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  1. PDF AP English Literature and Composition

    Question 1: Olive Senior, "Plants". The score should reflect the quality of the essay as a whole — its content, style, and mechanics. Reward the students for what they do well. The score for an exceptionally well-written essay may be raised by 1 point above the otherwise appropriate score. In no case may a poorly written essay be scored ...

  2. PDF AP English Literature and Composition 2018 FRQ 1 Sample Student

    AP English Literature and Composition Question 1: Poetry Analysis (2018) Sample Student Responses 5 Sample H [1] Olive Senior's poem "Plants" describes the organisms that are all around us as sentient beings with nefarious motivations. While seemingly a humorous piece, the poem contributes to a larger cautionary tale of social upheaval.

  3. AP English Literature and Composition Exam Questions

    Download free-response questions from past exams along with scoring guidelines, sample responses from exam takers, and scoring distributions. If you are using assistive technology and need help accessing these PDFs in another format, contact Services for Students with Disabilities at 212-713-8333 or by email at [email protected].

  4. PDF AP English Literature and Composition 2018 Free-Response Questions

    Question 1. (Suggested time — 40 minutes. This question counts as one-third of the total essay section score.) Carefully read Olive Senior's 2005 poem "Plants.". Then, in a well-organized essay, analyze how the poet portrays the complex relationships among the speaker, the implied audience, and plant life. You may wish to consider the ...

  5. PDF Index of Scores for Samples: Question 1

    AP English Literature and Composition Question 1: Poetry Analysis 2020 Scoring Commentaries (Applied to 2018 Student Responses) 1 September 2019 Index of Scores for Samples: Question 1 Sample Reference Row A Row B Row C ... plant life as toxic in his poem Plants… Though his comparisons to easily accessible imaging, Seniors

  6. FRQ #1 Practice

    Directions. Have students complete the Olive Senior FRQ#1 prompt on "Plants" in real AP time of 40 minutes. This is best done as a FORMATIVE assessment only and used as a diagnostic "before picture." Discuss the thesis section of the rubric. What makes an effective thesis, what are some must-haves, and so on.

  7. Ap18 english literature q1

    2018. AP English Literature and Composition ... to be portrayed as becoming plant food is ironic." The essay's analysis of personification references the mangroves marching like armies, but the analysis of this image is thin: the essay argues that the image "illustrates how plants can create armies or huge bodies of themselves much like ...

  8. PDF 2018 Ap English Literature and Composition Free-response Questions

    Carefully read Olive Senior's 2005 poem "Plants." Then, in a well-organized essay, analyze how the poet portrays the complex relationships among the speaker, the implied audience, and plant life. You may wish to consider the author's use of such literary techniques as syntax, diction, and figurative language. Plants . Plants are deceptive.

  9. AP English Literature and Composition 2018 FRQ 1 Sample Student

    [1] The natural surroundings of human beings have often been the subject of introspection on how they relate to human society. However, while many idolize nature for its beauty, others see negative patterns that echo human behavior in the natural world. One such poet is Olive Senior, who exposes his view of plant life as toxic in his poem "Plants." Senior assumes the role of an enlightened ...

  10. PDF Chief Reader Report on Student Responses

    27.2. 36.0. 16.7. The following comments on the 2018 free-response questions for AP® English Literature and Composition were written by the Chief Reader, David Miller, Mississippi College. They give an overview of each free-response question and of how students performed on the question, including typical student errors.