AP Test

Set Your Goals What score do you need, and what are your obstacles to achieving it?

Practice Your Vocabulary Study unfamiliar words and literary terms regularly. Make Flashcards Commit to learning 10-15 words a week. Take an interest in the words you encounter in your assigned reading that you do not know. Look words up in a dictionary and be sure to write their definitions down. Writing the word and its definition will help to get the word in your head.

Read, read, read Read challenging materials, including articles in newspapers and magazines. News, analysis, opinion articles Knowledge of current events Opinion articles can help you read critically and analyze rhetorical strategies Charts, ads, political cartoons

Write, write, write Write your opinions and analyze the world around you. The more you write, the better you will be. Blog: interesting issues and ideas. School paper Clearly and convincingly Back up your arguments with evidence Jot down reoccurring problems in your writing. Draft and redraft your essays.

Follow a routine Take good notes in class, review them, and continue your work outside of class. Make the most of your time. Set a schedule Ask for clarification

Resources AP English and Language Composition- Barron Cracking the AP Language and Composition Exam- The Princeton Review 5 steps to a 5 –McGraw-Hill Online Sources www.mymaxscore.com/aptest www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/sub_englang.html Majortest.com/sat/wordlist

Work Cited Sisson, Jocelyn. My Max Score: AP English Language and Composition. Naperville: Sourcebooks, Inc., 2011. Print.