PRACTICE

AP PRACTICE TIMED WRITING

READ THE DIRECTIONS AND GATHER YOUR SUPPLIES.

SETTING UP:

Have Perrine’s available (if applicable).
Have a timing device and a camera ready. Both of these can be your phone.
Get out 3 pieces of lined paper and a pen.
Do NOT write on the back of a page.
Do not worry about a heading or header.

SET UP THE TOP OF YOUR ESSAY PAGE AS FOLLOWS:

Name: Period: Date:

Started: Finished planning: Finished essay: Total time:

Plan to spend 10 minutes organizing your essay. Decide what aspects and quote(s) you will include in each of 2 to 3 body paragraphs.
Your intro will be 1 sentence (2 max). Name the story and author. Address all the tasks of the prompt.
The conclusion can be short: 1 to 2 sentences. Draw a concluding statement and add something philosophical.

THE PROCESS

Set the timer for 40 minutes for the entire process.
Set another timer for 10 minutes to gauge your planning time.
After reading the instructions and gathering supplies, start the timer and scroll down to the prompt.
Map out (plan) your essay on a piece of paper other than where you will write your essay.
When you are finished planning, record the time.
Write your essay on the paper that has your name on it. Use two pieces of paper if necessary but do not write on the back of a page.
When you finish, record your stop time and compute your total time.
If you need more than 40 minutes, that's OK. Finish the paper. Record and calculate your time.

WHEN YOU FINISH

Take a picture(s) of your essay and upload into the assignment in Google Classroom.
Save your prep work for later reference, but do not upload it.

SCROLL DOWN TO FIND THE PROMPT.

KEEP SCROLLING

KEEP SCROLLING

Click here for a Pdf of prompt 6.

START YOUR TIMER.

Prompt 2: Katharine Brush -- Click here for a Pdf of the prompt.
Prompt 3: Dog Sled Race -- Click here for a Pdf of prompt 3.
Prompt 4: Waltz -- Click here for a Pdf of Prompt 4
Prompt 5: Jazz poem -- Click here