Wednesday, April 29, 2020

AP Exam Review: Concept Application FRQ

Announcements:

AP Exam: Monday, May 11th @3:00pm

AP Exam 2020 Testing Guide: Details all the changes and how online testing at home will work. You need to go over this and be familiar with what exam day will look like, including you AP ID, how to upload your response, etc.

Review material resources--Remember that this test is only over units 1-3 and will consist of just 2 FRQ questions. (Concept Application and Argumentative Essay)

McGraw Hill is allowing their study guide, 5 Steps to a 5 free of charge due to the unique situation. To access their material please follow these directions:


2. Select "Redeem Access Code" and enter your voucher/access code (listed below)
3. Then you'll be prompted to sign up with your name and email address. Now you're all set to use the platform.
4. Access code--mhapgwph337


Also, use Khan Academy modules, videos, and quizzes.

The Test Explained
Foundational Documents Summaries
Supreme Court Cases Cheat Sheet
Required Court Case Cheat Sheet 
Quizlet Sets





The Concept Application FRQ
Today we are going to look at how to write an effective Concept Application FRQ and maximize your points on this question. You will have 15 minutes to answer the questions and 5 minutes to upload your response.

The Concept Application FRQ will provide you with a scenario and three prompts to answer. It is worth 3 points and will count this year as 40% of your overall score (the Argumentative Essay is 60%). Here is a general rubric, followed by a sample question and rubric.



Sample Question:

Rubric for Sample Question

This slide presentation also covers the Concept Application FRQ, but I would recommend watching the YouTube video with narration/explanation posted in the video section (2nd one).






Watch these videos to see how to best approach and answer the Concept Application FRQ. Remember, this test is only over Units 1-3, so focus on those units, specifically Unit 2 (Interactions among the Branches).






Just watch the first 7 minutes of the video below for the concept application FRQ.

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