APES FRQ Annotation Strategies - UNIT 8

Too many times when students are writing FRQs, they begin writing without first organizing their thoughts and ideas. While some may annotate little notes in the margins, there aren't simple student-facing strategies for FRQ annotation in APES. This product contains an innovative color-coded strategy that students can use to annotate and plan their responses for AP Environmental Science FRQs. This strategy can be used to annotate FRQs across multiple subject areas (beyond APES).

In this packet, you will find

• a printable poster for your classroom with basic instructions
• a detailed instruction one-pager with examples
• 14 practice FRQs with simplified rubrics at the bottom of each page
• 14 FRQ examples to serve as a key

In my classroom, I print out the questions on poster paper and place it on lab benches and have students working together to annotate the content using chalk. Click HERE to see some examples of student work using these strategies.