Exam Practice
Description:
Throughout the year, students will engage in various activities in order to familiarize themselves with the structure, content, and expectations of the AP exam. They will take practice multiple choice tests, based on excerpts of prose and poetry. They will also practice timed, on-demand writing in response to a poetry or prose prompt, as well as a theme-based "open" question.
Essential and Subject Question(s):
Activities and Assessments:
Text Set:
Materials:
Throughout the year, students will engage in various activities in order to familiarize themselves with the structure, content, and expectations of the AP exam. They will take practice multiple choice tests, based on excerpts of prose and poetry. They will also practice timed, on-demand writing in response to a poetry or prose prompt, as well as a theme-based "open" question.
Essential and Subject Question(s):
- What makes an effective literature response?
- What are some strategies that aid in the taking of multiple choice tests?
- How can students improve their on-demand writing skills?
Activities and Assessments:
- Timed Practice Tests: multiple choice (prose and poetry)
- Multiple Choice Consensus Scoresheet: post-test discussion with classmates to come up with correct answers
- Timed Practice Tests: on-demand writing (prose, poetry, and "open" prompts)
- Benchmark Writing: sample essays and accompanying scoresheets and reasoning
- Self-Scoring: scoring own essays based on benchmarks and rubrics
- Writing Workshops: work with classmates to improve writing
Text Set:
- Literature: An Introduction to Reading and Writing (AP Edition)
- 5 Steps to a Five: AP English Literature, Rankin & Murphy ed.
- Sample tests and essay questions from previous AP exams
Materials: