Exam Specifics
The day of your AP Lang National Exam
Tuesday, May 9th
How long you have for the Multiple Choice section of your AP Lang National Exam
60 minutes
The amount of time you have for your synthesis essay
15 minutes reading time + 40 minutes writing time
The amount of time you have to write your rhetorical analysis essay
40 minutes
The amount of time you have to write your argument essay
40 minutes
The time that your AP Lang National Exam begins
8 AM
How much of your exam score the Multiple Choice section is worth
45%
The minimum number of sources you must include in your synthesis essay
3
The number of sources you will have access to for your rhetorical analysis essay
1
The number of paragraphs you should write for your argument essay
4-5
The materials you will use for your AP Lang National Exam
2 Black or dark blue pen for essays / 2 number 2 pencils and eraser for MC
How many questions you will answer in the Multiple Choice section
45
The number of sources you will have access to for your synthesis essay (a range)
6-7
The number of paragraphs you should write for your rhetorical analysis essay
4-5
What type of text will you be given to you to use in your argument essay?
A very short excerpt. A quote, or a couple of lines.
Where you will physically be when you take your AP Lang National Exam
The school
How many answer options you will have to choose from for each question
5
The recommended number of sources to use in each body paragraph
2
In your thesis you instead of rhetorical devices you should write...
rhetorical choices (rhetorically accurate verbs)
What can you use to help you think of specific evidence for this essay? What do they stand for?
C.H.O.R.E.S.
How long your AP Lang National Exam will take
The number of passages you will have to analyze and answer corresponding questions
5
Topic Sentences function as ...
miniature thesis statements for that body paragraph
In order to completely understand and answer the rhetorical analysis essay you must be able to complete...
S.P.A.C.E.
Your argument essay will be stronger and more effective (more likely to get the sophistication point) if you intentionally use: ______
rhetorical devices