<p>We really haven't gone over it in class at all other than this past week. Even then, our teacher had no idea what he was talking about and was just reading out of the Cliffs Notes books that he borrowed from one of my friends.</p>
<p>Anyways, I have a few questions. Is there any general format to write these in? From the examples in Cliff Notes, it doesn't look like an ordinary 5 paragraph essay. Should it be in a 5 paragraph format though? (with intro and conclusion?)</p>
<p>Also, this question came up in class. From what we've heard, the free response is basically just graded if the correct information is there and it's okay if you write some incorrect statements. So what would the graders do if you write two contradictory statements. For example, "Anaerobic respiration requires oxygen. Anaerobic respiration does not require oxygen." Let's say on that question, mentioning that anaerobic respiration doesn't need oxygen gets you a point. Would you still get the point even though you said the exact opposite right before?</p>
<p>Another question. If you get a few things mixed up but still bring up some good details, can you get points? On one of the practice free response we were doing, it asked about the role of calcium in muscle contraction. I mentioned how in the presence of calcium, tropomyosion would move troponin, exposing the myosin binding sites and allowing the actin and myosin to attach. In reality, it's the other way around (troponin moves tropomyosin which covers the binding sites). Most people in my class didn't mention anything about this at all. I did and I had most of the details right, but I switched the proteins. Do you think I'd still get a point for that?</p>
<p>For essay topics that will definitely need to be answered in detail, check the Cliffnotes section near the front that says something like “Must Know Topics” with a list of topics such as Angiosperms and etc. It’s also useful for what to know on the MC. If you can memorize those concepts, in detail, and be able to apply it to real world situations such as labs or questions, that’s all you need to know for how to answer the essay.</p>
<p>For actually writing it:</p>
<p>Write in as much detail as you can, and it doesn’t even matter what kind of detail. Underline key terms and concepts if you have to. Writing with the most correct detail, even with one or two few mistakes, is the best way to get a really high score. To completely miss the mark and not provide any information or enough information is a sure way to not do well on the FRQ. AKA, if you’re doing a question that you have no idea how to answer, just write anything that comes to your head anyway.</p>
<p>as what serafina says, WRITE DOWN EVERYTHING you know even if you dont know what the question is addressing. You may pick up some points just writing down some facts. it doesnt has to be in essay format, its not an AP english exam. Answer in section and such as write a) your answer, next line, b) your answer… Just think how you can make your grader easier to grade your paper. good luck</p>
<p>[“Anaerobic respiration requires oxygen. Anaerobic respiration does not require oxygen.” Let’s say on that question, mentioning that anaerobic respiration doesn’t need oxygen gets you a point. Would you still get the point even though you said the exact opposite right before?]
For this i dont think you’ll get points since these statements are contradicting to each other. beside if this was valid and you do get points, wouldnt everyone easily score a 5 if they use this technique?</p>
<p>^You don’t. Any statement that is a direct contradiction will be counted incorrectly (so no points awarded). That is what our AP Bio teacher told us and makes the most sense.</p>