<p>Yay sparknotes!!! I would fail epically without it :)</p>
<p>Hamlet/Heart of Darkness/ Frankenstein/Wuthering Heights, for me. </p>
<p>If Life of Pi too contemporary, or do you think it qualifies as having equivalent literary merit? It’s a pity that Harry Potter is out.</p>
<p>Heart of Darkness/Jane Eyre/Hamlet ?</p>
<p>haha.</p>
<p>If I get a 4 I get out of ENG 101 freshman year.</p>
<p>pleasepleaseplease.</p>
<p>I am SO worried about this test.</p>
<p>Yes, the open question does provide you with a list of books that you can choose from. You’ll feel even better knowing that you’ve read at least one of them haha.</p>
<p>I personally feel like I’m screwed for this test.</p>
<p>I think that:</p>
<p>Frankenstein/1984/Hamlet/Wuthering Heights would be the best books to look over.</p>
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<p>My teacher told us that there is no such thing as “too contemporary” …the book just has to be complex enough, employ enough literary devices, etc.</p>
<p>I’m going into that test totally blind (no idea what it’s like)…it will be fun…;)</p>
<p>What do you usally need raw score wise to get a 4 on it?</p>
<p>Out of the MC, if you are getting 35s and about the same estimated on FR, is that about a 4?</p>
<p>1984/Beowulf/Hamlet/Catcher in the Rye</p>
<p>I know Beowulf best, and we just read Hamlet in class so hopefully I can use of those.</p>
<p>hey it said on a practice test from 2004 to choose a book or play to write the essay on, but do you all think an epic poem would suffice as well? ive been in an ancient history class and we read the odyssey and iliad practically all year…</p>
<p>Just to make things make more sense…</p>
<p>The AP English Literature exam is a LITERAL composition and READING knowledge exam. Unlike the English Language exam, which tests you basically on a “harder” version of critical reading, you will need to write more essays and actually have knowledge of English canon.</p>
<p>There’s a basic set of books (I believe there is a traditional 10?) that is recommended to have been read prior to the taking of this test–many of which have already been suggested in this thread. If I were you, I would make sure I spark note every book mentioned here and more (Search online for books that are traditionally on the exam).</p>
<p>How’s the combination of The Awakening/Hamlet/The Namesake/The Great Gatsby?
I think I’ll be doing The Awakening… I absolutely hated it, but I find it easy to write about.
The Namesake was my all-time favorite book, and I might use it.</p>
<p>Dude, how did you hate the awakening. Anyways, I don’t think you should write about a book you hate.</p>
<p>Anyone have any ideas on getting a better multiple choice score? I always end up getting around 45% on practice exams…</p>
<p>I also disliked The Awakening… </p>
<p>I pretty much was indifferent to all the books I read senior year. I loved the books I read my junior year. The only book I sort of liked from this year was Frankenstein.</p>
<p>My teacher is a reader and said the readers for #3 look down upon the essays that use Hamlet because it is so widely employed for that question… I would look elsewhere.
I’m reviewing King Lear/Their Eyes Were Watching God/Brave New World/MacBeth.</p>
<p>I heard that Hamlet was also not a good book to study. I was looking over my practice ap test yesterday, and I looked at the back where it explains the essays for number 3. </p>
<p>The AP Powerpack stated that Hamlet is widely overused, and the readers often get bored with reading Hamlet essays.</p>