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Library AP English Language & Composition Unit 3: Crafting Complex Arguments
⁂   AP English Language & Composition · Unit 3

3. Crafting Complex Arguments

Key topics: Strengthening evidence-commentary connections beyond summary, Traditional development methods: definition, classification, comparison, causal analysis, Building a line of reasoning: ordering claims so each advances the thesis, Selecting evidence that is specific, concrete, and relevant, Transitioning between evidence and commentary within body paragraphs, Recognizing and avoiding circular reasoning.

15 instructional periods standard track

Unit 3: Crafting Complex Arguments

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Topics in this unit

  • Strengthening evidence-commentary connections beyond summary
  • Traditional development methods: definition, classification, comparison, causal analysis
  • Building a line of reasoning: ordering claims so each advances the thesis
  • Selecting evidence that is specific, concrete, and relevant
  • Transitioning between evidence and commentary within body paragraphs
  • Recognizing and avoiding circular reasoning