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FRQ Help

My AP US History teacher is extremely strict and gave me a 34/50 on an FRQ that I thought was good. The majority of the class got 20 and below on their FRQ. I would like some helpful tips on how to write better. Thanks for helping.

Respect the Pledge of Alleigance!! Honor the stars and stripes and be proud to be an AMERICAN!! :)

I like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives, but I also like to see a man live so that his place will be proud of

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bump bump bump bump bump bump

Respect the Pledge of Alleigance!! Honor the stars and stripes and be proud to be an AMERICAN!! :)

I like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives, but I also like to see a man live so that his place will be proud of

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Well, it might be about the history facts you use, or your grammar might have been off. Or you might have issues with your thesis. Or your sentence structure might be too repetitive and simple...

Really, to better help you it would help to have a writing sample.

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"I refuse to prove that I exist," says God, "for proof denies faith, and without faith I am nothing."
"But," say Man, "the Babel fish is a dead giveaway, isn't it? It could not have evolved by chance. It

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yes, I have rewritten my thesis and my teacher doesn't want the FRQ to sound like a report with lots of facts, but he wants enough fact to support the thesis. :S

Respect the Pledge of Alleigance!! Honor the stars and stripes and be proud to be an AMERICAN!! :)

I like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives, but I also like to see a man live so that his place will be proud of

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the biggest thing my APUSH teacher stressed in essays was analysis. you have to not only know the facts, you have to explain WHY things happened or WHY people acted a certain way or made certain decisions, so you can show you really understand the material.

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ok. That's a little easier to understand

Respect the Pledge of Alleigance!! Honor the stars and stripes and be proud to be an AMERICAN!! :)

I like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives, but I also like to see a man live so that his place will be proud of

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The format that usually worked for me is you give a fact, then in the next sentence you explain the significance. There are some example of some good essays on here...I'll find some later and point out the good qualities about them...

[=RoyalBlue][=Comic Sans MS]
"I refuse to prove that I exist," says God, "for proof denies faith, and without faith I am nothing."
"But," say Man, "the Babel fish is a dead giveaway, isn't it? It could not have evolved by chance. It

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ok thanks a lot. I turned it in today *crosses fingers*

Respect the Pledge of Alleigance!! Honor the stars and stripes and be proud to be an AMERICAN!! :)

I like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives, but I also like to see a man live so that his place will be proud of

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