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The AP English Language and Composition Exam consists of two sections worth a total of 100 points. Section I is multiple choice and is worth 45 points, containing 45 questions across five sets that test reading comprehension and analysis of nonfiction texts. Section II contains three free response questions worth 55 points total, including a synthesis question requiring analysis of multiple sources, a rhetorical analysis of a nonfiction text, and an evidence-based argument response.

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AP Lang Notes

The AP English Language and Composition Exam consists of two sections worth a total of 100 points. Section I is multiple choice and is worth 45 points, containing 45 questions across five sets that test reading comprehension and analysis of nonfiction texts. Section II contains three free response questions worth 55 points total, including a synthesis question requiring analysis of multiple sources, a rhetorical analysis of a nonfiction text, and an evidence-based argument response.

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Exam Format

The AP English Language and Composition Exam has question types and point values that stay consistent from year to year, so you and your students know what to
expect on exam day.

Section I: Multiple Choice


45 Questions | 1 hour | 45% of Exam Score

● Includes 5 sets of questions:


● 23–25 Reading questions that ask students to read and analyze nonfiction texts.
● 20–22 Writing questions that ask students to “read like a writer” and consider revisions to stimulus texts.

Section II: Free Response


3 Questions | 2 hours 15 minutes (includes a 15-minute reading period | 55% of Exam Score

● Students write essays that respond to 3 free-response prompts from the following categories:
● Synthesis Question: After reading 6–7 texts about a topic (including visual and quantitative sources), students will compose an argument that
combines and cites at least 3 of the sources to support their thesis.
● Rhetorical Analysis: Students will read a nonfiction text and analyze how the writer’s language choices contribute to the intended meaning and
purpose of the text.
● Argument: Students will create an evidence-based argument that responds to a given topic.
Processing FRQs (5 Section II: Free Response
3 Questions | 2 hours 15 minutes (includes a 15-minute
MIN): reading period | 55% of Exam Score

A- What do you believe are your ● Students write essays that respond to 3
strengths? List 1-2. Explain why. free-response prompts from the following
categories:
● Synthesis Question: After reading 6–7 texts
about a topic (including visual and
B- What do you believe you need to quantitative sources), students will compose
an argument that combines and cites at least
work on more before the exam? List
3 of the sources to support their thesis.
the FRQ and explain why. ● Rhetorical Analysis: Students will read a
nonfiction text and analyze how the writer’s
language choices contribute to the intended
meaning and purpose of the text.
● Argument: Students will create an
evidence-based argument that responds to a
given topic.
HOW TO 1- Review exam format and have a pacing
plan that works for you (what to expect

PREPARE,
video).
2- Prepare your fit the night before (wear

AT THIS layers), make sure you give yourself time


in the morning so you are not rushing,

POINT…
keep your mind off the exam.
3- Sleep 8-9 hours (1 minute guided
meditation to help sleep).
4- Eat a nourishing breakfast.
5- Arrive 15 minutes early.
6- Meditate.
Breakfast Tip
LINK: WHAT TO EAT BEFORE AN EXAM
Find your focus
meditation

Do it tomorrow
morning before the
exam!!

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