<p>So in class, I've been doing poorly on my FRQ's.</p>
<p>MY main question is how long should a good FRQ typically be? I've been doing bad because I would be writing either too much, (4 pages) or too little (1 page double sided)</p>
<p>Thanks for your advice.</p>
<p>You’re writing too much? As long as you write within the specified time limit, writing too much is not an issue; the more the better. If your teacher marks off because you wrote 4 pages, your teacher is seriously mislead and I suggest referring him/her to AP Central for a bit of education.</p>
<p>agreed…more is definately better</p>
<p>I agree: the more information you can integrate into your essay, the better off you are.
There isn’t really a fixed number of pages you have to write (although last year I was told to have a minimum of 3 pages - not front and back though). As long you answer every part of the question and demonstrate mastery of the material - you should be fine.</p>
<p>I really hope your teacher doesn’t base your grade on how much/many pages you write rather than what/how you write it. That would be a shame.</p>
<p>Quantity is not quality, but there is a high correlation between length and good scores. I would say in general, the more the merrier. I know I wrote a lot for my APUSH FRQs on the exam and got a 5 :), and I kinda BSed some of my facts in a way.</p>