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| How to Use This Book |
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| Preface |
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| Overview of the AP French Course and Exam |
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| Scoring the AP French Language and Culture Exam |
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PART 1 MULTIPLE-CHOICE SECTION |
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1 Multiple-Choice Reading Selections |
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About Interpretive Communication |
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Strategies for Answering Multiple-Choice Questions |
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How to Draw a Conclusion or Make an Inference |
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Using Context to Determine the Meaning |
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Answer Explanations---Multiple-Choice Reading Selections |
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2 Combined Reading-Listening Selections |
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3 Multiple-Choice Audio Selections |
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PART 2 FREE-RESPONSE SECTION |
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Instructions, Strategies, and Tips |
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Useful Vocabulary for Emails |
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Writing the Email Response |
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Instructions, Email Prompts, and Exemplary Replies |
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5 Writing the Argumentative Essay |
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How to Write an Argumentative Essay |
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Instructions, Prompts, and Exemplary Essays |
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About DAS and Digital Submission of Audio Files |
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Instructions, Strategies, and Tips |
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Useful Vocabulary for a Conversation |
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Example Conversation Task with Transcript of Audios and Suggested Responses |
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Instructions, Strategies, and Tips |
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Useful Vocabulary for a Comparison |
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Instructions and Examples |
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Appendix A Scripts for
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Appendix B Scripts for
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Appendix C Audio and Exemplary Conversations for
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Appendix D Scripts for Practice Exams 1 and 2 |
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Appendix E Scoring Guidelines |
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Appendix F Overview of Transitional Words and Phrases |
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| Acknowledgments |
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About the Authors Eliane Korbegov, Ed.S. Eliane has taught French in high schools and universities in both Florida and Colorado throughout her career. She is a past consultant for the College Board: leading workshops, writing test items for the AP French exam, creating materials for AP workshop manuals, and participating in the exam and course redesign in 2011. She has scored AP exams as a reader, table leader, and question leader for 20 + years and has trained and mentored AP consultants.
Edward Wiess, M.A.Ed Edward has taught French at high school and college levels in the Philadelphia area and served as World Language department chair at the secondary level. He is a National consultant for the College Board and served as AP reader, table leader, exam leader for the AP French Language and Culture exam (20 + years). He has led Advanced Placement Summer Institutes for French teachers around the country and developed workshops and online materials for the College Board. He is also a three time recipient of National Endowment for the Humanities summer institute grants and has presented for ACTFL, AATF, and at the AP French reading
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