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Art History
Biology
Calculus
Chemistry
Chinese Language and Culture
Computer Science
Economics (Macro, Micro)
English Language and Composition
English Literature and Composition
Environmental Science
European History
French Language, French Literature
German Language
Government and Politics: Comparative
Government and Politics: United States
Human Geography
Italian Language and Culture
Japanese Language and Culture
Latin (Vergil, Latin Literature)
Music Theory
Physics
Psychology
Spanish Language
Spanish Literature
Statistics
Studio Art
U.S. Government and Politics
U.S. History
World History
AP Central®
AP Central (http://apcentral.collegeboard.com) is the College Board's official online home for AP® teachers and Pre-AP®. AP Central provides the most up-to-date information on the AP Program, including Course Descriptions, sample free-response questions and scoring guidelines, sample syllabi, and feature articles written by AP teachers. The free and easy registration process enables members to personalize AP Central by course and geographic location as well as to subscribe to free e-mail newsletters.
Publications
New Released Exams now available for purchase are the 2006 AP Comparative Government and Politics Released Exam and the 2006 AP Italian Language and Culture Released Exam and their corresponding Packets of 10. In the spring of 2008, the 2007 AP Statistics Released Exam and the 2007 AP World History Released Exam will be published. Released Exams give AP teachers and their students the opportunity to review an actual exam and familiarize themselves with the exam format and expectations. Teachers who wish to use the exam for practice with their students can order a Packet of 10, which includes 10 copies of the exam with blank answer sheets. (However, teachers will need to have a copy of the Released Exam book, which has the answer key and a CD for those exams requiring use of a CD.)
New Course Descriptions will be published in May 2008 for these AP courses: Calculus, Chemistry, Chinese Language and Culture, Computer Science, Economics, English, Japanese Language and Culture, Music Theory, Spanish, Statistics, and Studio Art. All will be available on AP Central.
New Teacher's Guides, written primarily for first-time AP teachers, have been published and are available as free downloads on AP Central: Biology, Calculus, Chinese Language and Culture, Computer Science, Economics, English Language and Composition, English Literature and Composition, European History, German, Government and Politics: Comparative, Government and Politics: United States, Human Geography, Italian Language and Culture, Music Theory, Spanish Literature, United States History, and World History. In the spring of 2008, both the French Language and French Literature Teacher's Guides will be published. Teacher's Guides for Art History, Japanese, Latin, Psychology, Spanish Language, and Statistics are in development. Watch for announcements on AP Central and on the electronic discussion groups for more information.
To place an order for publications, visit the College Board's online store (link below) or call 800 323-7155. An order form containing information on all available AP publications and resources can be downloaded from the AP Document Library on AP Central. Alternatively, call 800 323-7155 and request that a printed version be mailed to you.
 The College Board Store
The College Board Store offers selected publications as PDFs. Currently available are collections of AP Calculus free-response and multiple-choice questions from past years, a collection of World History teaching units, and the AP Physics Lab Guide.
The AP Reading®
Teachers are encouraged to apply to participate in the AP Reading, though application does not guarantee appointment. The application can be completed online at www.ets.org/reader/ap. Please share this link with your colleagues. More information about the AP Reading and qualifications for Readers can be found at apcentral.collegeboard.com/readers.
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Art History
The AP Art History Course Description can be downloaded free of charge from AP Central or printed copies can be purchased from the College Board Store.
The latest version of the AP Art History Teacher's Guide is available as a free download on AP Central. Printed copies can be purchased from the College Board Store. A new Teacher's Guide is currently being developed and will be available later this year. Watch for an announcement on AP Central and the electronic discussion group for more information.
Slides will continue to be used in the administration of the AP Art History Exam for the near future. The College Board and the the AP Art History Development Committee are actively investigating alternatives to the current slide-based method of exam administration. For the time being, please visit the Slide Projector Resources page on AP Central for useful information about slide projection equipment.
Slide Projector Resources
Visit the AP Art History Course Home Page on AP Central for information about other art history teaching resources.
