Wednesday, August 30 - SAQ Lesson

Open Ended

What do you know about the Short Answer Question (SAQ), which is a part of the World History and US History AP Test?

Short Answer Questions (SAQs)

FAQs

1.) 3 questions (out of 4) and 40 minutes to answer.

2.) Worth 20% of overall score.

3.) Some questions include texts, images, graphs, or maps.

4.) 3 parts to each question - A., B., C.

5.) Worth 3 points each.

You will grade 3 students' SAQ responses from a previous AP Test and we will discuss each to get an idea of what a good SAQ looks like.

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Today's SAQ Practice

Multiple Choice

How many points did student 1A earn for their response?

• 0

• 1

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• 3

Multiple Choice

How many points did Student 1B earn for their response?

• 0

• 1

• 2

• 3

Multiple Choice

How many points did Student 1C earn with their response?

• 0

• 1

• 2

• 3

Open Ended

What questions do you have about the SAQ or the SAQ portion of the AP Test? If you do not have any, type NONE as your response.