Sample AP prompts for the Week 1 Reading AP Argument for Dubus: In his essay “Digging,” Andre Dubus suggests that “becoming a man” is a learning activity that involves guidance, effort, and experience. Write an essay in which you defend, challenge, or qualify Dubus’s idea that adult gender roles must be learned. AP Analysis for Cofer: In “The Myth of the Latin Woman,” Judith Ortiz Cofer describes several experiences that taught her about the pervasive stereotypes of Latin women. Write an essay analyzing the rhetorical strategies Cofer uses to develop her argument regarding these stereotypes. AP Argument for Orwell: In paragraph 7 Orwell observes that “when the white man turns tyrant it is his own freedom that he destroys,” and that “He wears a mask, and his face grows to fit it.” Consider the implications of these statements concerning human nature. Write an essay in which you defend, challenge, or qualify Orwell’s paradox and metaphor.