The AP English Language & Composition Study Thread

<p>study/read a boring book?</p>

<p>I took the test today.. I'm international</p>

<p>OMG there were 2 questions regarding the whole argue-aginst-or-for-the-author things for essays. That was really unexpected! One was about compulsory voting in australia and the other was about umm reading. The reading one was really hard because I didnt actually understnad what the whole passage was going on about. My essay for that was totally inaccurate. It was just blabbering haha</p>

<p>2 of those and 1 rhetorical essay. The rhetorical essay was about joan of arc and that took me like 10min to understand the whole prose :s
I think i got formB...being intel and all </p>

<p>MC was fairly average. I finished it with time to spare which I've never really been able to do in my practice tests.
I would say it's Cliif's level. Maybe a teeeeeeeeeeeeeny bit easier. But it was definetly easier than the sample mcs on collegeboard.</p>

<p>The essay thing... really unexpected... I didnt know they were allow to give it like that...</p>

<p>NoFX, my test was exactly like yours. My 3rd essay was crap too. It was also my first time to finish the MC on time (I've never managed to do it in my practice tests).</p>

<p>and uh, I think you might have given away a little too much information...</p>

<p>but most people (in the US) will not be taking our form of the test anyway. Only the "late-testing" will have the same form.</p>

<p>i messed up my MCQ. I think i got everything wrong on the first passage.
i have a habit of starting from the end. : /</p>

<p>Bah we're taking a different test i already bothered to practically outline those lol no matter it was good brain warming :)</p>

<p>mine was form B / international i guess?</p>

<p>Edit: Nevermind, did not realize i was braking board rules until after i read them :).</p>

<p>Josh</p>

<p>On a sidenote, the exam was not too bad.</p>

<p>WOW i tok the the exam, and I thought the MC was EXTREMLY HArd i only managed to do about 27. But i think i got like atleast 10 right.., I Did really well on the essay though.</p>

<p>gw..</p>

<p>Woah that sucks lol i did all but one just finished on time basically// its not BOARD rules its collegeboard rules btw</p>

<p>Wow...That's weird...And yeah, you're not supposed to talk about the essays for at least two days, NoFX. That wasn't the version we had here, yet if that's what the people who take it late will be taking, be quiet about it.</p>

<p>I liked the essays...I had a lot to say on the last one...I wasn't very fond of the multiple choice, though I expected worse. I didn't finish the last section, but I think I did very well on the essays.</p>

<p>Oh, to those not in the U.S., it says that you are NEVER to talk about the content of your test due to the fact stated about the make-ups. Read the sticky.</p>

<p>that was a GG</p>

<p>actually in the US we can talk about the essays in 48 hours, b/c our teachers get the prompts back (or at least thats what my guidance counselor said)
but we aren't supposed to talk about the MC ever, but i hear they are changing it next year (they change it every five years)</p>

<p>I'm scared about the essays. My teacher's been grading practice pieces, and she doesn't like my style. She asks for no static-ness, but i'm trying to keep my voice in the essay while still addressing the prompt. When I write in my regular tone, it ends up going off on a tirade and turns into some unintelligible... thing. :( </p>

<p>Help!? Tips with keeping on the prompt while appealing "above and beyond!?"</p>

<p>we read pride and prejudice in that class and learned absolutely nothing about the english language.</p>

<p>im willing to bed i did better on the practice test that was our summer homework before we started the course than i did on the actual AP exam</p>

<p>I didn't realize that you could study for APE o_o</p>

<p>I aced Language this year by reading only a single book-The Great Gatsby. For all the others, Sparknotes did the trick. I mainly just went with the flow in the class and got a 5. My friends did a lot more work than I did, and ended up with 4s and 3s. Maybe it just depends on if you're a naturally good writer?</p>

<p>I am considering exchanging my cliffs book for PR. Is it wise? I looked at princeton and it actually has info rather than the 6 practice tests cliffs offers.</p>

<p>to those it may or may not evidently concern. the basic strategy to tackling and getting more than 70% right is basically identifying what the writer is thinking. when you read a passage, read it slowly, but find a happy medium between comprehension and quickness. loss of either is is going to mess with your grade. I would suggest taking tests beforehand to figure this out. when you do actually tackle a section figure out what the mood, style and attitude of the author is. I’m sure you’ve been taught this repeatedly. What i always do is try and think what the author would most likely agree with and what will strengthen his/her argument the most. look for telltale signs of what the author is saying, what they are portraying or what they try and sell. delve into the writers work and, as cliched as it may be, become the writer and think to yourself, what would i do based on what I’ve seen so far. As for the comprehension of vocab, i would say that you should do passages in any AP exam book and look up any words that look uncertain to you, as they are used again and again. Oh yea, review your devices, there are online resources for these and they are plentiful</p>

<p>Hahaha…how do you fail so much? I’ve gotten a 9 on every single essay that I’ve written this year. Honestly, its not that hard.</p>