Ann Petry The Street Analysis
AP® ENGLISH LITERATURE AND COMPOSITION
2009 SCORING GUIDELINES
Question 2
(Ann Petry’s The Street)
The score reflects the quality of the essay as a whole—its content, its style, its mechanics. Students are rewarded for what they do well. The score for an exceptionally well-written essay may be raised by 1 point above the otherwise appropriate score. In no case may a poorly written essay be scored higher than a 3.
9–8
These essays offer a persuasive analysis of Petry’s use of literary devices to establish Lutie
Johnson’s relationship to the urban setting and provide strong support for the students’ interpretation of the passage. They explore the urban setting as it affects the character; consider devices such as imagery, personification, …show more content…
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AP® ENGLISH LITERATURE AND COMPOSITION
2009 SCORING COMMENTARY
Question 2
Overview
Students were asked to read carefully the opening passage from Ann Petry’s novel The Street (1946) and then, in a well-organized essay, to analyze how Petry uses literary devices to establish the relationship between Lutie Johnson and the urban setting. In the prompt, imagery, personification, selection of detail, and figurative language were listed as literary devices to consider. The intent of the question was to assess students’ abilities to read closely; to analyze the relation between character and setting; to explore the author’s use of literary devices to contribute to the richness of textual meaning; and to control the elements of composition—developing a central idea and coherent units of analysis to support the main assertion. Sample: 2A
Score: 8
The essay fully responds to the prompt by analyzing how literary devices such as narrative point of view, personification, and imagery establish a clear relationship between Lutie Johnson and the urban …show more content…
However, a few insights are quite good, such as the observation that Petry “finely describes the way the wind is moving and pushing the sign from Luties [sic] vision so that the reader can understand how daunting it is to even read a sign.” The organization is controlled by basic transitions and the simplicity of thought.
Sample: 2C
Score: 4
This is a less than adequate description of the passage that mentions that “Petry’s use of imagery, detail, and figurative language helps establish Lutie Johnson’s relationship to the urban setting” but never
2009 SCORING GUIDELINES
Question 2
(Ann Petry’s The Street)
The score reflects the quality of the essay as a whole—its content, its style, its mechanics. Students are rewarded for what they do well. The score for an exceptionally well-written essay may be raised by 1 point above the otherwise appropriate score. In no case may a poorly written essay be scored higher than a 3.
9–8
These essays offer a persuasive analysis of Petry’s use of literary devices to establish Lutie
Johnson’s relationship to the urban setting and provide strong support for the students’ interpretation of the passage. They explore the urban setting as it affects the character; consider devices such as imagery, personification, …show more content…
© 2009 The College Board. All rights reserved.
Visit the College Board on the Web: www.collegeboard.com.
AP® ENGLISH LITERATURE AND COMPOSITION
2009 SCORING COMMENTARY
Question 2
Overview
Students were asked to read carefully the opening passage from Ann Petry’s novel The Street (1946) and then, in a well-organized essay, to analyze how Petry uses literary devices to establish the relationship between Lutie Johnson and the urban setting. In the prompt, imagery, personification, selection of detail, and figurative language were listed as literary devices to consider. The intent of the question was to assess students’ abilities to read closely; to analyze the relation between character and setting; to explore the author’s use of literary devices to contribute to the richness of textual meaning; and to control the elements of composition—developing a central idea and coherent units of analysis to support the main assertion. Sample: 2A
Score: 8
The essay fully responds to the prompt by analyzing how literary devices such as narrative point of view, personification, and imagery establish a clear relationship between Lutie Johnson and the urban …show more content…
However, a few insights are quite good, such as the observation that Petry “finely describes the way the wind is moving and pushing the sign from Luties [sic] vision so that the reader can understand how daunting it is to even read a sign.” The organization is controlled by basic transitions and the simplicity of thought.
Sample: 2C
Score: 4
This is a less than adequate description of the passage that mentions that “Petry’s use of imagery, detail, and figurative language helps establish Lutie Johnson’s relationship to the urban setting” but never