AP Art History Course Home Page
Save the dates!
- February 20–23, 2008: Members of the AP Art History Development Committee will present sessions at the College Art Association Annual Conference in Dallas.
- March 26–30, 2008: Members of the AP Art History Development Committee will present sessions at the National Art Education Association Annual Convention in New Orleans.
Biology
The AP Biology Course Description can be downloaded free of charge from AP Central or printed copies can be purchased from the College Board Store.
The AP Biology Teacher's Guide is available as a free download on AP Central. Printed copies can be purchased from the College Board Store.
This year's workshop participant's manual includes a special section on Evolution. The section on laboratory activities previously included in the participant manual (Special Focus in Biology: the Importance of Laboratory Work ) is available from the College Board Store.
Beginning with the 2004 exam, the following changes were implemented:
- The multiple-choice section was shortened. The number of questions is now 100, and the time period for the multiple-choice section has been reduced to 80 minutes.
- A 10-minute reading period was introduced. During this time, students have access to the insert containing the free-response questions. Students are advised to spend this 10-minute period carefully reading all parts of the questions and planning their answers. They may use the insert to make notes or create an outline if they wish, but nothing on the insert will be scored. Students are not permitted to write anything in the actual exam booklets until the reading period is over. They then have 90 minutes to answer the four required free-response questions.
- The weighting of the two sections continues to be 60 percent for the multiple-choice section and 40 percent for the free-response questions.
Visit the AP Biology Course Home Page on AP Central for information about other biology teaching resources, including the 2007 free-response questions, scoring guidelines, and sample student responses with commentary.
AP Biology Course Home Page
Calculus
The new 2009 AP Calculus Course Description will be available as a free download on AP Central in May. Printed copies will be available for purchase from the College Board Store this summer.
The AP Calculus Teacher's Guide is available as a free download on AP Central. Printed copies can be purchased from the College Board Store. Other publications available from the College Board Store include Special Focus in Calculus: Differential Equations .
Visit the AP Calculus AB Course Home Page and the AP Calculus BC Course Home Page on AP Central for information about other calculus teaching resources .
AP Calculus AB Course Home Page
AP Calculus BC Course Home Page
Chemistry
The new 2009, 2010 AP Chemistry Course Description will be available as a free download on AP Central in May. Printed copies will be available for purchase from the College Board Store this summer. The latest version of the AP Chemistry Teacher's Guide is available as a free download on AP Central. Printed copies can be purchased from the College Board Store.
Teachers and students should be aware that the 2008 AP Chemistry Exam will have the same format as that of the exam given in May 2007. The weighting of the two major parts of the exam, Sections I and II, each contribute 50 percent toward the final grade. Section I (90 minutes) consists of 75 multiple-choice questions with broad coverage of chemistry topics. It is important to note the following points about the format of Section II of the exam, which were introduced in May 2007.
- Students are not asked to choose between alternative questions. All students do the same six questions: three problems, the first of which is an equilibrium problem; question 4 (reactions); and two free-response essay questions.
- Regarding question 4, which assesses students' knowledge of chemical reactions, all students write balanced chemical equations for three different sets of reactants and answer a short question about each of the three reactions.
- In Part A students have 55 minutes to answer three problems, and a calculator is permitted; in Part B no calculators are permitted, and students have 40 minutes to answer question 4 and questions 5 and 6, the two essay questions.
- The laboratory-based question can appear as either a quantitative problem in Part A or as an essay question in Part B.
Visit the AP Chemistry Course Home Page on AP Central for more information about these changes and to locate chemistry teaching resources.
AP Chemistry Course Home Page
Chinese Language and Culture
The new 2009-2011 AP Chinese Language and Culture Course Description will be available as a free download on AP Central in May. Printed copies will be available for purchase from the College Board Store this summer.
The AP Chinese Language and Culture Teacher's Guide is now available as a free download on AP Central. In addition, exam specifications and responses to frequently asked questions are available on the AP Chinese Language and Culture Course Home Page.
