Ace the AP English Language & Composition Exam with this comprehensive study guide--including 5 full-length practice tests with complete explanations, thorough content reviews, targeted strategies for every section of the exam, and access to online extras.

"5 full-length practice tests; proven techniques for success; complete content review"--cover.

Part IUsing 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.