1. AP Exam

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

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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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”

7. 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

8. 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

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

10. Works Cited
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