Learning Target: I can read examples of student AP exam essays and reflect on strategies for writing an AP synthesis essay.

Activity 1: Review the AP Exam scoring

Activity 2: 15 minutes to read student examples; on your own essay, write the following at the top.  

My biggest challenge in writing the essay was...

A helpful new insight I gained after reading the student samples was...

Two strategies I might consider for reading and writing the next synthesis essay...


Homework: No new reading, but research Eunuchs on Wikipedia, especially focusing on Eunuchs in South Asia. Also, make sure you have carefully annotated chapters 3 (Sunil) and 4 (Manju) and read The Caste is Not Past on my blog link.  Write at least two questions in the margins of each chapter (about facts, character motivation, Indian culture, etc.)