Barron's AP English Language and Composition, 5th Edition - Softcover

Ehrenhaft, George

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1438002033 ISBN 13: 9781438002033

Publisher: Barron's Educational Series Inc.,U.S., 2013

Synopsis

Paperback. Pub Date :2013-05-20 Pages: 416 Language: English Publisher: Barrons Educational Series Inc. US This updated manual presents extensive preparation for the Advanced Placement test. with helpful features that include: * Five full-length practice exams with all questions answered and explained * Guidelines for evaluating essays and determining final AP exam scores * A complete overview covering everything students need to know about language and rhetoric for the AP test * Advice and instruction for answering multiple-choice questions * A guide to writing focused and well-organized responses to essay questionsThe manual also presents sample student essays with critiques that point out their strengths and weaknesses.

About this title

Product Description:

This updated manual presents extensive preparation for the Advanced Placement test, with helpful features that include: Five full-length practice exams with all questions answered and explained Guidelines for evaluating essays and determining final AP exam scores A complete overview covering everything students need to know about language and rhetoric for the AP test Advice and instruction for answering multiple-choice questions A guide to writing focused and well-organized responses to essay questions The manual also presents sample student essays with critiques that point out their strengths and weaknesses.

From the Inside Flap:

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

2 Diagnostic Test
Section I
Section II
Answer Key
Answer Explanations

3 Mastering Multiple-Choice Questions
Five Rules of Thumb
Language and Rhetoric
Techniques for Tackling Reading Passages

4 Mastering Essay Questions
Steps for Writing the Perfect Essay
Pointers for Writing the Synthesis Essay
Sample Synthesis Essay Question
Pointers for Writing Analytical Essays
Writing a Persuasive Essay
Editing and Proofreading Essays
Sample Analytical Essay Question
Answer Key to Mini-Workouts

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

About this edition

• Publisher: Barron's Educational Series Inc.,U.S.
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1438002033
• ISBN 13: 9781438002033
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 408