Title: CliffsAP English language and composition
First published: 2001
Description: CliffsAP study guides help you gain an edge on Advanced Placement exams. Review exercises, realistic practice exams, and effective test-taking strategies are the key to calmer nerves and higher AP scores.   CliffsAP English Language and Composition, 2nd Edition, is for college-bound students who are preparing to take the AP English Language and Composition Exam, which colleges use to assess your ability to perform college-level work. This easy-to-use guide provides you with insight into both the multiple choice and free-response sections of the exam. Inside, you'll find    Five full-length practice tests  A detailed overview of the different types of multiple choice questions  Explanations of how the essays are scored  Sample topics with actual student essays  A diagnostic mini-test to help you assess your test-taking strengths and weaknesses     The exam's multiple choice questions are designed to test your ability to analyze prose passages, and the free response section tests your writing ability in a variety of modes and for a variety of purposes. This guide shows you plenty of examples of each, covering the following areas:    Rhetoric and rhetorical modes, and author meaning and purpose  Organization and structure  The main idea of a passage  Planning and writing your essay  Suggestions on writing style  Plus, a glossary of terms for the multiple choice and free response sections     This comprehensive guide offers a thorough review of key concepts and detailed answer explanations. It's all you need to do your best -- and get the college credits you deserve.   Advanced Placement Program and AP are registered trademarks of the College Board, which was not involved in the production of, and does not endorse this product.
Subjects: Examinations, Study Aids & Workbooks, Advanced placement programs (Education), English language, Composition and exercises, Study guides, College entrance achievement tests, Nonfiction, English language, composition and exercises, English language, examinations, questions, etc., Universities and colleges, entrance examinations