors

Question 8

consider the two types of synthesis essays. what is the main similarity between them?

Answer 8

both types of synthesis essays require you to use at least three sources in your writing

Question 9

(following are six sources concerning…) what type of essay?

Answer 9

take a position essay

Question 10

(read the following quotes and consider the distinct perspectives…) what type of essay?

Answer 10

NOT a synthesis essay

Question 11

(read the passage from “rights of man,” a book written…) what type of essay?

Answer 11

NOT a synthesis essay

Question 12

(read the following passage from “the worst years of our lives”…)

Answer 12

NOT a synthesis essay

Question 13

(many recent college graduates have faced record levels of unemployment…)

Answer 13

identify factors

Question 14

(read the following six sources concerning information technology…)

Answer 14

identify factors

Question 15

(Wilde claims that disobedience is a valuable…)

Answer 15

NOT a synthesis essay

Question 16

(based on six sources concerning museum artifacts and decisions made to include…)

Answer 16

take a position essay

Question 17

(consider the seven sources concerning the treatment of mental illness at…)

Answer 17

take a position essay

Question 18

(is it important for girls to take part in school sports…)

Answer 18

identify factors

Question 19

(read the following article by Horace…)

Answer 19

NOT a synthesis essay

Question 20

(evaluate the six sources concerning green living…)

Answer 20

take a position essay

Question 21

(carefully read the following six sources, including the introductory information for each source…)

Answer 21

take a position

Question 22

(what, if anything, is the value or function of polite speech…)

Answer 22

NOT a synthesis essay

Question 23

(ever since man has looked into space, he has wanted to explore the sky…)

Answer 23

identify factors

Question 24

(read through the eight sources concerning the US Postal Service)

Answer 24

identify factors

Question 25

(based on eight sources concerning space exploration…)

Answer 25

take a position

Question 26

(the lack of creativity has come up as a serious issue)

Answer 26

NOT a synthesis essay

Question 27

(for centuries, prominent thinkers have pondered the relationship between ownership…)

Answer 27

NOT a synthesis essay