Close Reading (College Board AP® English Language & Composition): Flashcards
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Define close reading.
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Define close reading.
Close reading means examining a text carefully to understand what a writer says and how and why the writer says it.
Define annotation.
Annotation consists of brief, purposeful notes or marks made while reading to track claims, key concepts, shifts and rhetorical choices.
What might the opening of a passage establish?
The opening of a passage may establish a problem, introduce a perspective, provide context, begin a narrative or create a relationship with the audience.
True or False?
Every paragraph in an AP Lang passage has an obvious topic sentence.
False.
Some argumentative passages have obvious topic sentences, but most narrative and reflective passages do not.
Define keyword.
A keyword is a word or concept that recurs across a passage and helps drive its development.
True or False?
A keyword always keeps the same meaning throughout a passage.
False.
A writer may develop or redefine a keyword as the passage progresses, so its meaning can become more specific or complicated.
Words such as "however" and "yet" often signal a shift, while words such as "therefore" signal a ________ or consequence.
Words such as "however" and "yet" often signal a shift, while words such as "therefore" signal a conclusion or consequence.
Define imagery.
Imagery is descriptive language that appeals to the senses to help readers picture or experience a subject.
True or False?
Only explicit claims can develop a writer's message in nonfiction.
False.
In more literary nonfiction, imagery or recurring descriptions may help develop the message just as strongly as an explicit claim.
What does the ending of a passage often clarify?
The ending of a passage often clarifies what the writer ultimately wants the audience to understand, believe or do.
What can the relationship between a passage's beginning and ending reveal?
The relationship between a passage's beginning and ending can reveal how the writer's thinking, tone or purpose develops across the passage.
A rhetorical choice does not need an impressive technical ___: a writer makes a choice simply by telling an anecdote or comparing situations.
A rhetorical choice does not need an impressive technical label: a writer makes a choice simply by telling an anecdote or comparing situations.
What is the difference between close reading and annotating?
Close reading is the thinking, while annotating records that thinking.
True or False?
Annotation directly earns points on the AP Lang exam.
False.
Annotation does not directly earn points. It helps students understand the passage, which often leads to stronger responses.
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