AP English Literature and Composition The Exam

AP English Language and Composition Read prose and write for a variety of purposes Literature of fact Expository, analytical, & argumentative writing Read both primary and secondary sources and then synthesize material in student writing 60 minutes on exam for multiple-choice: analyze the rhetoric of prose passages; 45% of total grade 120 minutes for 3 essays: rhetorical analysis, synthesis, argumentation; 55% of total grade

AP English Literature Reading and analysis of imaginative literature Close reading of poetry, prose, novels, short stories, and plays Writing focuses on critical analysis of literature: expository, analytical, and argumentative essays 60 minutes on exam for multiple-choice questions that test critical reading of passages; 45% of total grade 120 minutes for 3 essays: ability to read and to interpret literature; 55% of total grade

About the Exam The AP program was designed in 1955 to give high-school students the opportunity to expand their knowledge and prepare for college by engaging in rigorous and relevant college-level course work. The AP Literature and Composition Exam will be given the morning of WEDNESDAY MAY 4TH; it will last approximately three and a half hours. You can have the College Board send your grades directly to the colleges of your choice, or you can have your grades “banked.”

About Scores and Grades The College Board arrives at your FINAL grade by adding each score together to get a composite score, ranging from 0 to 150 points, which is then cross-referenced with an AP grade on a 1 to 5 point scale:  5 means exceptionally well qualified  4 means well qualified  3 means qualified  2 means possibly qualified  1 means no recommendation

AP English Literature Exam Multiple-choice—45% of exam score 55 questions in one hour (60 minutes, or 1.09 minutes per question) Includes excerpts from several published works of drama, poetry, or prose fiction; each excerpt I accompanied by several multiple-choice questions +1 for correct response (NO PENALTY FOR WRONG ANSWERS) 10-minute break Essays—55% of exam score 3 essays in 2 hours (40 minutes per essay) A literary analysis of a given poem, a literary analysis of a given passage of prose fiction, and an analysis that examines a specific concept, issue, or element in a work of literary merit selected by the student Scored blank to 9 (9 is highest)

Scoring the Exam If a student took the exam in If he answered 36 of the multiple-choice correctly and left 9 blank... If he scored a 6 on the poetry question, a 7 on the prose passage, and an 8 on the open question... What would his score be?

1. Multiply 36 by =Section I Score 2. Multiply essay scores by Poetry essay—6 x Prose essay—7 x Open essay—8 x essay scores=Section II Score 7. Add Section I and II scores for Composite Score Raw Score = Final Score = = =4 0-52= = Score of 4

Student AStudent BStudent CStudent D Multiple Choice 28 correct X Multiple Choice 20 correct X Multiple Choice 40 correct X Multiple Choice 10 correct X Essays #1 = 6 #2 = 6 #3 = blank Score = 2 (71) Essays #1 = 5 #2 = 5 #3 = 6 Score = 2 (73) Essays #1 = 7 #2 =8 #3 = 4 Score = 4 (107) Essays #1 = 4 #2 = 5 #3 = 3 Score = 1 (49)

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