Assessment in
AP and IB English
2010-2011
Exams in Junior Year
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English Regents Exam
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May: AP English Literature Exam
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June: Final Exam
IB Assessments in Junior Year
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Individual Oral Presentation (10-15
minutes)
I assign the grade.
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World Literature Essay (1000-1500 words
= 3-4 double-spaced pages)
IB graders grade the IB students’ work.
I grade the AP students’ work.
All students in this course will complete
both assignments
IB Assessments in Senior Year
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Individual Oral Commentary (20 minutes)
Assessed by your English teacher
World Literature Assignment 2
Assessed by IB graders
2 Essay Exams in May (1 essay each day,
2 hours each)
Assessed by IB graders
The Extended Essay
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Not necessarily a literature
assignment: it may deal with any
subject you are studying for your IB
diploma.
I may accept a maximum of 4
students to mentor.
The AP Literature Exam
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3 hours
Part A (1 hour): Answer 55 multiplechoice questions on poetry and prose
Part B (2 hours): Three essays
Poetry analysis
Prose analysis
Open topic on any novel of merit
AP Exam Preparation
Practice in Timed Writing:
 2 Open essays in class
 1 Poetry essay in class
 1 Prose essay in class
Multiple-choice practice in and out of
class (at extra help too if you want!)
Review classes in April and May
Please Understand:
Everything that we
do in class prepares
you for both
the AP and IB
assessments.
Looking for more preparation?
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
5 Steps to a 5: AP English Literature
(Estelle Rankin and Barbara Murphy)
- about $13 on Amazon.com
IB Diploma Programme English A1
Course Companion (Elizabeth Druce
and Hannah Tyson)
- about $37 on Amazon.com