Tips & Pointers on

AP Lang Argumentative Essay

Most Commonly Used Examples

(Mnemonic device: ADDP)
Ai Wei Wei
Daniel Ellsberg
Dalai Lama
Pope Francis

(Mnemonic device: 3Js)
Jack Dorsey
Jane Goodall
Joseph Kony (LRA & Invisible Hand)

(Mnemonic device: ADE)
Africa Mercy
DPRK (North Korea)
E-Waste

How to Organize Essays
1. By SCALE. (Personal -> Local -> National -> International)

2. By CHRONOLOGY. (Historical -> Contemporary)

3. By DIMENSION.
Jae Hyuns mnemonic device: SPRITE
S: Social
P: Political
R: Religious
I: Intellectual
T: Technological
E: Economic / Environmental / Educational

4. Any other anchoring device (This is an important term to note.)

Miscellaneous Tips
1. Do not be too example-driven. Dont ever provide the most minute details of an example.
Provide some depth, but the most important thing is your ANALYSIS and personal insights.
2. Dispelling the myth: Personal examples are fine in AP Lang Argumentative essays.
3. EACH paragraph must contain at least 2 distinct examples. For instance:

Essay on Authoritarian Regimes:
P1: Intro
P2: North Korea
P3: Cuba
P4: Conclusion
^ BAD Example.

Essay on Authoritarian Regimes:
P1: Intro
P2: Politically Authoritarian & Economically Closed Countries: DPRK, Cuba
P3: Politically Authoritarian BUT Economically Open Countries: China, Turkey
P4: Conclusion

^ BETTER Example.

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