Visit AP Central for information on AP and Pre-AP Chinese professional development support for teachers, including free online events, one-day AP Chinese workshops, and weeklong summer institutes for both AP Chinese and Pre-AP strategies for Chinese.
Free-response questions, scoring guidelines, sample student responses with commentary, and the Chief Reader's "Student Performance Q&A" on the exam are available on AP Central.
Save the dates!
- March 27-29, 2008: Sessions on the course and exam will be presented at the Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (NECTFL) in New York City.
Computer Science
The AP Computer Science A and AP Computer Science AB courses and exams include object-oriented concepts that are implemented using Java. The AP Computer Science Course Description contains the topic outline, a commentary on the outline, and sample questions that will give teachers an indication of the direction that the curriculum has taken. The Course Description also includes information about the introduction of new features of Java 5.0, which was used for the first time on the 2007 exams. (Note: The Course Description is only available as a PDF, which you can download free of charge from AP Central.) The new 2009, 2010 Course Description will be published in May 2008.
The 2004 AP Computer Science A and Computer Science AB Released Exams and the corresponding Packets of 10, as well as the publication Special Focus in Computer Science: Object-Oriented Design, can be purchased from the College Board Store. The AP Computer Science Teacher's Guide is available as a free download on AP Central. Printed copies can be purchased from the College Board Store.
Materials for the AP Computer Science GridWorld Case Study are available on AP Central; they include code for the case study, an Installation Guide, the narrative for students, a Solutions Manual with answers to the study questions in the narrative, and the Quick Reference document for the exam. (The Quick Reference, which is available to students during the exam administration, is also available on the College Board's student site.) Code can be selected and copied from the Solutions Manual and pasted into your compiler of choice.
Copies of the 2004-2007 free-response questions (since the exam began using Java) are available on AP Central as well. Teachers are encouraged to become members of the AP Computer Science Electronic Discussion Group (link below) and to check AP Central regularly for updates.
AP Computer Science Electronic Discussion Group
Visit the AP Computer Science A Course Home Page and the AP Computer Science AB Course Home Page on AP Central for information about other computer science teaching resources.
AP Computer Science A Course Home Page
AP Computer Science AB Course Home Page
Economics (Macro, Micro)
The new 2009, 2010 AP Economics Course Description will be available as a free download on AP Central in May. Printed copies will be available for purchase from the College Board Store this summer.
The 2005 AP Macroeconomics Released Exam and the 2005 AP Microeconomics Released Exam and their respective Packets of 10 are also available from the College Board Store.
The AP Economics Teacher's Guide is available as a free download on AP Central. Printed copies can be purchased from the College Board Store.
Reminder: For the free-response section of the exam, students must write their answers with a pen in black or blue ink. It is NOT permissible to use other colored pens or pencils in drawing graphs or diagrams.
Calculators are not allowed in either section of the economics exams.
Visit the AP Macroeconomics Course Home Page and the AP Microeconomics Course Home Page on AP Central for information about other economics teaching resources.
AP Macroeconomics Course Home Page
AP Microeconomics Course Home Page
English Language and Composition
The new 2009, 2010 AP English Course Description will be available as a free download on AP Central in May. Printed copies will be available for purchase from the College Board Store this summer.
The AP English Language Teacher's Guide is available as a free download on AP Central. Printed copies can be purchased from the College Board Store. The publication Special Focus in English Language and Composition: Rhetoric is also available from the College Board Store.
The AP English Language and Composition course should highlight research skills that will help align the AP course with first-year courses in college composition. Beginning with the 2007 exam, the free-response section included, as one of the three questions, a synthesis essay that asks students to use sources in support of an argument. This question consists of four to seven sources and a prompt that relates to these sources; in general, at least one of these sources is an image (e.g., photo, cartoon, graph). Students are asked to write essays that incorporate three or four of the sources into argumentative or analytical responses; the sources are used to support the student's particular argument or position. An additional 15-minute reading time has been added to the exam to accommodate the increased reading load. The revised emphasis of the English Language and Composition course is also reflected in the multiple-choice section of the exam, which contains some questions about documentation or citations found in a passage.
