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College Board, Advanced Placement, AP, AP Central, and the acorn logo are registered trademarks of [College Board. Visit College Board on the web: collegeboard.org](College Board. Visit College Board on the web: collegeboard.org).  \nAP Central is the official online home for [the AP Program: apcentral.collegeboard.org](the AP Program: apcentral.collegeboard.org).  \nAP® English Literature and Composition 2025 Scoring Guidelines  \nQuestion 2: Prose Fiction Analysis 6 points  \nThe following excerpt is from Jeannette Haien’s novel The All of It, published in 1986. In this passage, Father Declan, an Irish priest, is driving home after a successful fishing trip. Read the passage carefully. Then, in a well-written essay, analyze how Haien uses literary elements and techniques to develop a complex portrayal of Father Declan.  \nIn your response you should do the following:  \n• Respond to the prompt with a thesis that presents a defensible interpretation.  \n• Select and use evidence to support your line of reasoning.  \n• Explain how the evidence supports your line of reasoning.  \n• Use appropriate grammar and punctuation in communicating your argument.  \n© 2025 College Board  \nAP® English Literature and Composition 2025 Scoring Guidelines  \n\n| Reporting Category | Scoring Criteria |  |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Row A\u003Cbr>Thesis\u003Cbr>(0–1 points) | 0 points\u003Cbr>For any of the following:\u003Cbr>• There is no defensible thesis.\u003Cbr>• The intended thesis only restates the prompt.\u003Cbr>• The intended thesis provides a summary of the issue with no apparent or coherent claim.\u003Cbr>• There is a thesis, but it does not respond to the prompt. | 1 point\u003Cbr>Responds to the prompt with a thesis that presents a defensible interpretation of the passage. |\n|  | Decision Rules and Scoring Notes |  |\n|  | Responses that do not earn this point:\u003Cbr>• Only restate the prompt.\u003Cbr>• Make a generalized comment about the passage that doesn’t respond to the prompt.\u003Cbr>• Describe the passage or features of the passage rather than making a claim that requires a defense. | Responses that earn this point:\u003Cbr>• Provide a defensible interpretation of the complex portrayal of Father Declan. |\n|  | Examples that do not earn this point:\u003Cbr>Restate the prompt\u003Cbr>• “The portrayal of Father Declan is constructed through the author’s use of literary elements and techniques.”\u003Cbr>Do not respond to the prompt but make a generalized comment\u003Cbr>• “Loneliness can be a heavy burden for many people, but a pet can make lifeless lonely.”\u003Cbr>Describe the passage or features of the passage\u003Cbr>• “The passage shows Father Declan’s thoughts about his life as a priest.” | Examples that earn this point:\u003Cbr>Provide a defensible interpretation\u003Cbr>• “Haien uses Father Declan‘s drive home to reveal how his loneliness is affecting him. Even the happiness of a successful fishing trip is not enough to overcome his feeling of being alone and bound to living according to others’expectations.”\u003Cbr>• “Jeannette Haien uses ellipses, asides, and questions to convey how Father Declan’s thoughts wander and are easily shot down by his anticipation of another’s disapproval.”\u003Cbr>• “In The All ofIt, Father Declan’s detailed daydream of getting a dog reveals the extent of his dissatisfaction with having no one to share his day-to-day life with.” |\n|  | Additional Notes:\u003Cbr>• The thesis may be more than one sentence, provided the sentences are in close proximity.\u003Cbr>• The thesis may be anywhere within the response.\u003Cbr>• For a thesis to be defensible, the passage must include at least minimal evidence that could be used to support that thesis; however, the student need not cite that evidence to earn the thesis point.\u003Cbr>• The thesis may establish a line of reasoning that structures the essay, but it needn’t do ","cbCaid8jmnc63xBL","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaid8jmnc63xBL","pdf",425941,"English","# Free-Response Question 2: Prose Fiction Analysis\n## Scoring Guidelines Overview\n## Row A: Thesis (0–1 points)\n## Row B: Evidence AND Commentary (0–4 points)","[{\"question\":\"What does Free-Response Question 2 require in an AP English Literature essay?\",\"answer\":\"The response must include a defensible thesis responding to the prompt, selected evidence from the passage, and explanation of how that evidence supports the line of reasoning, using appropriate grammar and punctuation.\"},{\"question\":\"How is the thesis point (Row A) awarded?\",\"answer\":\"The thesis earns the point when it presents a defensible interpretation of the passage and responds to the prompt with a coherent claim, not just a restatement or summary.\"},{\"question\":\"What distinguishes higher scores in Row B (Evidence AND Commentary)?\",\"answer\":\"Higher scores require specific, relevant evidence tied to the student’s claims, consistently explained through commentary, and analysis of how multiple literary elements or techniques contribute to meaning.\"}]","AP English Literature and Composition 2025 - Question 2 - Prose Fiction Analysis Scoring Guidelines | PDF",1790084627]