more AP exam info

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Important AP Lang Exam Information 

Exam Date/Time: May 20, 11:00 a.m.

Please read the following information carefully, as it pertains to your success on the AP Exam.

Follow this link to learn about the Exam Day Experience: https://apcoronavirusupdates.collegeboard.org/students/taking-ap-exams/exam-day-experience

Here’s a link that walks you through the exam itself:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=4&v=qHZ2zpqlZNE&feature=emb_logo

A few important points to note:

• you will receive an AP ID# in an email 2 days before exam - if you don’t receive it, sign in to the AP Classroom portal and confirm your email. This is very IMPORTANT, as you can’t take the exam without this ID #
• You have 50 minutes from the time you start the exam until your response has to be uploaded
• you may use a desktop, laptop, or phone
• your response may be typed or handwritten - if you handwrite, you must have the ability to quickly take and upload clear photos of your writing
• If using a tablet or desktop computer, you need to have Google Chrome installed 
• you must write/type your AP ID# and initials at the top of the page. Number your pages
• 3 ways to submit a response:
• attach a text file typed in another application
• paste a response typed in another application
• attach photos of work you wrote by hand
• check your work before you submit -- you cannot go back and resubmit
• Make sure you’ve talked with the people in your house on exam day. Let them know that you need it quiet from 11-12 a.m. on exam day. Ask others in the household not to use the internet during this time, in order to minimize the risk that your connection will be slowed or interrupted. 

How to submit your essay on exam day: https://apcoronavirusupdates.collegeboard.org/students/taking-ap-exams/exam-day-experience/submission-guidelines

Check out this exam day DEMO: https://ap2020examdemo.collegeboard.org/

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English Language and Composition
Test date and time	Exam Date: May 20 Hawaii Time: 8 a.m. Alaska Time: 10 a.m. Pacific Time: 11 a.m. Mountain Time: 12 p.m. Central Time: 1 p.m. Eastern Time: 2 p.m. See more time zones
Exam timing	Students will be given 45 minutes to read and respond to Question 1 and then 5 minutes to upload their response.
Questions	Question 1 (45 mins.)
% of exam weight (rounded)	100%
Question name	Rhetorical Analysis
Question description	This question presents students with a passage of nonfiction prose of approximately 600–800 words. Students are asked to write an essay that analyzes the writer’s rhetorical choices. This question assesses students’ ability to do the following: Respond to the prompt with a thesis that analyzes the writer’s rhetorical choices. Select and use evidence to support a line of reasoning. Explain how the evidence supports a line of reasoning. Demonstrate an understanding of the rhetorical situation. Use appropriate grammar and punctuation in communicating an argument.
Corresponding free-response question (FRQ) type in the course and exam description binder	The single question on the 2020 AP English Language and Composition Exam is a Rhetorical Analysis question, which is FRQ 2 on a traditional AP Exam and in the CED. It is referred to as Question 1 because the 2020 exam has just that one question.
Units eligible for 2020 exam	Units 1–7
Units not included in 2020 exam	Units 8–9
Make-up test date and time	Date: June 5 Hawaii Time: 6 a.m. Alaska Time: 8 a.m. Pacific Time: 9 a.m. Mountain Time: 10 a.m. Central Time: 11 a.m. Eastern Time: 12 p.m. See more time zones