Inside This Unit: The Full Breakdown
Theme 6 (Global Challenges) adds formal connectors (しかし/だから), だけでなく…も, べきです, and formal written register.
Why it matters
These elevate the persuasive writing on global issues.
Key concepts
- しかし (however) / だから (therefore); だけでなく…も (not only…but also).
- べきです (should); passive (られる) awareness.
- Use a consistent formal written register.
Sophisticated Japanese
Link ideas with しかし/だから, escalate with だけでなく…も, recommend with べきです, and recognize the passive, structuring essays on environmental and social issues in a consistent formal register.
AP exam tip
A strong essay states a thesis, develops perspectives, and concedes before rebutting — in a consistent formal register.
Connections to other units
- Theme 4: Argumentation culminates here.
- Theme 2: Identity connects to global issues.
