How many essays are on the AP English Literature Exam?

There are 3 essays on the AP English Literature exam.

How long do you have to work on the essays?
You have 120 minutes to work on the essays.

How long is the recommended time per essay?
The recommended time per essay is 40 minutes.

What are the topics of the AP essays?
Prose, poetry, and open-ended.

How are the essays scored?
Essays are scored holistically on a 1-9 scale.

Final Essays

In the last microlesson you took a full multiple-choice essay section. In this microlesson, you will write the introductions and as much of the body as possible for three AP Essays. Review the video presentation below to learn more about this assessment and how you will be graded.

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Final Thoughts

Now that you have practiced both the essays and the multiple choice, you are ready to put all of the pieces together - we will take a look at how to do this in the next microlesson.

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