<p>So I breezed through a majority of the test (literally think I got 50~/55 questions on the MC and the first 2 essays were gorgeous, but on the 3rd essay I made a fatal (or maybe not) mistake.</p>
<p>I had the prompt down, thesis was perfect and the purpose and analysis was perfect as well..</p>
<p>This is the 3rd essay on today's test, it's the one with the list of books you can use.</p>
<p>So all my friends used 1 book (and i'm guessing that's what you were supposed to do), but my derp ass used TWO books :(</p>
<p>The analysis on both books were perfect and I related the analysis to thesis and the purpose and the prompt. The essay was good, but I was just wondering how having 2 books instead of 1 to analyze would affect me :(
You think it would drop me under to a 3 from a 4/5?</p>
<p>From what I know, it’s actually good. However, you must make it clear from the very beginning that you’re going to discuss two different titles (and both must meet the “literary merit” standard of the College Board), otherwise, it’s very likely that your work may be marked as off topic.</p>
<p>But if you did this, you shouldn’t worry at all.</p>
<p>Eh my AP teacher told me to never mention the books’ names in the intro unless you’re talking about a single book, or maybe my brain just mushed up :(</p>
<p>Either way, I used two of the books on the list itself, so they were college board merit, I just didn’t know I had to use one instead of two =/</p>
<p>My intro consisted of a thesis talking about a general technique used by writers to dramatize their purpose/theme -
Anyways, I did the ‘essay’ part wonderful, I just don’t know what’s going to happen now that I’ve used two books haha</p>
<p>I’m pretty sure the protocol is that they will only read/grade the parts about the first book you mention.</p>
<p>Well, there’s really no need to worry. According to Princeton Review’s Cracking the AP English Literature and Composition, “The Reader will be hugely impressed if you can adeptly discuss not one, but two or three pieces of literature.” </p>
<p>As for the intro thing - I’m not so sure anymore. My AP Lit teacher never gave me any useful feedback on AP Essays our class wrote. She graded them but never told us WHY we got that grade. Additionally, I absolutely went blank with the third prompt. NONE of the works I had prepared could be used for that prompt! I ended up doing a terrible essay on a book I had for summer reading the last year that I barely recalled. I’m going to be very happy if I get a 3 because I expect nothing more thanks to that prompt…</p>
<p>Why are you guys complaining? The third prompt was very easy. I would say the second FRQ was much harder to write.</p>
<p>Good 'nuff, thanks for all the help guys! Got freaked out a little =/</p>
<p>@ChaosLegend</p>
<p>We’re not complaining at all O_O Read the thread before trolling LOL</p>
<p>1st and 2nd FRQ were hilariously easy, the 3rd was just as easy; it’s just my derp ass wrote for 2 stories rather than than the marked (i’m guessing) ONE story.</p>
<p>Read the thread before coming in here blazing.</p>
<p>I would by no means call the 2nd FRQ “Hilariously easy”, unless you didn’t carefully read the prompt</p>
<p>@pr022x</p>
<p>This was the one with the characterization of the woman in relation to her situation right?</p>
<p>I dunno 
I wrote about how she wants to abandon that inward-looking society she’s stuck in w/ all the juxtaposition between two lives etc. etc.</p>