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Question 1: Poetry Analysis (2018) Sample Student Responses 5 Sample H [1] Olive Senior’s poem “Plants” describes the organisms that are all around us as sentient beings with nefarious motivations. While seemingly a humorous piece, the poem contributes to a larger cautionary tale of social upheaval. Through his use of a sinister tone to
AP® English Language Scoring Rubrics Free-Response Question 1: Synthesis Essay Free-Response Question 2: Rhetorical Analysis Free-Response Question 3: Argument Essay Effective Fall 2019
1. Identifying and exploring complexities or tensions within the poem. 2. Illuminating the student’s interpretation by situating it within a broader context. 3. Accounting for alternative interpretations of the poem. 4. Employing a style that is consistently vivid and persuasive.
AP English Literature and Composition Question 1: Poetry Analysis (2019) Sample Student Responses 1 The student responses in this packet were selected from the 2019 Reading and have been rescored using the new rubrics for 2020. Commentaries for each sample are provided in a separate document.
AP® English Literature and Composition Scoring Rubric for Question 1: Poetry Analysis 0 POINTS 1 POINT Does not meet criteria for any of the following reasons: No defensible thesis Simple restatement of prompt only Summary of poem with no connection to prompt Describes poetic features without making a claim Defensible interpretation of the poem
Evaluate the essay as a draft, making certain to reward students for what they do well. All essays, even those scored 8 or 9, may contain occasional flaws in analysis, prose style, or mechanics. Such features should enter into the holistic evaluation of an essay’s overall quality.
• Make a single statement about how an interpretation of the poem comments on something thematic without consistently maintaining that thematic interpretation. • • Oversimplify complexities in the poem. • Use complicated or complex sentences or language that are ineffective in that they do not enhance the argument.
