Synthesis #3

We have spent a great deal of time this year working on preparing for the AP test, primarily with Open Prompt Essays. These are essays in which the reader is given a question and asked to respond using a work of literature as evidence. In order to do this we are not only asked to recall a previously read text, but also to answer the question of meaning. Luckily we have been taught of DIDLS, which gives us a means to analyze or recall a work of literature in a  way that will help us make a point or argument. We have also been taught TAP, an acronym that stands for Thesis answers prompt. This is to remind us that our thesis statement should answer the prompt directly, and serves to help us keep our essay on track and to the point. Since the Open prompt is what we will encounter on the AP Exam, we have spent the majority of our writing time on them. I feel as though i have a decent grasp on them, but certainly need a great deal of polishing.