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Download free-response questions from past exams along with scoring guidelines, sample responses from exam takers, and scoring distributions. If you are using assistive technology and need help accessing these PDFs in another format, contact Services for Students with Disabilities at 212-713-8333 or by email at ssd@info.collegeboard.org.
- 2007 Scoring Statistics
Scoring statistics for the 2007 AP English Language and...
- 2007 Scoring Statistics
- Why Does The Bias of A Media Outlet Matter?
- How Does AllSides Calculate Media Bias?
- How Did AllSides Decide Which Media Outlets to Include on The Chart?
- What Do The Bias Ratings Mean?
- Does A Center Rating Mean Neutral, Unbiased, and Better?
- Why Are Some Media Outlets on The Chart twice?
- Does AllSides Rate Which Outlets Are Most Factual Or accurate?
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- Where Can I Learn More?
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News media, social media, and search engines have become so biased, politicized, and personalized that we are often stuck inside filter bubbles, where we’re only exposed to information and ideas we already agree with. When bias is hidden and we see only facts, information, and opinions that confirm our existing beliefs, a number of negative things ...
Our media bias ratings are based on multi-partisan, scientific analysis. Our methodologies include Blind Bias Surveys of Americans, Editorial Reviews by a panel of experts trained to spot bias, independent reviews, third party data, and community feedback. Visit our Media Bias Rating Methodologypage to learn more. Top of Page
We consider multiple factors including how much traffic the source has according to Pew Research Center and Similarweb, and how many searches for the bias of that outlet land on AllSides. We also include outlets that represent outlier perspectives. For example, Jacobin magazine is included because it represents socialist thought, while Reason magaz...
These are subjective judgements made by AllSides and people across the country. Learn our rough approximation for what the media bias ratings mean: Left - Lean Left - Center - Lean Right - Right Top of Page
Center doesn't mean better! A Center media bias rating does notmean the source is neutral, unbiased, or reasonable, just as Left and Right do not necessarily mean the source is extreme, wrong, or unreasonable. A Center bias rating simply means the source or writer rated does not predictably publish content that tilts toward either end of the politi...
We sometimes provide separate media bias ratings for a source’s news content and its opinion content. This is because some outlets, such as the Wall Street Journal and The New York Times, have a notable difference in bias between their news and opinion sections. For example, on this chart you will see The New York Times Opinion is rated as a Left m...
AllSides does not rate outlets based on accuracy or factual claims — this is a bias chart, not a credibility chart. It speaks to perspective only. We don't rate accuracy because we don't assume we know the truth on all things. The left and right often strongly disagree on what is truth and what is fiction. Read more about why AllSides doesn't rate ...
Learn more about past versions of the chart on our blog: 1. Version 9.2 2. Version 9.1 3. Version 9 4. Version 8 5. Version 7.2 6. Version 7.1 7. Version 7 8. Version 6 9. Version 5.1 10. Version 5 11. Version 4 12. Version 3 13. Version 2 14. Version 1.1 15. Version 1 Top of Page
Visit the AllSides Media Bias Ratings™ pageand search for any outlet for a full summation of our research and how we arrived at the rating. Visit our company FAQfor more information about AllSides. Top of Page
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Question 1. Suggested reading and writing time—55 minutes. It is suggested that you spend 15 minutes reading the question, analyzing and evaluating the sources, and 40 minutes writing your response. Note: You may begin writing your response before the reading period is over.
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2 − Little Success. Essays earning a score of 2 demonstrate little success in developing a position on Hedges’ argument that “the most essential skill . . . is artifice.”. The student may misunderstand the prompt or substitute a simpler task by responding to the prompt tangentially with unrelated or inaccurate explanation.
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2017 AP® ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND COMPOSITION FREE-RESPONSE QUESTIONS. Question 3. Suggested time—40 minutes. (This question counts for one-third of the total essay section score.) The passage below is an excerpt from Empire of Illusion by Chris Hedges. Read the passage carefully.
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The following comments on the 2017 free-response questions for AP® English Language and Composition were written by the Chief Reader, Elizabethada Wright of University of Minnesota Duluth. They give an overview of each free-response question and of how students performed on the question, including typical student errors.
