AP PRACTICE TIMED WRITING
READ THE DIRECTIONS AND GATHER YOUR SUPPLIES.
SETTING UP:
SET UP THE TOP OF YOUR ESSAY PAGE AS FOLLOWS:
Name: Period: Date:
Started: Finished planning: Finished essay: Total time:
THE PROCESS
WHEN YOU FINISH
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
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