This essay is practice for the AP exam. Points will be awarded based on the AP Language and Composition Rhetorical Analysis Rubric.
In the following autobiographical passage, Helen Keller describes how learning affected her personally. Read the passage carefully. Then write an essay in which you analyze how Keller presents her transformation in this passage. Make sure you consider rhetorical features, including her tone, purpose, perspective, and how the passage works emotionally.
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