FRQ Annotating Practice
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FRQ Writing DON’TS
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FRQ Writing DOS
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Common NO
language
Pollute/pollution
Replace with APES vocab
Harm animals/plants
Green/eco-friendly
Chemicals
Mess up
Makes people sick
Topic/Prompt
Environmental
Impacts
Economic
Impacts
Ecological
Impacts
Human
disturbances &
their impacts
MAJOR APES Theme/Concept
Climate change, resource depletion, habitat & biodiversity loss,
atmosphere/soil/water pollution (name SPECIFIC pollutant)
Job loss & creation, cleanup & repair costs, cost of building/switching tech,
lost/gained revenue, increased consumer cost
Food web disruption, loss of keystone species, habitat loss/fragmentation,
population decline, vulnerability to extinction, inbreeding depression
Human Actions/Activities:
Their Impacts:
Urbanization, deforestation(list
Hab/biodiv. Loss, atm/soil/h2o
reason), fossil fuel combustion,
pollution(specific pollutant), climate
energy generation, mining,
change (link to GHGs), sea level rise
transportation, ag, manufacturing
(link to CC), ocean acidification, soil
products, construction, waste
erosion, h2o deletion, eutrophication
production
Apes Scoring
FRQ Section – 3 questions, 70 minutes, maximum of 10 points per questions (23.3 minutes per question)
Three Questions:
 Question 1: will ask students to design and analyze an investigation.
 Question 2: will ask students to analyze an environmental problem and propose a solution using models and
representations.
 Question 3: will ask students to analyze an environmental problem and propose a solution using calculations.
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ONLY YOUR FIRST (OR SECOND IF ASKED) IS ACCEPTED
No partial credit
Answers must be on rubric
Wording must be equivalent
Avg score of 6/10 will result in 3 or 4
Additional Do’s (Hints/Strategies)
If the question asks you to ‘discuss’ of ‘describe’
1. Define the topics
2. Describe or elaborate on the topic
3. State an example of the topic
If the question asks you to ‘compare & contrast’
1. Clearly state what the items have in common and what are the causes of those similarities
2. Clearly state how the items are different what are the causes of those differences
If the question asks you to plot data
1. Label each axis (IV – x axis, DV – y axis) with name and with appropriate units
2. Title the graph
3. Scale & number the axes correctly – use the space provided
4. Use the correct type of graph
If the question involves calculations
1. Show every single step of your work
2. Set up problems so that all units cancel out except for the desired ones (dimensional analysis)
3. Include your units in your answer
4. Although not required, using scientific notation for very large numbers can be useful