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Advanced Placement English Language and Composition. Exam Hints and Information. Given in May 3 is passing Two parts to the exam: Writing Portion 2 free response essays 1 synthesis essay 2hrs. 15 minutes to complete Multiple Choice 50-60 questions 1 Hour. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Advanced Placement English Language and
Composition Exam Hints and Information
AP Language and Composition Exam
Given in May3 is passingTwo parts to the exam:Writing Portion
◦2 free response essays◦1 synthesis essay◦2hrs. 15 minutes to complete
Multiple Choice ◦50-60 questions ◦1 Hour
General
Rhetoric◦Content—message/what?
writing
◦Form—way it is communicated/how? Rhetorical Devices
◦How form relates to content Analysis!!!!
◦How it is seen by the audience Appeals
General
Style
Terms (Rhetorical)
Vocabulary
General
Reading
◦After 1600
◦No piece that has been translated
◦Nonfiction
Free Response Questions
Respond to the prompt!
Three prompts in two hours, 15 minutes added for reading information given—you must keep track of your own time
Synthesis Prompt
1. One of the questions will be a Synthesis Essay
This question will contain four to seven sources and a prompt that relates to these sources
◦ in general, at least one of these sources will be an image (e.g. photo, cartoon, graph, etc.).
◦Students will be asked to write essays that incorporate at least three to four of the sources into argumentative.
Similar to a DBQ (Differences will be explained).
Free Response Questions
2. Rhetorical Analysis
One of the questions will be a rhetorical analysis
◦Rhetorical Strategies—style—diction, syntax, and tone
◦Stylistic Analysis—specific words on the page—schemes and tropes
Free Response Questions
3. Wild CardMay be: Persuasive
◦Argumentative (Build Your Own Argument=BYOA)
◦Proposition, idea, thought
◦Supports, refutes, or modifies the argument drawing on your own reading, experiences, or observations
or• May be: compare and contrast
◦Really another rhetorical analysis
Strategies for Free Response and Synthesis QuestionsQuote the passage!!!Does not punish you for what you don’t do, but rewards you for what you do well
Free Response Strategies
Answer all three questions well!
Your essays are separated and read by different people so they cannot see that you did well on one and not the others.
Free Response Strategies
Mark up the booklet page
Introduction and conclusion—have one
Make a plan and proofread!!
Qualify tone, attitude, style (blunt, angry, high diction…)
Practice grading on AP scale
Objective Section
About 50-60 questions
60 minutes
5 possible answers given◦1 correct, 1 distracter, 3 wrong
CHANGE! No longer a ¼ point off for wrong answer
Objective Section
Really only 4 to 5 types of questions!
1. Literal Questions--Rhetorical◦ “In line 42 what literary
device is being used?” (words/phrases)
Objective Section
2. Inferential/Contextual Questions-Author’s Meaning or Purpose
“In line 42 the term ‘democratic’ most clearly means…?” (whole passage)
Objective Section
3. Purpose Question (global)◦ “Intent, goal, purpose,
reason for using repetition in 2nd paragraph?” (whole passage)
Objective Section
4. Mix and match the first three type-Main idea, Organization/structure, Rhetorical Modes
5. Using sources and documentation—footnotes, endnotes, bibliography info
Strategies for Objective Section
About 4-6 passages (maybe 10 questions per passage)
guessNo longer are you are penalized for wrong answers and you can’t get credit for what you don’t do!
Our philosophy is ANSWER!
Strategies for Objective Section
In general, on past exams a 50% correct on the objective section and two 5’s and one 6 can enable you to pass the exam with a score of 3.
1/3 of the students do not pass
Here’s the Bottom Line!
Objective 45%Essay 55%Objective Scoring is
No. Right + No. Wrong = RAW divide by No. of Questions x year’s multiplier
Out of 7 ?’s, I got 4 correct, 2 incorrect, left 1 blank
4= RAWDivide by 7Total is 64%
AP English Language ScoresSouth vs. the World
Grade N % At
5 16 16.33
4 40 40.82
3 27 27.55
2 14 14.29
1 1 1.02
Number
98
3 or higher
83 84.7
Mean 3.56
Hinsdale South--2011
Chart of the AP English Language DistributionMay 2011 (in percentages at each score)
ONE TWO THREE FOUR FIVE0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
11.3
27.530.1
20
11.1
1.02
14.29
27.55
40.82
16.33
GlobalHSHS