These changes to the exam support the way in which the informed use of research materials and the ability to synthesize varied sources (to evaluate, cite, and utilize source material) should be an integral part of the AP English Language and Composition course. Teachers should move past assignments that allow for the uncritical citation of source material and instead assign projects that call on students to evaluate the legitimacy and purpose of sources used. One way to help students synthesize and evaluate texts in this way is the researched argumentative paper.
Researched papers help students to formulate varied, informed arguments. Unlike the traditional research paper, in which works are often not evaluated, the researched paper asks students to consider the source as a text that has a particular audience and purpose in mind. Researched papers remind students that they must sort through disparate interpretations to analyze, reflect upon, and write about a topic.
When students are asked to bring the experience and opinions of others into their essays in this way, they enter into conversations with other writers and thinkers. The results of such conversations are essays that use citations for substance rather than show, for dialogue rather than diatribe.
Students should be expected, too, to expand their notions of text to include visuals. To support the increasing importance of graphics and visual images as texts (a relevance that will be reflected in the use of images in the exam), students should be asked to analyze how such images both relate to written texts and serve as alternative forms of text themselves.
As always, students should be guided to read and respond to the given prompt; coaching students to expect to answer in formulaic ways fundamentally disadvantages them.
The AP English Course Description explains fully all of the revisions to the course and the exam and includes a sample of both the synthesis essay and the multiple-choice set that includes questions about understanding information in footnotes and bibliographies.
See AP Central for the Chief Reader’s comments about student performance on the 2007 synthesis question.
Visit the AP English Language and Composition Course Home Page on AP Central for information about other English language teaching resources.
AP English Language and Composition Course Home Page
Save the date!
- April 19, 2008: The AP English Languagee Development Committee will hold a Teachers' Conference in Salt Lake City. For registration information, contact Karen Nulton (knulton@ets.org)
English Literature and Composition
The new 2009, 2010 AP English Course Description will be available as a free download on AP Central in May. Printed copies will be available for purchase from the College Board Store this summer.
The AP English Literature Teacher's Guide is available as a free download on AP Central. Printed copies can be purchased from the College Board Store.
The 2004 AP English Literature Released Exam and its corresponding Packet of 10, and the publication Special Focus in English Literature and Composition: Reading Poetry, are also available from the College Board Store.
Visit the AP English Literature and Composition Course Home Page on AP Central for information about other English literature teaching resources.
AP English Literature and Composition Course Home Page
Save the date!
- March 29, 2008: The AP English Literature Development Committee will hold a Teachers' Conference in Dallas. For registration information, contact Rose Horch (rhorch@ets.org).
Environmental Science
The AP Environmental Science Course Description can be downloaded free of charge from AP Central or printed copies can be purchased from the College Board Store.
The latest version of the AP Environmental Science Teacher's Guide is available as a free download on AP Central. Printed copies can be purchased from the College Board Store. It contains advice on starting a new AP Environmental Science program, as well as suggestions for activities, labs, and grading policies. Eight sample syllabi from experienced environmental science teachers and college faculty are also included.
Visit the AP Environmental Science Course Home Page on AP Central for information about other environmental science teaching resources.
AP Environmental Science Course Home Page
European History
The AP European History Course Description can be downloaded free of charge from AP Central or printed copies can be purchased from the College Board Store.
The AP European History Teacher's Guide is available as a free download on AP Central. Printed copies can be ordered from the College Board Store.
Visit the AP European History Course Home Page on AP Central for information about other European history teaching resources.
AP European History Course Home Page
French Language, French Literature
The AP French Course Description can be downloaded free of charge from AP Central or printed copies can be purchased from the College Board Store.
New French Language and French Literature Teacher's Guides are scheduled to be published in the spring of 2008, they will be available as free downloads on AP Central. Also printed copies will be available for purchase from the College Board Store.
