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Wed, May 13, 2020AP English Language and Composition Exam Day 8 a.m. | 3 hrs 15 minsExam FormatStarting in the 2019-20 school year, the AP English Language and Composition Exam will have question types and point values that will remain stable and consistent from year to year, so you and your students know what to expect on exam day.Exam Updates2019 ExamStarting with the 2020 ExamSection I: Multiple Choice52–55 Questions | 1 Hour | 45% of Exam ScoreQuestions focus exclusively on rhetorical analysis and are presented in 4 sets built around lengthy stimulus passages.The distribution of different question types varies.Section I: Multiple Choice45 Questions | 1 Hour | 45% of Exam ScoreQuestions will be presented in 5 sets, with shorter stimulus passages.23–25 Reading questions20–22 Writing questions?Section II: Free Response3 Free-Response Questions | 2 Hours 15 Minutes (includes a 15-minute reading period) | 55% of Exam Score1 synthesis question1 rhetorical analysis question1 argument questionThe free-response questions are scored using holistic rubrics.Section II: Free Response3 Free-Response Questions | 2 Hours 15 Minutes (includes a 15-minute reading period) | 55% of Exam Score1 synthesis question1 rhetorical analysis question1 argument questionThe free-response questions will now be scored using analytic rubrics.Exam Tasks and ContentSection 1: Multiple ChoiceIncludes 5 sets of questions. 23–25 Reading questions that ask students to read and analyze nonfiction texts.20–22 Writing questions, a new type of question, that ask students to “read like a writer” and consider revisions to stimulus texts.Section 2: Free ResponseStudents 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. ................
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