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Author comments
Grace Freedson is president of Grace Freedson Publishing Network and a former editor in chief of Barron's Educational Series.
Barbara Murphy is on the faculty of Syracuse University's Project Advance in English. She taught AP Language and other college-level courses for over 20 years. She has been a reader of the AP Language and Composition Exam and is a consultant for the College Board's AP Language and Composition division.
Estelle Rankin taught AP Literature for over 25 years. She was honored with the AP Literature Teacher of the Year Award in 1996 and received the Long Island Teacher of the Year Award in 1990.
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A Perfect Plan for the Perfect Score!
5 reasons to make this your guide to acing the AP Language and Composition exam:
- Only the McGraw-Hill 5 Steps to a 5 examination series helps you to design a course of study tailored to your unique needs and learning style.
- Each innovative guide is structured around a helpful, easy-to-follow Five-Step Plan:
Step 1: Develop the Study Plan
Step 2: Develop the Knowledge
- Step 3: Develop the Skills
Step 4: Develop the Strategies
Step 5: Develop the Confidence
- This flexible study tool is also tailored to three types of students. For students who work well on a timeline, there is a "Month-by-Month" approach that follows the school year and a "Calendar Countdown" approach that begins with the New Year. For students who do their best under the gun, the "Basic Training" option covers the AP basics in just four weeks.
- A Diagnostic / Master Exam will help you pinpoint your strengths and weaknesses while providing you with powerful insights into the structure of the test itself.
- Finally, a Comprehensive Review will acquaint you with essential terms and concepts while providing practices to sharpen you're your analytical, interpretive, and writing skills.
And if that's not enough, here are 5 more great reasons to choose this guide over all the other AP English Language and Composition test prep books:
- Award-winning authors with decades of experience as AP educators and AP exam developers
- Sample tests that closely simulate real exams
- Icons highlighting important facts, vocabulary, and frequently asked questions
- Boxed quotes offering advice from AP teachers, college professors, and students who have aced the exams
- Links to valuable online test resources, Web sites, and author email addresses for students with follow-up questions
