✨✨AP Language and Composition – Rhetorical Analysis Practice Lesson: Simu Liu Memoir (2024 Prompt)

✨Focused Practice for AP Lang Free Response Question 2 – Rhetorical Analysis

This engaging and student-friendly lesson guides learners through the rhetorical analysis essay using the 2024 AP Language and Composition Free Response Question #2. The prompt is based on Simu Liu’s memoir We Were Dreamers and asks students to analyze how Liu conveys his perspective on his parents’ expectations.

✅What’s Included:
✅ PowerPoint or Google Slides format
✅ Contextual background on Simu Liu and his memoir
✅ Breakdown of the 2024 rhetorical analysis prompt
✅ Clear explanation of rhetorical analysis and key rhetorical choices
✅ Model thesis statements and scoring explanations
✅ Strategies for writing high-scoring commentary
✅ Sophistication point criteria explained in student-friendly terms
✅ Practice activities and sample analysis tasks
✅ Common student pitfalls and how to avoid them
✅ Exit ticket for formative assessment
✅ AP-style self-scoring rubric included

✔Why Teachers Love This Resource:
✔ Aligned to AP Lang CED and scoring rubrics
✔ Helps students build depth in analysis, not just identify devices
✔ Provides culturally relevant, modern nonfiction for student engagement
✔ Encourages nuanced thinking about voice, identity, and cultural tension
✔ Great for modeling rhetorical analysis or assigning independent practice

❤❤Ideal For:
AP Language & Composition classes
Essay writing workshops
AP Exam prep and review
Memoir and nonfiction units
Sub plans or independent learning tasks