AP Lit Extra Credit (up to 25 points)
Choose ONE of the following:
I.
Multiple Choice (up to 25 points)
Learning about different kinds of logic:
Multiple choice questions can be maddening, but there is a specific process for their construction. By
practicing the invention of complex, content-specific questions and then comparing your system of logic with
other students’ logic, you will learn about different ways of solving problems and using logic.
Directions: Choose a short passage from The Crucible. Type the passage (citing the author and title), and label
the line numbers (every 5 lines). Then create ten thoughtful, complex, well-constructed multiple choice
questions about the selection. Use the stems attached, include an answer key, and label each answer option with
the type (see #2-5 below).
Required Elements:
1. Make answer choices parallel in structure and approximately equal in length.
2. Make one answer option clearly incorrect (called a distractor).
3. Make one answer option a misreading or a literal response.
4. Make one answer option dependent on careful reading of the stem (the question part).
5. Make two answer options similar to each other, but one of them will be slightly “righter” than the
other and inclusive of information in both options.
6. Make sure the stem (question part) is clear.
7. Do NOT repeat words in the options that could be included in the stem.
8. Offer five choices per question.
9. Use a variety of stems (at least one from each of the three levels).
10. Capitalize, bold, AND, underline words such as “best,” “least,” “always,” “except,” “not,” “never,”
“all.”
See attachment for stems.
II.
Timed Writing (up to 25 points)
Respond to the following FRQ prompt, using The Crucible.
In Kate Chopin’s The Awakening (1899) protagonist Edna Pontellier is said to possess “that outward existence
which conforms, the inward life which questions.” In a novel or play that you have studied, identify a character
who conforms outwardly while questioning inwardly. Then write an essay in which you analyze how this
tension between outward conformity and inward questioning contributes to the meaning of the work. Avoid
mere plot summary.
III.
Theme Thursday (up to 25 points)
Complete a Theme Thursday comparison for The Crucible to another film or live performance you have viewed
and make a connection to a text you’ve read this semester. Expand your typical response to include three
paragraphs: 1st paragraph: provide specific details from the performance of The Crucible; 2nd paragraph: focus
on specific details from another film or live performance; 3rd paragraph: relate the play to a text your read this
semester.