Barron's Ap English Language and Composition 2008

by Ehrenhaft, George

• ISBN13: 9780764193309
• ISBN10: 0764193309
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-01-01
• Publisher: Barrons Test Prep

Summary

Five full-length practice exams with all questions answered and explained, plus an enlightening overview of the exam are just two of this manual’s valuable features. New in this edition is discussion of the revised essay question first appearing in this test in May of this year. The new essay question focuses on use of documentation and citation skills in essay writing. Test takers will also find detailed practice and review for answering the test’s multiple-choice questions a complete guide to the important essay questions, and information on how essays are scored. Sample students’ essays are presented with critiques pointing out each essay’s strengths and weaknesses. Test takers are advised on the specifics of what they need to know about the craft of writing, and what they need to know about language and rhetoric. A glossary consisting of hundreds of rhetorical terms is also included. This version of the manual comes with an enclosed CD-ROM, which presents two additional full-length exams with questions answered and automatic scoring

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Introducing the AP English Language and Composition Exam PART ONE AP English Language and Composition Exam Preparation Overview of the Test Multiple-Choice Questions Sample Passage and Questions Reading Practice Passages for Practice Essay Questions Questions from Previous AP Exams Sample Questions How Essays Are Scored Questions with Student Responses Writing Essays: What You Need to Know About the Craft of Writing Writing Essays: What You Need to Know About Language and Rhetoric PART TWO Practice English Language and Composition Tests Practice Test A Practice Test B Practice Test C Practice Test D GLOSSARY INDEX