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There are also daily videos available through AP Classroom and AP Literature’s
YouTube channel, which promote further practice and study of all of the Big Ideas and
the skills necessary for mastery.
Literature & Composition offers three chapters of foundational instruction that
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teach the skills necessary for the three essays on the AP Exam. The following six
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chapters provide continued practice and closer study, along with AP -style
assessments with every reading and at the end of every chapter. Requiring
students to practice these types of essays and providing feedback that uses the
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exam rubrics will be the best way to help students prepare for the exam. Reading
widely on a variety of subjects from a range of time periods is another essential
component of exam preparation. Class and small-group discussions will help
students develop the critical thinking skills they need to be able to tackle complex
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texts and answer multiple-choice questions on the exam. Sample AP -style
multiple-choice and free-response questions are provided throughout the student
edition, and suggestions for using previous exam prompts are provided throughout
the Teacher’s Edition.
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AP Central, AP Classroom, and your AP Audit account are other resources
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that provide released AP Exam questions, both multiple-choice and free-
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response. Your students need to experience these AP -style questions frequently;
practice using time constraints too, so that your students are ready for the
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timed nature of the exam. You can use released AP essay questions as tests,
assign them for homework, or have students complete them in class — individually,
in pairs, or in groups. If you assign the essays for homework, be aware that
students can access the sample essays. However, because there are so many
released questions, it’s still effective to use them for in-class writing. Also,
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remember that anything under your protected AP Audit course page can ONLY be
used in the classroom. When in doubt, do NOT send a released essay or exam
home, or post it to your class page without permission. Be sure to grade the
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essays with the rubrics used on the real AP Exam. You can show students the
rubric, have them apply the rubric to their own essay responses, to each other’s
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responses, or to sample student responses provided on AP Central.
Understanding how rubrics are applied will help your students write successful
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essay responses on the AP Exam.
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Make sure your students understand the structure of the AP Exam. Section I
consists of fifty-five multiple-choice questions to be answered in sixty minutes. This
section accounts for 45 percent of the exam score. There is no penalty for guessing,
so make sure your students answer every question. Questions are not in order of
difficulty, so encourage students to avoid spending too long on any one question, as
there may be easier questions after it. Section II consists of three essays to be
written in two hours — approximately forty minutes per essay. Again, students are
responsible for managing their time, so they should avoid spending too long on one
essay to the detriment of the others. The essay section accounts for 55 percent of
the exam score. The free-response essay types are poetry, prose, and the open
question. The open question asks a rather broad question, and the students may
select a novel or play they have read to use in response. This is why it is imperative
that you study a few major works throughout the year, to give your students ample
opportunity to respond to this final essay prompt. If possible, provide your students
with at least one full-length practice exam so they can experience the authentic
pressure of a timed exam.

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