AP Review

AP Lit Final Review

MULTIPLE CHOICE

• Count the passages for time management.
• Rank passages from easiest to hardest.
• Do the math.
• Okay to skip a passage if you do really well on the rest.
• POE (Process of Elimination)
• Eliminate easiest questions, then come back to hardest.
• No blind guesses.
• 1/2 bad = all bad.
• Preview questions.
• Read for main idea.
• (Poetry) Read twice before answering qs.
• Don’t worry about deeper meanings the first time through.
• Ignore line breaks—read as if it’s sentences.
• When in doubt, pick answer that agrees with main idea.
• Pick answers that agree with each other.

·       If confused, answers can help you understand.

·       For general qs, look for answer that describes entire passage.

·       Pay close attention to wording of qs

·       Check time at last passage.

·       If 7 min or less, use 7 min passage technique (don’t read passage—go from qs requiring no knowledge to those requiring complete knowledge)

• Read before and after line references
• Don’t worry about scansion (IP)
• On EXCEPT, NOT, and LEAST qs, eliminate negative word and eliminate all answers that fit remaining qs.

 

WRITING

• 40 min per essay
• easiest 1^st, hardest last
• AP – answer the prompt

·       Idea machine—hidden q is first question

• Don’t worry about being wrong; have confidence in your interpretation
• Identify key words in essay prompt
• Do get attention and answer prompt in intro
• Body par: clear topic, provide and explain evidence
• Conclusion:  have one, add something!
• Do not ignore or restate prompt
• Do not have more quotes/plot summary than analysis
• Do not have hurried concl that restates intro
• Shakespeare is recommended
• Do not write about non-fiction