UPDATES TO AP LIT EXAM FORMAT!

NEW INFORMATION & DETAILS!!
(Quoted directly from AP College Board)

Test Date: Wednesday, May 13, 2020
Test Time: 2 p.m. Eastern Time

Exam Timing: 45 minutes, with 5 minutes added for uploading response

• Students will be given 45 minutes to read and respond to Question 1 and then 5 minutes to upload their response.

Question 1: PROSE FICTION ANALYSIS

• 45 minutes
• 100% of exam weight
• This question presents students with a passage of prose fiction of approximately 500–700 words, and assesses students’ ability to do the following:
  • Respond to the prompt with a thesis that presents a defensible interpretation.
  • Select and use evidence to support a line of reasoning.
  • Explain how the evidence supports a line of reasoning.
  • Use appropriate grammar and punctuation in communicating an argument.
• Other information:
  • The single question on the 2020 AP English Literature and Composition Exam is a Prose Fiction Analysis question. It is referred to as Question 1 because the 2020 exam has just that one question, but corresponds to FRQ Question 2: Prose Fiction Analysis on the regular exam.
  • The prompt this year will not include the title and author of the passage. Otherwise, the prompt will match the stable prompt language found here (text in italics will vary by question):
    • ​"In this passage, [comment on what is being addressed in the passage].  Read the passage carefully.  Then, in a well-written essay, analyze how the author uses literary elements and techniques to [convey/portray/develop a thematic, topical, or structural aspect of the passage that is complex and specific to the passage provided]." 
    • In your response you should do the following (note that this is the same language as above):
      • Respond to the prompt with a thesis that presents a defensible interpretation.
      • Select and use evidence to support a line of reasoning.
      • Explain how the evidence supports a line of reasoning.
      • Use appropriate grammar and punctuation in communicating an argument."
    • Sample question stem: "In this passage, [the narrator describes the beginning of a new phase in her life].  Read the passage carefully.  Then, in a well-written essay, analyze how the author uses literary elements and techniques to [portray the complexity of the narrator's new situation]."

Task Verbs Used in Free-Response Questions:

• Analyze: Examine methodically and in detail the structure of the topic of the question for purposes of interpretation and explanation.***
• Choose: Select a literary work from among provided choices.
• Read: Look at or view printed directions and provided passages.