AP LIT EXAM PREP

How many total points are each of your 3 free response questions (FRQs) worth?

• 3

• 5

• 6

• 18

Your thesis statement is worth ___ point(s).

• 1

• 4

• 2

• 3

What is required for the thesis statement on your FRQs?

• Simply restating the prompt.

• Summarizing the reading.

• A thesis that does not respond to the prompt.

• A defensible interpretation that directly responds to the prompt.

What are some ways that you can lose the thesis statement point.

• Summarizing the reading.

• A thesis statement that does not respond to the prompt.

• A thesis statement that simply restates the prompt.

• A defensible interpretation in direct response to the prompt

Your evidence and commentary section is worth ___ point(s).

• 1

• 4

• 5

• 6

The body of your paper should do which of the following: (select more than 1)

• Provide specific evidence to support all claims in a line of reasoning.

• Consistently explain how the evidence supports a line of reasoning

• Explain how at least 2 literary elements or techniques in the contribute to the meaning of the work.

• Summarize the reading.

The body of your paper should not do which of the following? (select more than 1)

• Focus on summary or description of the work rather than specific details or techniques.

• Be incoherent or fail to address the prompt.

• Provide specific evidence to support all claims in a line of reasoning.

• Be just opinion with no textual references or with references that are irrelevant.

Sophistication is worth ___ point(s).

• 3

• 6

• 2

• 1

Which of the following are ways to earn the sophistication point? (select more than 1)

• Employing a style that is consistently vivid and persuasive.

• Identifying and exploring complexities or tensions within the work.

• Illuminating your interpretation by situating it within a broader context.

True or False: It is best to use a quote in your thesis statement to support your point of view.

• True

• False