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Cliffs AP English Language and Composition
by Barbara V. Swovelin
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Cliffs Notes (2001-01-02)
ISBN: 0764586858
EAN: 9780764586859
UPC: 785555046566
Dewy Decimal #: 428.0076
Paperback: 336 pages
Edition: 2
SKU: 111408013
Condition: Used: Good
Comments: ...no markings or highlighting...minor creases in cover
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Editorial Reviews
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Product Description
CliffsAP English Language and Composition, 2nd Edition introduces you to the exam format and grading scale along with detailed analysis of question types and answers. It includes four full-length practice exams with full explanations for all multiple-choice answers and sample essay responses with analysis. To really make your advanced level of study pay off, learn how to take the test in a way that will earn you the most credit. This guide to the AP English Language and Composition Examination will help you maximize the fruits of your study.
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Customer Reviews
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Best AP Teacher's Tool!
Rating  (5)
Date: 2007-06-22
I use this with my AP Students and it serves as a true basis for the entire course overall! My students have learned an extensive amount from the help of CliffsNotes. It provides you with everything you need to know for the test, and it gives you your own leeway to do what you will with all of the information given.
Buy this product! It is worth it
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HURRAY!!!!
Rating (5)
Date: 2006-03-01
3 out of 4 customers found this reveiw helpful
This book is awesome... I haven't used it a lot recently but it is a great study guide for the AP test. I hope that I pass with flying colors and I think I will thanks to this life saver.
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Not bad. I managed to get a 4 using this book only.
Rating  (4)
Date: 2004-12-06
7 out of 7 customers found this reveiw helpful
I'll be honest. I think I was well prepared for AP exam way before reading this book. I've had hardcore Honors English 2 to help prep me for the AP class.
I didn't use this book till the week before the exam. The multiple choice questions were nothing like the ones on the AP exam, which I thought were easier than the ones in the book. If you really want to do well on AP exam, just do the multiple choice and see what you missed. I scored low on each exam (missed 10 or so) and didnt grade myself on the essays.
The good parts of the book are the comprehensive review of glossary terms and the section on writing the essay. AP English is the easiest AP exam to prep for. You don't necessarily need the AP class. You just need to know literary terms and how to write concisely. Overall, 4 stars for getting me the 4 on the AP exam. For the most part, most people in my class got 4s and I dont necessarily think it has to do with the book, but I think if you need practice, this is a decent book.
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Excellent prep book
Rating (5)
Date: 2004-08-30
10 out of 11 customers found this reveiw helpful
I basically took the AP Lang exam using only this book to prepare, and I scored a 5. I did walk into it with pretty developed writing skills, but this book helped me understand and improve my literary analysis. I did about ten of the sample essays and one of the multiple choice sections in the practice tests. The student written essays are helpful; the high scoring ones give you a good idea of what the scorers are looking for.
The main thing to keep in mind on the AP Lang test is sounding intelligent is most important, even if your points are simple. As Oscar Wilde so eloquently put it, "In matters of great importance, style, not sincerity, is what really matters."
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OK
Rating  (3)
Date: 2004-07-25
1 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
This book had a decent list of terms, although I've stumbled across better ones in books my friends owned. The main plus to it was detailed analysis of essays written by students under the exact same testing conditions. Although their examples of 8's and 9's seemed quite a bit higher than what my teacher accepted (and she's a tough grader), it was helpful to see how my writing stacked up. I scored a 4 on the exam, with this being my main study guide. Also, my teacher would pass copies out to the class for discussion a few times a year, meaning that she approved, I'm sure.
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