Beginning in 2008, there will be a change in the format for Section I, Part A, of the AP French Language Exam. The questions based on listening dialogues (that is, both questions and suggested answers) will be printed in the exam booklets. No part of these questions will be included on the recording.
Changes to the AP French Literature required reading list for the May 2008 exam can be found on AP Central and are included in the Course Description. Also visit the French Literature Home Page on AP Central for a bibliography of works on the reading list and a list of Web sites for the new authors on the list.
AP Program Picture Sequences from AP French, German, and Spanish Exams is available from the College Board Store.
Also see AP Central for important information about "Recording Student Responses Using a Computer." (available March 2008)
Visit the AP French Language Course Home Page and the AP French Literature Course Home Page on AP Central for information about other French teaching resources.
AP French Language Course Home Page
AP French Literature Course Home Page
Save the date!
- February 23, 2008: The AP French Development Committee will present a Teachers' Conference on the AP French Language and AP French Literature programs in Miami Beach. For registration information, contact Kate Rabiteau (krabiteau@ets.org).
German Language
The new AP German Course Description can be downloaded free of charge from AP Central or printed copies can be purchased from the College Board Store. Other publications available for purchase from the College Board Store are: AP Program Picture Sequences from AP French, German, Spanish Exams and AP German Tips for Teachers by Teachers.
The AP German Language Teacher's Guide is available as a free download on AP Central. Printed copies can be purchased from the College Board Store.
A reminder to anyone consulting the 2002 AP German Language Released Exam : note format changes introduced in 2004 (see "AP German Language Exam Format" on AP Central).
AP German Language Exam Format
The College Board and the German Language Development Committee have released an updated statement regarding the German spelling reform: The AP German Development Committee will adhere to the German spelling reform (Rechtschreibreform) that went into effect in August 2006. Materials produced for the AP German Language course and exam will use the new spelling, and the committee expects instructors to teach according to the new rules. Beginning with the 2012 exam, students will be required to follow the new spelling rules.
Depending on copyright permission, some reading texts appearing on the exam may adhere to the old spelling rules and will be identified as such.
The free-response scoring guidelines for the directed responses and the composition were revised in 2004 and are revisited each year. The directed-response scoring guidelines were changed to accommodate the new scale. Directed-response scores now range from 0 to 6, as opposed to 0 to 5. This change allows for greater discrimination among students performing at the top end of the scale. The composition scoring guidelines were revised to make more explicit the weighting of connections and transitions into the overall score. Teachers and consultants are encouraged to read through and use the most recent scoring guidelines, which can be found on AP Central.
See AP Central for important information about "Recording Student Responses Using a Computer." (available March 2008)
Visit the AP German Language Course Home Page on AP Central for information about other German teaching resources.
AP German Language Course Home Page
Government and Politics: Comparative
The AP Government and Politics Course Description can be downloaded free of charge from AP Central or printed copies can be purchased from the College Board Store.
The AP Comparative Government and Politics Teacher's Guide is available as a free download on AP Central. Printed copies can be purchased from the College Board Store.
The 2006 AP Comparative Government and Politics Released Exam and corresponding Packet of 10 are available for purchase from the College Board Store. The Released Exam includes the multiple-choice and free-response questions, along with scoring guidelines, an answer key, sample student responses, scoring commentary, and a diagnostic guide to help teachers understand their students' areas of strength.
Five "briefing papers" about democratization, globalization, Iran, Mexico, and Nigeria are available on the AP Comparative Government and Politics Course Home Page. Each paper is similar in scope and depth to an introductory textbook chapter and includes a list of further resources that may be of use to AP teachers.
Mehrzad Boroujerdi, Ph.D., of Syracuse University presented an online event entitled "Teaching Iran in the AP Classroom" in December 2006; AP teachers can view this presentation at any time by going to the archived online events on AP Central (see AP Government and Politics Online Events). "Getting Ready for the New AP Comparative Government and Politics Course" by AP teacher Ethel Wood is also available in the online archives.
Visit the AP Comparative Government and Politics Course Home Page for additional information, resources, and notifications on upcoming workshops and events.
