Fine-tune reading comprehension skills with ease

Get up to speed on all the topics and themes of the AP exam in a focused, step-by-step manner. Beginning with an exam overview and ways to get the most out of an AP English class, this book has you covered. With long- and short-range planning advice, detailed chapters that discuss the four main literary genres, and two full-length practice exams complete with detailed answer explanations and scoring guides, this book helps you perfect the skills you need to get your best possible score. As a bonus, two appendixes provide a full list of teacher-recommened titles to choose from for the open-ended essay, as well as a quick grammar review to address the fundamentals of superior essay writing.

Discover how to:

• Figure out what the questions are really asking

• Maximize your score on multiple-choice questions

• Write effectively and eloquently about poetry, prose, and drama

• Prepare for paired passages and craft a clever open-ended essay