A.P. Literature Is Reviewing: December 10, 2014

Focus: What do we want to know about the AP Literature exam?

1. Warming up with some "big picture" blogging on Invisible Man

2. Engaging in a little Q&A about the AP exam

• In section one, how many multiple choice questions are there?

• How much time do we have to answer them?

• How many passages can we expect to read in the multiple choice section?

• Are the passages mostly poems or mostly prose?

• Are the passages mostly modern or mostly traditional?

• Should we try to answer every single question?

• What percentage of our AP score is the multiple choice section worth?

• About how much money is spent on creating the average multiple choice question?

• How many essays do we write in the second section of the test?

• How much time do we have to write these essays?

• Do I have to write the essays in order?

• For the open prompt, do I have to pick a book from the list?

• Who grades the AP tests?

3. Taking a look at the essays (called "free responses") from the past three years and discussing strategies

Order?
Timing?
Structure?

HW:
1. Poetry project presentations begin tomorrow.
2. Keep turning those poetry essays!
3. Revisions?