How to Prepare for the AP English Language and Composition

Download or read book How to Prepare for the AP English Language and Composition written by George Ehrenhaft and published by Barrons Educational Series. This book was released on 2004-02-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This all-new, up-to-date edition of Barron's best-selling guide to AP English offers stu-dents substantial help in preparing for both the multiple-choice and essay portions of the AP English Language and Composition exam. It features separate sections on what stu-dents need to know about the craft of writing and what they should know about about language and rhetoric. Each section includes sample questions, strategies for answering them, and passages for reading practice and discussion. The guide also offers four com-plete practice tests modeled on actual released AP exams. Answers to every multiple-choice question are fully explained. An analysis of each essay question is accompanied by suggestions for writing a thoughtful response. The book also contains several student-written AP essays for study and evaluation, as well as an extensive glossary of rhetorical terms drawn from recent AP exams.