AP English language and composition prep (2023)

Part I Using This Book to Improve Your AP Score 1

Part II Practice Test 1 5

Part III About the AP English Language and Composition Exam 43

Part IV Test-Taking Strategies for the AP English Language and Composition Exam 49

1 How to Approach Multiple-Choice Questions 51

2 Using Time Effectively to Maximize Points 73

3 Pacing Drills 77

4 How to Approach the Essays: Basic Principles 97

5 How to Approach the Synthesis Essay 109

6 How to Approach the Rhetorical Analysis Essay 129

7 How to Approach the Argument Essay 147

Part V Content and Skill Review for the AP English Language and Composition Exam 159

8 Rhetorical Situation 161

9 Claims and Evidence 169

10 Reasoning and Organization 175

11 Style 211

Part VI Practice Tests 2, 3, and 4 223.