<p>So I'm a junior and my school doesn't offer AP English Language. However, I'm a pretty good writer (usually the only one in the class to get A's on essays, not to sound annoyingly pretentious lulz). So, other than the essays, which my teacher said he will look over/make sure they are up to par, how much information is there to learn? Could I do it in one weekend?</p>
<p>Honestly, no need to study. I purchased the Princeton Review book last year and barely looked at it the night before the test last year (I’d forgotten I’d signed up for it).</p>
<p>There were a lot of definitions of literary terms and whatnot, but honestly there were about 300 words and the test only asked about one or two of them…</p>
<p>I got a 5.</p>
<p>So I’d say as long as you get As in honors/accelerated English classes you should be fine. No sweat.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>Oh wow. Well that’s good to hear. What makes up the test? Like how many multiple choice (and what kind, is it reading comprehension and terms) and how many essays?</p>
<p>Get all the existing released tests (only 3 or 4 this millenium) and if you still need more, get the practice books. I think Cliff’s has the best tests, but they’re all problematic–still good for practice, though.</p>
<p>I am in a similar situation. My AP English Lang. class is absolutely useless. We read books and do nothing with them and start assignments and go anywhere with them. We read “The Hunger Games” and now we are reading “The Scarlet Letter” while studying the Harlem Renaissance. My teacher is a hot mess. I’ve been studying on my own using a Princeton Review book and Quizlet. I’ve also been studying notes from my sophomore English class, which surprisingly are very useful for AP. And I’ve been doing practice essays. </p>
<p>I think that studying the rhetorical devices, fallacies, and terms and practicing multiple-choice and essays will be my course of action.</p>
<p>AP Lang is really easy. There’s not much hard-and-fast content to learn. A lot of it comes down to how well you read and write.</p>
<p>The multiple choice section has an SAT critical reading flavor to it. If you’re good at SAT CR passages, you’re fine. For the essays, it’s helpful to go to the College Board website and look up past free response questions. From there you can see sample essays, their scores, and specific feedback. That way you have an idea of what the graders are looking for.</p>
<p>I’m quite worried about this test too. Seems like I have to blindly take it. Anyone have any multiple choice tests I could have?</p>
<p>Thanks for all the responses! </p>
<p>I have been crazy busy with my other exams, but thanks for the suggestion of looking at past essays. That’s an amazing idea. I did a couple practice questions out of cliffs and got like 85% so I think I’ll be okay. I’m just gonna wing it, cause I have AP Bio Monday and I have stat Wednesday as well, so there isn’t much time to study.</p>
<p>I took the AP English Language exam without every looking at a practice question. I scored a 5. My class was also a joke that was basically random talks about life for 90 minutes. The class is pointless. I wish I was so lucky as to only have to take the exam.</p>