导语

  

    : 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

内容提要

  

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