Shari Marks

Jersey Girl teaching in NYC: AP Lit, AP Research, and AP Lang. MSEd. @AEPhi. Boy Mom. AP Reader. Stands for The Pledge. Endorses Oxford Comma. NYY. NYR.

[Shari Marks @MizMarks]

#clearthelist my six-word story: Empty cart makes teacher heart happy.

[Mr. Weissman @MrWeissman]

Morning #teachertwitter! I teach high school grade #history & #government in #NYC.

We need some basic supplies after major budget cuts. Appreciate any help to #clearthelist!

Drop your list and RT!

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#AdoptATeacher #BetterTogether #BlueCrew

[Shari Marks @MizMarks]

@ErinPalazzo thank you for the classroom gift. I’m teaching Lang again so I hope we can collaborate 💚

[Mr. Weissman @MrWeissman]

Hey @JBONAMASSA - our NYC high school Guitar Club needs some supplies to keep our instruments playing in top shape!

Can you retweet our @DonorsChooseproject to get our students the tools they need?

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[Shari Marks @MizMarks]

#clearthelist #clearthelist2025 Please don't forget about high school kids! 11th & 12th graders in small NYC public school appreciate your support. We do lots of creative projects to make challenging Advanced Placement courses fun. https://t.co/VmGtPBUZu2

[Shari Marks @MizMarks]

Consider supporting my AP Lit gang. #donorschoose https://t.co/KmyKctuE68

[Shari Marks @MizMarks]

Please help #clearthelist for my seniors & juniors in our amazing small public school in Queens, NYC. Classroom supplies we need to stay healthy and focused. @clearinglists #teachersofX @ClearTheList2 @AdoptAClassroom https://t.co/mWTXQMsawI

[Shari Marks @MizMarks]

#Teachersof𝕏 #clearthelist #clearthelist2025 don't forget upperclassmen! Seniors & juniors in a small NYC public school thank you for your support. https://t.co/eBIJ2ZNK5A

[Shari Marks @MizMarks]

#clearthelist #clearthlists2025 #publicschools #Teachersof𝕏 NYC seniors & juniors thank you for helping to clear our classroom wish list. We'll be working hard in #AP courses. https://t.co/eBIJ2ZNK5A

[Shari Marks @MizMarks]

#clearthelist #clearthlists2025 #publicschools #Teachersof𝕏 NYC seniors & juniors thank you for helping to clear our classroom wish list. We'll be working hard in #AP courses. https://t.co/eBIJ2ZNK5A

[Shari Marks @MizMarks]

@MrWeissman @amazon NYC seniors & juniors thank you for tissues, disinfecting wipes, and some other stuff for our classroom. #clearthelist #clearthelist2025 #nycpublicschools #journalism #APLit #APLang #APResearch #Teachersof𝕏 https://t.co/eBIJ2ZOhV8

[Mr. Weissman @MrWeissman]

Happy Hump Day #teachertwitter! Seems like a great day to get our @amazon #teacherwishlist cleared!

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[Shari Marks @MizMarks]

#Teachersof𝕏 #clearthelist #clearthelist2025 don't forget upperclassmen! Seniors & juniors in a small NYC public school thank you for your support. https://t.co/eBIJ2ZNK5A

[Shari Marks @MizMarks]

@dbrenee Thank you from NYC public school seniors & juniors in AP Lit, AP Lang, and AP Research! https://t.co/eBIJ2ZOhV8

[Shari Marks @MizMarks]

Please help #clearthelist for my seniors & juniors in our amazing small public school in Queens, NYC. Classroom supplies we need to stay healthy and focused. @clearinglists #teachersofX @ClearTheList2 @AdoptAClassroom https://t.co/mWTXQMsawI

[Shari Marks @MizMarks]

@MIteacher78 https://t.co/mWTXQMsawI
thank you!😃

[Shari Marks @MizMarks]

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[Shari Marks @MizMarks]

#clearthelist Room 355 thanks you! These supplies benefit some fantastic seniors & juniors in AP Literature, AP Research, AP Language & English 11 at a small public high school in Queens, NY. https://t.co/VmGtPBUZu2

[Trevor Packer @AP_Trevor]

The 2025 AP English Literature & Composition Exam scores:
5: 16%; 4: 27%; 3: 31%; 2: 16%; 1: 10%

Multiple-Choice Questions

Students scored extremely well across all topics, but especially on questions about the Function of Word Choice, Imagery, and Symbols (Skill Category 5); 27% of students answered all of these questions right.

The most challenging skill for AP English Lit students seems to be Skill Category 6, explaining the function of comparisons (similes, metaphors, personification, allusions); 7% of students answered all such questions correctly.

As is typical, students scored significantly higher on questions about prose passages than on those about poetry.

Free-Response Questions
Set 1: https://t.co/qFoLHO2Wiv
Set 2: https://t.co/vVurV1Tpa2

In both the Set 1 and Set 2 essay questions, students scored better on the poetry analysis essay (Q1) than on the prose analysis (Q2) essay, which was the most challenging of this year’s essays.

On Q3, the literary argument about a work of long fiction / drama:
~22% of students earned 5+ points
~31% earned 4 points
~28% earned 3 points
~9% earned 2 points
~4% earned 1 point
~6% earned 0 points

AP English Literature and Composition had an Evidence-Based Standard Setting this year that affirmed the standards in place since 2022, standards that were validated by research on the 2022 student cohort’s performance in college, available here: https://t.co/iEgUhfFYD3

An overview detailing the standard setting process, with specific information about the findings for this year’s students, will be available at around 4 pm ET today at https://t.co/4Bp9YALA9V

All subjects’ AP score distributions for 2025 will be posted here when available: https://t.co/OrkaQhPZYO

[Shari Marks @MizMarks]

@OhRyanMead Bye.