(GPWA) Introduction to the College Board FRQ

Introduction to the College Board FRQ

Free Response Questions

 

This module will contain your first short free-response question (FRQ).  Each module following Global Prehistory Module will have TWO short essay questions.  Please read the overview below on the types of FRQs found on the AP Exam.  You will be asked to submit your first long essay In the Ancient Mediterranean II module.

There are six free-response questions on the exam:

Question 1 (paper and pencil exams): Long Essay–Comparison will ask you to compare a required work of art and another of your choosing and explain the significance of the similarities and differences between those works, citing evidence to support their claim. (35 minutes)

Question 2 (paper and pencil exams): Long Essay–Visual/Contextual Analysis will ask you to select and identify a work of art and make assertions about it based on evidence.  (25 minutes)

Question 3: Short Essay–Visual Analysis will ask you to describe a work of art beyond the image set and connect it to an artistic tradition, style, or practice. Note: On the digital exam, Question 3 may be shown in a list of either 3 or 4 parts but is always worth 5 points.  (15 minutes)

Question 4: Short Essay–Contextual Analysis will ask you to describe contextual influences of a work of art in the image set and explain how context can influence artistic decisions or affect the meaning of a work of art. (15 minutes)

Question 5: Short Essay–Attribution will ask you to attribute a work of art beyond the image set to a particular artist, culture, or style, and justify your assertions with evidence. (15 minutes)

Question 6: Short Essay–Continuity and Change will ask you to analyze the relationship between a provided work of art and a related artistic tradition, style, or practice. (6- 15 minutes)

Questions 1, 3, 4, 5, and 6 (paper and pencil) / 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 (digital) will include images of art.

We will practice the Short FRQ 3, 4, 5, and 6 in various ways in the course.

 

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