Save the dates!
- February 22-24, 2008: Members of the AP Comparative Government and Politics Development Committee will present a workshop entitled "Do All Students Perform Equally Well in Comparative Politics Courses?" at the American Political Science Association's Teaching and Learning Conference in San Jose.
- March 20-22, 2008: Members of the AP Comparative Government and Politics Development Committee will present a roundtable entitled "Exploring Citizenship, Community, and Conflict in Introductory Comparative Politics" at the Western Political Science Association's Annual Meeting in San Diego.
AP Comparative Government & Politics Course Home Page
Government and Politics: United States
The AP Government and Politics Course Description can be downloaded free of charge from AP Central or printed copies can be purchased from the College Board Store. The publication Special Focus in United States Government and Politics: Mastering the Core Skills is also available from the College Board Store.
The AP United States Government and Politics Teacher's Guide is available as a free download on AP Central. Printed copies can be purchased from the College Board Store.
An online event entitled "Helping Students with Misconceptions about American Politics" was presented in March 2005 by Development Committee members Gary Copeland (University of Oklahoma) and Kathleen Bratton (Louisiana State University), who discussed how to present the foundations, key issues, and processes of American politics. The session covered common student misconceptions about the United States Supreme Court, the United States Constitution, the federal budget, reapportionment, and voting alignments, and included suggestions on how to correct misconceptions in the course of classroom instruction. AP teachers can view this archived event at any time by going to the AP Government and Politics Online Events section of AP Central.
Visit the AP United States Government and Politics Course Home Page on AP Central for additional information, resources, and notifications on upcoming workshops and events.
AP U.S. Government & Politics Course Home Page
Save the dates!
- February 22-24, 2008: Members of the AP United States Government and Politics Development Committee will present a workshop entitled "Where Have All the Good Students Gone? AP and the Intro Class" at the American Political Science Association's Teaching and Learning Conference in San Jose.
- March 19-22, 2008: Members of the AP United States Government and Politics Development Committee will make a presentation at the National Conference of Black Political Scientists in Chicago.
Human Geography
The AP Human Geography Course Description can be downloaded free of charge from AP Central or printed copies can be purchased from the College Board Store. The 2006 AP Human Geography Released Exam and corresponding Packet of 10 are available from the College Board Store.
The AP Human Geography Teacher's Guide is available as a free download on AP Central. Printed copies can be purchased from the College Board Store. This publication, edited by Paul Gray and Greg Sherwin, is a must for new teachers. It is packed with tips and guidelines from veteran AP Human Geography teachers, including four syllabi with resources and classroom activities. Although the target audience is first-time AP Human Geography teachers, all APHG teachers will benefit from this publication.
Visit the AP Human Geography Course Home Page on AP Central for detailed course information and the latest geography teaching resources.
AP Human Geography Course Home Page
Save the date!
- April 15-19, 2008: Members of the AP Human Geography Development Committee are planning a poster session and reception at the Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers in Boston.
Italian Language and Culture
The AP Italian Language and Culture Course Description can be downloaded free of charge from AP Central or printed copies can be purchased from the College Board Store. The AP Italian Teacher's Guide is available as a free download on AP Central. Printed copies can be purchased from the College Board Store. The 2006 AP Italian Released Exam and corresponding Packet of 10 were published in late fall 2007 and are now available for purchase from the College Board Store.
Grade distributions for the 2007 AP Italian Language and Culture Exam, and the Chief Reader's "Student Performance Q&A," which describes student performance on each of the writing, culture, and speaking tasks, are available on AP Central as well as the free-response questions, scoring guidelines, sample student responses with commentary, and scoring statistics. From the AP Italian Language and Culture Course Home Page, click on "The AP Italian Language and Culture Exam." On the exam page, scroll down to the box for each year's exam to find links to the many files related to questions, scoring, sample student responses, and grade distributions.
Efforts to support the professional development of AP Italian teachers include free online events, one-day AP Italian workshops, and weeklong AP Italian Summer Institutes. Pre-AP professional development workshops are also offered.
