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The AP Language and Composition Exam

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1 The AP Language and Composition Exam

2 Multiple Choice 60 minutes
Designed to test skills in analyzing the rhetoric of prose passages

3 Essay questions On two questions, you may be asked to:
Analyze the rhetorical strategies a writer uses to achieve a particular purpose Identify methods of persuasion used by a speaker Decide which of two documents or speakers presents a more persuasive argument Compare the style of two passages contributes to their purposes Argue about a controversial issue

4 The Synthesis Question
You will read 6-10 sources, at least one of which will be an image You will then have to cite a certain number of these sources in support of an argument or analysis

5 Scoring Multiple choice is 45% of overall grade Essays are 55%


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