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AP Language and Composition Exam

AP Language and Composition Exam. AP Lang Exam. Multiple-choice questions test skills in analyzing the rhetoric of prose passages. Essays demonstrate the skills students have learned in the course. AP Lang Exam.

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AP Language and Composition Exam

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  1. AP Language and Composition Exam

  2. AP Lang Exam • Multiple-choice questions • test skills in analyzing the rhetoric of prose passages. • Essays • demonstrate the skills students have learned in the course.

  3. AP Lang Exam • The exam consists of 60 minutes for multiple-choice questions, a 15-minute reading period to read the sources for the synthesis essay and plan a response, and 120 minutes for essay questions.

  4. AP Lang Exam • Performance on the free-response section (essays) of the exam counts for 55% of the total score • Performance on the multiple-choice section counts for 45% of the total score.

  5. AP Lang Exam Multiple Choice • Multiple-choice scores are based on the number of questions answered correctly. • Points are not deducted for incorrect answers • No points are awarded for unanswered questions. • Because points are not deducted for incorrect answers, you should answer all multiple-choice questions. • On any questions you do not know the answer to, eliminate as many choices as you can, and then select the best answer among the remaining choices.

  6. AP Lang Exam Essay Section • Synthesis • Argument • Take a position • Defend, challenge, qualify • Look at both sides and evaluate • Rhetorical Analysis

  7. AP Lang Purpose • Introduce you to the analytical and argumentative writing you will do in college • This writing is based on reading as well as on personal experience and observation

  8. AP Lang Purpose • To enable you to read and understand complex texts • To enable you to write prose of sufficient richness and complexity to communicate effectively with mature readers

  9. AP Lang Purpose • In addition, the informed use of research materials and the ability to synthesize varied sources (to evaluate, use and cite sources) are integral parts of the AP English Language and Composition course. • You should move past writing for the uncritical citation of sources and, instead, begin evaluating the legitimacy and purpose of sources used

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