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| Preface | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| How to Use This Book | |
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| The Five-Step Program | |
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| Some Basics | |
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| The Organization of the Book | |
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| Introduction to the Five-Step Program | |
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| Three Approaches to Preparing for the AP Literature Exam | |
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| Introduction to the Graphics Used in the Book | |
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| Calendars for Preparing for the AP Literature Exam | |
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| What You Need to Know About the AP Literature Exam | |
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| Introduction to the AP Literature Exam | |
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| Background on the Advanced Placement Exam | |
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| Reasons for Taking the Advanced Placement Exam | |
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| What You Need to Know about the AP Lit Exam | |
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| A "Walk Through" the Diagnostic/Master Exam | |
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| Advanced Placement Literature and Composition | |
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| Section I of the Exam: The Multiple-Choice Questions | |
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| Introduction to the Multiple-Choice Section of the Exam | |
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| Types of Multiple-Choice Questions | |
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| Scoring the Multiple-Choice Section | |
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| Strategies for Answering the Multiple-Choice Questions | |
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| Answer Sheet for Diagnostic Multiple-Choice Questions | |
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| The Multiple-Choice Section of the Diagnostic/Master Exam | |
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| Explanation of Answers to the Multiple-Choice Questions of the Diagnostic/Master Exam | |
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| The Prose Passage Essay | |
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| Introduction to the Prose Passage Essay | |
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| Types of Prose Passage Essay Questions | |
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| Rating the Prose Passage Essay | |
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| Timing the Essay | |
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| Working the Prompt | |
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| Reading and Notating the Prose Passage | |
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| Writing the Opening Paragraph | |
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| Writing the Body of the Prose Passage Essay | |
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| Sample Student Essays | |
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| Rating the Student Essays | |
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| Rapid Review | |
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| The Poetry Essay | |
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| Introduction to the Poetry Essay | |
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| Types of Prompts Used for the Poetry Essay | |
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| Timing and Planning the Poetry Essay | |
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| Working the Prompt | |
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| Writing the Opening Paragraph | |
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| Writing the Body of the Poetry Essay | |
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| Sample Student Essays | |
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| Rating the Student Essays | |
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| Rapid Review | |
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| The Free-Response Essay | |
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| Introduction to the Free-Response Essay | |
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| Types of Free-Response Prompts | |
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| General Rubrics for the Free-Response Essay | |
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| Timing and Planning the Free-Response Essay | |
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| Working the Prompt from the Diagnostic Master Exam | |
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| Developing the Opening Paragraph | |
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| Developing the Body of the Essay | |
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| Sample Student Essays | |
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| Rating the Student Essays | |
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| Final Comments | |
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| Rapid Review | |
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| Comprehensive Review: Developing the Knowledge, Skills, and Strategies | |
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| Introduction to Review Section | |
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| Prose Review | |
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| Introduction to Prose | |
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| Five Aspects of Every Narrative | |
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| Types of Novels | |
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| Literary Terminology | |
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| Prose Analysis | |
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| Final Comments | |
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| Rapid Review | |
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| Poetry Review | |
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| Introduction to Poetry | |
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| The Structure of Poetry | |
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| Types of Poetry | |
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| Interpretation of Poetry | |
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| Poems for Comparison and Contrast | |
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| Rapid Review | |
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| Developing Confidence by Applying Skills | |
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| Practice Exam 1 | |
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| Answers to Multiple-Choice Questions | |
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| Rating the Essay Section | |
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| Practice Exam 2 | |
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| Answers to Multiple-Choice Questions | |
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| Rating the Essay Section | |
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| After Words | |
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| A Suggested Reading Guide | |
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| Classicism | |
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| Realism | |
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| Romanticism | |
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| Impressionism | |
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| Expressionism | |
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| Naturalism | |
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| General Bibliography | |
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| Glossary of Terms | |
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| Websites Related to the Advanced Placement Exam | |