<p>Can someone tell me the best AP eng. prep? For both lit and lang. or whatever they are called.</p>
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<p>I really need help, you guys, seriously.</p>
<p>I really just DO NOT GET IT. </p>
<p>I got this AP book, and yes, I'm getting better at my AP essays, but Barrons is doing NOTHING to help my multiple choice.</p>
<p>Please, I really need help with multiple choice!</p>
<p>Bumpity Hump Hump!</p>
<p>I don't think you can really get better at as you can in say Physics or Calculus. English sort of depends on the kind of writer and reader you are. Of course, you can practice essays to help you get faster at them, but that's about it. Same with the multiple choice; I think you have to be good at it to begin with (same like the SAT Verbal, but I mean some people can raise their scores, and good for them).</p>
<p>I am not sure what im going to get. But the best way to prepare is to read books like Walden, Emerson's many essays (self-reliance, intellect, etc)., and lots of history text. This will enable you to understand writing from earlier periods as well as have examples to support your essays. Now for understanding the concept of anazlying writing, buy Cliffs, Princeton, or Kaplan. Each of these will give you a basic understanding of what you need. Its best to get two of the above because they have practice tests. Cliffs= 5, Princeton = 2, Kaplan = 4. I have read each of them myself, and finished all practice tests except for 1, and think Cliffs is around the test and parts of princeton and kaplan. If you do not have enough money, go with Cliffs. If you are a struggling writer with the essays, buy 5 steps to a 5 English Language (includes both Ap Lang and Eng Lit.) This will give you a few good concepts for writing any essay, which I highly suggest. Why take my advice? I have all of these books and have taken the ttest recently. Hopefully i score a 4 or 5 =).</p>
<p>Seriously, the best prep for AP lang/lit is to PM me and ask me questions. I'll mentor you and explain to you how to alter your style of thinking and reading so that you can understand the passages and be able to eliminate all ambiguity from the questions. </p>
<p>English has always been my forte. I had the highest grade in my AP Lit class all year (97-98), and got a 4 on AP Lang last year without even taking the class or studying from a prep book or anything. Having just taken the Lit exam, I can honestly say there's no way I didn't get a 5. Whatever you don't understand about AP English I can explain.</p>
<p>Why am I willing to do this? It's great practice for me for the Literature SATII. Oh yeah, and because I'm a nice guy :-)</p>
<p>Hope to hear from you.</p>
<p>Andre</p>
<p>SAT reading is different from AP in that you have to get better at identifying evidence that is in the text. I mean, if you suck at English, it will be really really hard to get an 800, but you can surely improve if you made like a 500 or 600. I mean, I think I qualify as proof of that. XD</p>
<p>OMG, D_T and Andre!! THANKYOU SO MUCH!</p>
<p>In the AP eng test, it is IMPORTANT not to overthink things. I know many who missed many questions because they tried to analyze it too much. Just relax and go with your instinct and when you don't understand it, read it over and over again... At some point, you are likely to get somewhat of an understanding of it (not all of it, just enough to answer MCs and write essays)</p>
<p>^^^
I agree with uyulove. Don't over analyze. I am also one of those victims of overanalyzation. While you read underline the parts you think are important. It will help you focus even if it isn't the most important part of the passage. Also don't underline everything. I think taking a paragraph at a time is a good bet. Read the paragraph and write a sentence or just a few words summarizing each idea.
For the essays, read student essays. It will help you understand what they want. You will not write 8 or 9 essays but you will probably be able to get a 7</p>