Vocabulary

Bigger Thoughts, Not Bigger Words... According to AP students who have taken the AP English Literature and Composition exam, the most difficult part of the exam is understanding some of the vocabulary within the passages, the questions, and the answer options. Study the vocabulary list for each week's vocabulary quiz. You will have the opportunity to design a PowerPoint slide to help you understand the term and remember its meaning and use. Try to incorporate each week's vocabulary words into your writing and speaking both inside and outside the English classroom. Using vocabulary terms to improve your communication and make your diction more precise is a sign of intelligence. Using a vocabulary term to sound intelligent without understanding the word is a sign of ignorance. Don't be ignorant; practice with the vocabulary terms and fully understand their use before inserting them into your own writing.

Along with vocabulary quizzes, which are based on the vocabulary lists below, you are required to incorporate a single vocabulary term from the ACT/SAT vocabulary list into each poetry response essay. Feel free to also incorporate terms from the vocabulary lists. Remember, the more you use a term, the better you will understand it and the more likely you are to be successful on the AP exam in May and in future college writing courses.


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