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AP Biology Essays: A Meta-Analytical Approach
To be completed on any essay that earns fewer than 7 points. Feel free to complete this work on a
separate sheet of paper.
Overarching Essay Topic & breakdown of the ideas you must demonstrate in each section:
Pick 5 sentences from your essay that did not earn you any points. For each one:
● Restate the sentence from your essay verbatim.
● Explain why the sentence did not get you any points.
● Revise and rewrite the sentence in a way that you think will earn points.
● Explain why the revision will earn points.
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Provide examples of three things that you could have written about in your essay that would have earned
points, but that you omitted:
Looking at the above sentences & revisions, describe any patterns or trends that you see and provide a
brief statement as to what you can do in the future to address any issues you may re-encounter on future
essays.