Not to be confused with the workshop that focuses on completing a practice run at Section II:
This ETA or emulation-through-analysis workshop invites analysis of the exemplary essays provided by the College Board. This workshop takes Step #5 from that post (“Read all of the resources for that question: sample essays, scoring explanations, grader reports, etc.”) and converts it into a standalone but repeatable exercise. It does not require that you write your own response, although that would certainly be permissible.
Question By Question
Question 2 — Rhetorical Analysis: Students read a non-fiction text and analyze how the writer’s language choices contribute to his or her purpose and intended meaning for the text.
Question 1 — Synthesis: Students read several texts about a topic and create an argument that synthesizes at least three of the sources to support their thesis.
Question 3 — Argument: Students create an evidence-based argument that responds to a given topic.