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--Subject is never the character; it is the abstract idea (1 2)

--Refer to narrator (2)

--Refer to speaker (1)

--Avoid "and" in a thesis if it implies two ideas (1 2 3)

--no 'us' (1 2 3)

--don't say sentence / quote / excerpt / paragraph (2)

 

--focus on attitude and abstraction (1 2)

--If you can find a dichotomy, contrast, duality, etc...use it (1 2)

--direct quotes, integrated into your sentence structure (1 2)

--Don't mention audience if at all possible (1 2 3)

 

--Use active verbs (1 2 3)

--Intro optional (be inspired) (1 2 3)

--Thesis at the end?  At your own risk (1 2 3)

--Sense of although somewhere (it may appear that...but) (1 2 3)

 

--avoid plot summary (1 2 3)

   --3 Hows! (1  2)

   --3 degrees or 3 types of key word in thesis ( 3 )

--avoid strict character analysis (1 2 3)

--infer after every "  " (1 2 3)

 

--Use specific moments of the novel (3)

 

--Have 2-3 hows (1 2)

--don't just say metaphors / say dark metaphors, etc (1 2) 

 

--employ better organizational strategies than another, next, first...

///such as "this / that / these" OR repeat a keyword from previous sentence

OR a key idea OR use a synonym for a key word from previous sentence

Make the paper flow (1 2 3)

 

Mention author sparingly (2)

Mention poet sparingly (1)

 

Have careful, non-bulky theses (1 2 3)

 

 

BELOW ARE LINKS TO SOME LIT AP TEST ASSISTANCE SITES