AP English Language & Composition (Paperback, CD-ROM, 7th)

About Research & Education Association vii
Study Schedule ix

Chapter 1 1

Excelling on the AP English Language & Composition Exam 3
About This Book and Testware® 3
About the Exam 3
Scoring the Exam 4
Distribution of Grades 6
How to Use This Book and Testware® 6
How to Contact the AP Program 7

Chapter 2 9

Learning About the "Other" Literature 11
What Is Literature? 11
A Brief Look at the Significance of the Essay 11
Strategies for Critical Reading of Prose Passages 12
What Critical Readers Do 12
Commentary on Mark Twain's "Female Suffrage" 25
Commentary on Ben Franklin's "The Handsome and Deformed Leg" 28
Commentary on the Excerpt from Charles Lamb's "A Bachelor's Complaint of the Behaviour of Married People" 31
Conclusion 32

Chapter 3 33

Writing About the "Other" Literature: A Critical Dialogue 35
Critical Writing 35
Writing as Dialogue 35
Writing for the AP Examination 36
Strategies for Analysis and Argument 36
Analytic Writing: A Critical Dialogue with Washington Irving's "The Voyage" 43
A Critical Dialogue on "Idleness an Anxious and Miserable State" by Samuel Johnson and "An Apology for Idlers" by Robert Louis Stevenson 51
A Brief Review of Argumentative Structure 52
Argument Outline 52

Chapter 4 55

Preparing for and Taking the AP Exam 57
Format of the AP English Language & Composition Examination 57
Changes for the May 2007 Exam 57
Critical Reading of Prose Passages 58
Answering Multiple-Choice Questions 67
Answering Essay Questions 75
Strategies for Answering Essay Questions 76
Scoring Guidelines 78

Chapter 5 83

Glossary of Literary and Rhetorical Terms 85
Ap English Language &Composition Practice Exam 1 95
Exam 1 97
Answer Key 132
Detailed Explanations of Answers 133
Ap English Language & Composition Practice Exam 2 149
Exam 2 151
Answer Key 186
Detailed Explanations of Answers 187
Ap English Language & Composition Practice Exam 3 203
Exam 3 205
Answer Key 237
Detailed Explanations of Answers 238
Appendices 255
Appendix A Punctuation 257
Appendix B Spelling 272
Answer Sheets 279
Installing REAs TESTware® 287