Cracking the AP English language & composition exam
By: Richard Hartzell
Contributors: Princeton Review (Firm)
Edition: 2011 ed.
Series: Princeton Review; Princeton Review series
Publisher: Random House
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780375429989
Subjects: Rhetoric; Exposition (Rhetoric); Advanced placement programs (Education); Composition and exercises; Study guides; Examinations; English language
Other titles: Cracking the advanced placement English language & composition exam; AP English language & composition exam; Advanced placement English language & composition exam; Princeton Review cracking the AP English language & composition exam
Description: Reviews reading and writing techniques and the types of reading selections on the test; provides test taking-strategies; extensive coverage of the synthesis essay; comprehensive "hit parade" of important vocabulary words; two full-length practice exams with detailed explanations.
Table of contents: title: Pt.1. Welcome to the exam. A brief introduction to the AP English language and composition exam; title: pt. 2. Cracking the system : the multiple-choice section. Cracking the multiple-choice questions; title: pt. 3. Cracking the system : the essays. Basic principles of the essay section; title: The rhetorical analysis essay; title: The argumentative essay; title: The synthesis essay; title: pt. 4. AP English language. Words and their use; title: The hit parade; title: words, words, words; title: pt. 5. AP English composition. Rhetorical fallacies; title: Basic rhetorical modes; title: Complex rhetorical modes; title: pt. 6. The Princeton Review AP English language and composition practice tests and explanations.