<CRACKING THE AP ENGLISH LANGUAGE & COMPOSITION EXAM(2012)>: If you need to know it, it’s in this book! Cracking the AP English Language & Composition Exam, 2012 Edition, includes:
· A comprehensive “Hit Parade” of important vocabulary words
· Detailed coverage of all essays types—rhetorical analysis, argumentative, and synthesis
· Useful techiniques for cracking the multiple-choice section
· 2 full-length practice tests with detailed explanations
· Updated strategies that reflect the AP test scoring change
PART I: WELCOME TO THE EXAM 1
1 A Brief Introduction to the AP English Language and Composition
Exam 3
Why Do You Need This Book? 4
A Bit of History You May Want to Know 5
So Who Writes the AP English Exam-and What Does It Look Like? 6
What Your Final Score Will Mean 7
How to Register to Take the Exam (and Other Useful Information) 9
How to Use This Book 9
PART II: CRACKING THE SYSTEM: THE MULTIPLE-CHOICE SECTION 11
2 Cracking the Multiple-Choice Questions 13
Relax! 14
Sample Passage #1-Here's How It's Done 17
Further Practice 21
Explanations 23
To Sum Up 24
PART III: CRACKING THE SYSTEM: THE ESSAYS 25
3 Basic Principles of the Essay Section 27
The Format and Content of the Essay Section 28
The Importance of the Essay Section to Your Score 28
Ready, Set, Write! 29
All About AP Essay Scoring 30
How to Make It Easy for the Reader to Give You a High Score 32
For and Against the Five-Paragraph Essay 35
Summary 38
4 The Rhetorical Analysis Essay 41
Is This A Rhetorical Question? 42
Sample Essay #1-Here's How It's Done 42
Sample Essay #2-Giving It Another Try 49
Key Terms 53
5 The Argumentative Essay 55
First, AWord 56
Sample Essay #1-Here's How It's Done 56
Sample Essay #2-Giving It Another Try 60
Most of All, Have Fun 64
Key Terms 64
6 The Synthesis Essay 65
Why Are They Doing This to Me? 66
Sample Essay #1-Here's How It's Done 66
Moving On... 77
Key Terms 77
PART IV: AP ENGLISH LANGUAGE 79
7 Words and Their Use 81
The Good News and the Bad News About the AP English Language and
Composition Exam 82
Diction 82
Rhetoric and Figurative Language 87
Irony and Satire 95
Key Terms 99
8 The Hit Parade--Words, Words, Words 101
The Hit Parade 102
PART V: AP ENGLISH COMPOSITION 131
9 Rhetorical Fallacies 133
Avoiding the Fatal Fallacy 134
Common Rhetorical Fallacies 134
Sample Questions 139
Key Terms 141
10 Basic Rhetorical Modes 143
What Are Rhetorical Modes? 144
Example or Illustration 144
Classification 146
Comparison and Contrast 148
Analogy 151
Moving On... 152
Key Terms 153
11 Complex Rhetorical Modes 155
Process Analysis 156
Cause and Effect 158
Definition 160
Description 162
Narration 166
Induction and Deduction 169
Key Terms 171
PART VI: THE PRINCETON REVIEW AP ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND COMPOSITION
PRACTICE TESTS AND EXPLANATIONS 173
12 Practice Test 1 175
13 Practice Test 1: Answers and Explanations 201
14 Practice Test 2 217
15 Practice Test 2: Answers and Explanations 245
ABOUT THE AUTHOR 257
