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Breaking Down an Exam Prompt

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Laura Walton



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A discussion of how to break down an AP Literature exam prompt into smaller questions. We discuss and write examples of questions, tasks needed to write a successful essay, and strategies to read and interpret both a prompt and a text correctly in a short amount of time. We end with some do's, don'ts, and common pitfalls for students writing AP Literature essays.