Welcome to your first FRQ.

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Welcome to your first FRQ.

• (Free-Response Question)

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The APES exam has 4 FRQs

• Synthesis evaluation
• Synthesis evaluation
• Data set you interpret a table or graph
• Document based apply your knowledge to a
  newspaper article or ad.

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FRQs are 40 of exam score
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Youll have 90 minutes for 4 FRQs

• Thats about 22 minutes for each question.

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Later, well work with the time limit. Today,
were just going to practice a few basic
strategies.
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Divide the 22 minutes

• Prepare 1 or 2 minutes to think and outline
• Write 16 to 19 minutes
• Proof-read 1 or 2 minutes

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Prepare

• First, read the question.
• Next, underline the task.
• Then, close your eyes for a minute to let your
  mind stretch over the question.

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Preparation, continued

• Jot down some ideas, words
• Close your eyes again. THINK.
• Write a list of points you want to include in
  your answer.

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Lets do it againHow do you prepare?

• Read, underline
• Think
• Jot down words
• Think
• List
• ....................... see you in a couple
  of min.

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Now youre prepared to write.

• Write with black or blue ink pen.
• Write complete sentences.
• No introductory paragraph.
• No concluding paragraph.
• No frills, poetry, or cutsy ideas.
• Scientists just want the answer.
• And

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Sound scientific

• Use specific environmental vocabulary
• Avoid gobble-di-goop
• No matter how difficult the question is, try to
  think of something scientific to write.

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Take about 18 or 19 minutes to write your answers.

• (youre going to save a couple minutes at the end
  to proof read.)

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Go!!

• see you in 16 to 19 minutes.

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Proof-read Youre going to reread your essay to
make it better.

• Complete sentences? capital letter period?
• Can you add a word or another example to increase
  the value of your answer?
• To save time, no white-out and black-outs.
  Instead draw a single line through the error.

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Now Go!! proof-read
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Stop. Now, youre done.
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Before we actually grade your FRQ,
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Take some time to reflect. What did you learn
today?
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How will you make your next FRQ better?
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And do you see why it is so important to do your
own work and thinking?

• Answer
• So youll be prepared for the APES exam.

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Do you realize that by the time of the exam in
May, youre going to excel at writing FRQs!!

• Because were going to practice writing lots and
  lots of FRQs.

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Maybe youll even be able to sayFRQs will be
the best part of my AP grade!

• The end.