Barron's AP English Language and Composition with CD-ROM

by George Ehrenhaft Ed. D.

Overview

This updated manual presents extensive preparation for the Advanced Placement English Language & Composition test with helpful features that include:

Five full-length practice exams with all questions answered and explained

A complete overview of the AP test

Advice and instruction for answering multiple-choice questions

A guide to writing focused and well-organized responses to essay questions

Sample student essays with critiques

Guidelines for evaluating essays and determining final AP exam scores.
The manual comes with a CD-ROM that includes two additional practice tests with answer explanations and automatic scoring.

BONUS ONLINE PRACTICE TEST: Students who purchase this book or package will also get FREE access to one additional full-length online AP English Language and Composition test with all questions answered and explained

System Requirements:

Microsoft® Windows®

Processor: Intel Pentium 4 2.33GHz, Athlon 64 2800+ or faster processor (or equivalent).

Memory: 128MB of RAM.

Graphics Memory: 128MB.

Platforms: Windows 7, Windows Vista®, Windows XP, Windows Server® 2008, Windows Server 2003.

MAC® OS X

Processor: Intel Core® Duo 1.33GHz or faster processor.

Memory: 256MB of AM.

Graphics Memory: 128MB.

Platforms: Mac OS X 10.6, Mac OS X 10.5, Mac OS X 10.4 (Intel) and higher.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781438075150
Publisher:	Barrons Educational Series
Publication date:	01/01/2015
Edition description:	Sixth Edition
Pages:	408
Product dimensions:	8.30(w) x 10.80(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

George Ehrenhaft has been writing for Barron's for over three decades. During that time he has been the author or co-author of books on the SAT, the ACT, and both the AP English Literature and AP English Language exams. Other titles relate to English grammar and essay writing, especially writing college application essays. He has also written several Barron's Book Notes titles about literature, including The Grapes of Wrath. and A Streetcar Named Desire.

Ehrenhaft spent most of his career teaching English in Westchester County, New York, at Fox Lane and Mamaroneck High Schools. He is now a resident of Moraga, California, where he has become a prolific watercolor painter.

Table of Contents

Barron's Essential 5
Acknowledgments


Introduction

1 Getting Acquainted with the Test
Structure of the Exam


Multiple-Choice Questions
Reading Techniques
Essay Questions
How to Increase Your Reading Power
Answering the Questions
Essay Questions from Previous AP Exams
Sample Synthesis Essay Question
Sample Analytical Essay Question
Sample Persuasive Essay Question
How Essays Are Scored

2 Diagnostic Test
Introduction
Section I
Section II
Answer Key
Answer Explanations
Rating Chart
Test Score Worksheet

3 Mastering Multiple-Choice Questions
Language and Rhetoric


Techniques for Tackling Reading Passages

4 Mastering Essay Questions
Steps for Writing the Perfect Essay
Pointers for Writing the Synthesis Essay
How to Write a Synthesis Essay
Sample Synthesis Essay Question
Pointers for Writing Analytical Essays
Planning Your Analystical Essay
Writing a Persuasive Essay
Persuasive Essay Topics for Practice
Arranging Ideas
AP Essay Writing Style
Editing and Proofreading Essays
Sample Analytical Essays
Answer Key to Mini-Workouts

5 Practice Tests
Practice Test A
Section I
Section II
Answer Key
Answer Explanations
Rating Chart
Test Score Worksheet
Practice Test B
Section I
Section II
Answer Key
Answer Explanations
Rating Chart
Test Score Worksheet
Practice Test C
Section I
Section II
Answer Key
Answer Explanations
Rating Chart
Test Score Worksheet
Practice Test D
Section I
Section II
Answer Key
Answer Explanations
Rating Chart
Test Score Worksheet
Glossary
Index