FRQ Help

This is the EXACT QUESTION TYPE that will be on the exam Wednesday, 2pm.

You should have received your AP English Lit exam entry ticket yesterday.  If you haven't, you need to look through your junk mail and find it today!  There's a demo you need to go through, and you need to write your AP ID # (given in the email) on every page of your document. 

• I STRONGLY SUGGEST SETTING UP YOUR ESSAY TODAY, so you can save time and a bit of stress tomorrow.
  • Control what you can, including:
    • Pre-writing/typing your AP ID# on every page 
    • Figuring out the accepted file formats to upload your essay
    • Learning how to submit the files (do you need to convert a Google Doc to PDF and then send that? If you don't know how--ask Lowther TODAY)
    • Studying the following and leaving them open in another tab during testing (or print out and have on your table)--Remember, AP stated this is an open-note test!
      • FRQ outline & TEMPLATES (at the bottom of this post)
      • Universal Themes/Ideas handout
      • AP Lit Verb Chart so you don't overuse the same tired verbs.
    • Going to the public library or BCTC parking lot with your device to check internet availability, if needed
    • Sleeping at a decent time
    • Eating a lunch that won't give you a stomach-ache during the exam
    • Going to the restroom before the exam
    • Reminding everyone in the house to NOT STREAM or use the internet during the exam (it's less than an hour--watching Tiger King  or Hoarders can wait!)

**IF YOU STILL NEED INTERNET HELP, IT'S ALMOST TOO LATE, BUT CONTACT LOWTHER ASAP!!**

If you write the FRQ today, I'll respond with comments and help.

Remember: 45 minutes, one question, and all that's different from this example is the passage.  You can do this!

***Link to the prompt and passage***
Link to SECOND prompt and passage
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Here's the sample prompt (get the passage in the link above):

"The following excerpt is from C. E. Morgan’s novel All the Living, published in 2009. This passage describes a young girl’s experience moving away from her extended family in rural Appalachia. Read the passage carefully. Then, in a well-written essay analyze how Morgan uses literary elements and techniques to convey Aloma’s complex responses to her changing environment.

In your response you should do the following:

• Respond to the prompt with a thesis that presents a defensible interpretation.
• Select and use evidence to support your line of reasoning.
• Explain how the evidence supports your line of reasoning.
• Use appropriate grammar and punctuation in communicating your argument."

NOTE: for this 2020 exam, you won't receive the title of the work or the author, so just refer to them as "the passage" and "the author".

Guides and TEMPLATES to write the FRQ for the updated 2020 exam:

1. Part One:  Breaking Down The Prompt
2. Part Two: Thesis and Topic Sentences
3. Part Three: Body Paragraphs (sensory overload, but just stick with it--it's color coded)
4. Part Four: Conclusion Paragraph 
5. Part Five: Quote Integration
6. 5 Final Pointers video for the cool teacher from whom I adapted these materials