1. AP English Literature and Composition The Exam

2. 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

3. 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

4. About the Exam 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.”

5. 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

6. 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)

7. AP English Literature Exam Every year, they curve the exam based on a normal distribution. Therefore, your score will be relative to every one else who takes the exam.

8. AP Test Grade Calculator If you are interested in experimenting with possible scores, you can use this online calculator: http://appass.com/calculators/englishliterature