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2013 AP® ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND COMPOSITION FREE-RESPONSE QUESTIONS

ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND COMPOSITION SECTION II Total time — 2 hours

Question 1 (Suggested time — 40 minutes. This question counts for one-third of the total essay section score.)

Introductory Paragraph: your context you will use in your introduction.

Read the following five sources carefully, including the introductory information for each source. Then, in a well-organized essay that synthesizes at least three of the sources for support, ______. (Fill in the blank with your question.)

Make sure your argument is central; use the sources to illustrate and support your reasoning. Avoid merely summarizing the sources. Indicate clearly which sources you are drawing from, whether through direct quotation, paraphrase, or summary. You may cite the sources as Source A, Source B, etc., or by using the descriptions in parentheses.

Source A (______) Source B (______) Source C (______) Source D (______) Source E (______)

*For each of the sources above, fill in the blank with either the author’s last name or, if there is no author, the “Title” of the piece. 2013 AP® ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND COMPOSITION FREE-RESPONSE QUESTIONS

Source A Provide your MLA citation here.

In italics, write a brief description of where this piece appears. Follow this example: The following is excerpted from an article published in a local newspaper.

Copy and paste the passage you’ve chosen from your first piece of research, and then delete this sentence. 2013 AP® ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND COMPOSITION FREE-RESPONSE QUESTIONS

Source B Provide your MLA citation here.

In italics, write a brief description of where this piece appears. Follow this example: The following is excerpted from an article published in a local newspaper.

Copy and paste the passage you’ve chosen from your second piece of research, and then delete this sentence. 2013 AP® ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND COMPOSITION FREE-RESPONSE QUESTIONS

Source C Provide your MLA citation here.

In italics, write a brief description of where this piece appears. Follow this example: The following is excerpted from an article published in a local newspaper.

Copy and paste the passage you’ve chosen from your third piece of research, and then delete this sentence. 2013 AP® ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND COMPOSITION FREE-RESPONSE QUESTIONS

Source D Provide your MLA citation here.

In italics, write a brief description of where this piece appears. Follow this example: The following is excerpted from an article published in a local newspaper.

Copy and paste the passage you’ve chosen from your fourth piece of research, and then delete this sentence. 2013 AP® ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND COMPOSITION FREE-RESPONSE QUESTIONS

Source E Provide your MLA citation here.

In italics, write a brief description of where this piece appears. Follow this example: The following is excerpted from an article published in a local newspaper.

Copy and paste the passage you’ve chosen from your fifth piece of research, and then delete this sentence.

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