<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