Cracking the AP English Language & Composition Exam, 2006-2007 Edition

by PRINCETON REVIEW

• ISBN13: 9780375765360
• ISBN10: 0375765360
• Additional ISBN(s): 9780375428425
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2006-01-10
• Publisher: Princeton Review
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Summary

The Princeton Review realizes that scoring high on the AP English Language & Composition Exam is very different from earning straight A's in school. We don't try to teach you everything there is to know about English languageonly the strategies and information you'll need to get your highest score. In Cracking the AP English Language and Composition Exam, we'll teach you how to Use our preparation strategies and test-taking techniques to raise your score Focus only on the rhetorical modes and patterns of exposition that are likely to be covered on the test Test your knowledge with review questions for each topic covered This book includes 2 full-length practice AP English Language and Composition tests. All of our practice questions are just like those you'll see on the actual exam, and we explain how to answer every question.

Table of Contents

Part I: Welcome to the Exam	1	(10)
A Brief Introduction to the AP English Language and Composition Exam	3	(8)
Why Do You Need This Book?	4	(1)
A Bit of History You May Want to Know	5	(1)
So Who Writes the AP English Exam---and What Does It Look Like?	6	(1)
What Your Final Score Will Mean	7	(2)
How to Register to Take the Exam (and Other Useful Information)	9	(1)
How to Use This Book	9	(2)
Part II: Cracking the System: The Multiple-Choice Section	11	(12)
Cracking the Multiple-Choice Questions	13	(10)
Relax!	14	(2)
Sample Passage #1 --- Here's How It's Done	16	(5)
To Sum Up	21	(2)
Part III: Cracking the System: The Essays	23	(48)
Basic Principles of the Essay Section	25	(14)
The Format and Content of the Essay Section	26	(1)
The Importance of the Essay Section to Your Score	26	(1)
Ready, Set, Write!	27	(1)
All About AP Essay Scoring	28	(3)
How to Make It Easy for the Reader to Give You a High Score	31	(2)
For and Against the Five-Paragraph Essay	33	(3)
Summary	36	(3)
The Analytical/Expository Essay	39	(12)
Sample Essay #1 --- Here's How It's Done	40	(6)
Sample Essay #2 --- Giving It Another Try	46	(5)
The Argumentative Essay	51	(10)
First, A Word...	52	(1)
Sample Essay #1 --- Here's How It's Done	52	(4)
Sample Essay #2 --- Giving It Another Try	56	(4)
Most of All, Have Fun	60	(1)
New for 2007---The Synthesis Essay	61	(10)
Why Are They Doing This to Me?	62	(1)
Sample Essay #1---Here's How It's Done	62	(8)
Moving On...	70	(1)
Part IV: Ap English Language	71	(50)
Words and Their Use	73	(18)
The Good News and the Bad News About the AP English Language and Composition Exam	74	(1)
Diction	74	(5)
Figurative Language and Rhetoric	79	(7)
Irony and Satire	86	(5)
The Hit Parade---Words, Words, Words	91	(30)
The Hit Parade	92	(29)
Part V: Ap English Composition	121	(36)
Rhetorical Fallacies	123	(8)
Avoiding the Fatal Fallacy	124	(1)
Common Rhetorical Fallacies	124	(5)
Sample Questions	129	(2)
Rhetorical Modes and Patterns of Exposition---Basic Modes	131	(10)
What Are Rhetorical Modes?	132	(1)
Example or Illustration	132	(2)
Classification	134	(2)
Comparison and Contrast	136	(3)
Analogy	139	(1)
Moving On...	140	(1)
Rhetorical Modes and Patterns of Exposition---Complex Modes	141	(16)
Process Analysis	142	(2)
Cause and Effect	144	(1)
Definition	145	(2)
Description	147	(4)
Narration	151	(3)
Induction and Deduction	154	(3)
Part IV: The Princeton Review Ap English Language and Composition Practice Tests and Explanations	157	(84)
Practice Test 1	159	(24)
Practice Test 1: Answers and Explanations	183	(16)
Practice Test 2	199	(28)
Practice Test 2: Answers and Explanations	227	(14)
About the author	241