See AP Central for important information about "Recording Student Responses Using a Computer" (available March 2008).
Visit the AP Italian Language and Culture Course Home Page on AP Central for detailed course information and teaching resources.
AP Italian Language and Culture Course Home Page
Save the dates!
- March 27-29, 2008: Sessions on the course and exam will be presented at the Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (NECTFL) in New York City.
- April 17-19, 2008: Sessions on the course and exam will be presented at the Kentucky Foreign Language Conference in Lexington.
- May 22-25, 2008: Sessions on the course and exam will be presented at the AAIS/AATI (American Association of Italian Studies/American Association of Teachers of Italian) convention in Taormina, Sicily.
Japanese Language and Culture
The new 2009-2011 AP Japanese Language and Culture Course Description will be available as a free download on AP Central in May. Printed copies will be available for purchase from the College Board Store this summer.
In addition, exam specifications and responses to frequently asked questions are available on the AP Japanese Language and Culture Course Home Page.
AP Japanese Language and Culture Course Home Page
The AP Japanese Teacher's Guide is currently in production and will be available later this year. Watch for an announcement on AP Central and the electronic discussion group for more information.
Visit AP Central for detailed information on AP and Pre-AP Japanese professional development support for teachers, including free online events, one-day AP Japanese workshops, and weeklong summer institutes for both AP Japanese and Pre-AP strategies for Japanese.
Free-response questions, scoring guidelines, sample student responses with commentary, and the Chief Readers "Student Performance Q&A" from the exam are available on AP Central.
Save the dates!
- March 6-8, 2008: Sessions on the course and exam will be presented at the Central States Conference in Dearborn, Michigan.
- March 27-29, 2008: Sessions on the course and exam will be presented at the Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (NECTFL) in New York City.
- April 3-6, 2008: Sessions on the course and exam will be presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for Asian Studies (AAS) in Atlanta.
Latin (Vergil, Latin Literature)
The AP Latin Course Description can be downloaded free of charge from AP Central or printed copies can be purchased from the College Board Store. The 2005 AP Latin Literature and Latin: Vergil Released Exams and corresponding Packets of 10 are also available from the College Board Store.
A new AP Latin Teacher's Guide is currently in production and will be available later this year. Watch for an announcement on AP Central and the electronic discussion group for more information.
See AP Central for the Catullus Syllabus, a chart that includes the poems in the syllabus; the opening words and subject of each poem; and whether the poem is appearing for the first time. (The chart was created by Susan Bonvallet of The Wellington School, Columbus, Ohio.)
Catullus Syllabus for 2006 Exam (.pdf/92KB)
In the short identification questions, when students are asked to demonstrate their understanding of the Latin they cite, they should:
- write out the relevant Latin (note that the use of ellipses or references to line numbers in this part of the exam is not acceptable); and
- either translate the Latin; or
- write an accurate paraphrase.
Changes in the AP Latin Development Committee's policy on glossing vocabulary for the exam are found in the 2008-2009 AP Latin Course Description on page 16 (Vergil) and page 23 (Latin Literature). Information clarifying what is required in writing free-response essays for the exams is found in the Course Description on page 17-18 (Vergil) and pages 23-24 (Latin Literature). This information is also found on the Latin: Vergil and Latin Literature pages on the AP student site at www.collegeboard.com.
Beginning with the 2007 AP Latin Literature Exam, the following Cicero syllabus was tested: Pro Archia Poeta (entire) De Amicitia, sections 17 (ego vos hortari . . . )-23 ( . . . iudicari potest.) sections 100 (Virtus, virtus . . . )-104 end.
The Oxford Classical Text is the official text of the Pro Archia and the De Amicitia. The parts of the De Amicitia not read in Latin are to be read in English.
Visit the AP Latin Literature Course Home Page and the AP Latin: Vergil Course Home Page on AP Central for information about other Latin teaching resources.
AP Latin Literature Course Home Page
AP Latin: Vergil Course Home Page
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