AP Exam

Scores 5 Extremely well qualified 4 Well qualfied 3 Qualified 2 Possibly qualified 1 No recommendation

The Test Multiple Choice: Essays _____Questions/ _____ hour ______ passages No penalty for wrong answers Essays _____essays / ____ hours

Selections Passages will be from American, British, & World Literature _____________Centuries Poetry and Prose selections Poetry (www): imaginative language carefully chosen and arranged to communicate experiences thoughts or emotions Prose (www): broad term used to describe all writing that is not drama or poetry

Types of MC Questions Vocabulary in context Literal meaning They will ask what the author means when he/she uses a word in a specific section of the text Literal meaning Literal meaning (www): what is said word-for-word; the basic meaning Tone and Diction Tone (www): author’s attitude toward work Diction (www): word choice Author uses diction to express tone

Types of MC Questions Inference and attitude Figurative language Figurative meaning (www): what is implied on a deeper level You extend beyond what is stated in the selection Includes attitude of author, character’s or speaker toward a certain topic or issue Figurative language Symbols (www): something that stands for something else Metaphors (www) : a direct comparison not using “like” or “as” Similes (www) : a comparison using “like” or “as”

Types of MC Questions Form, Structure and Style Form (more broad)(www): the organization, arrangement, or framework of a literary work (novel, play, novella, poem, sonnet) Structure (more specific) (www): framework of a work of literature; the organization or over-all design of a work (chapters, paragraphs, lines) Style (www): manner of expression; how a speaker or writer says what he says

Essays 2 hours for 3 essays: _______ minutes each Graded _________: Holistic scoring ______ is the highest ______ is the lowest Each essay gets 2 readings by 2 different reviewers Relate the way a piece is written to its meaning and its effect on the audience/reader Provide evidence for you assertions

Essays Essay #1: Essay #2: Essay #3: Choose any book you have read (from that year preferably) and answer the question

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