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| Text Permissions | |
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| Art Credits | |
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| Author Acknowledgments | |
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| Study Guide Checklist | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Format and Scoring of a Recent AP Language and Composition Exam | |
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| General Description | |
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| Questions Commonly Asked About the AP English Exams | |
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| Some Successful Testing Strategies | |
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| Analysis of Exam Areas | |
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| Introduction to the Multiple-Choice Section | |
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| Ability Tested | |
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| Basic Skills Necessary | |
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| Directions | |
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| Analysis of Directions | |
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| Suggested Strategies for Reading Passages and Questions | |
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| Reasons Answers May Be Wrong | |
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| Question Categories to Expect | |
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| Questions About Rhetoric | |
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| Questions About the Author's Meaning and Purpose | |
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| Questions About the Main Idea | |
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| Questions About Organization and Structure | |
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| Questions About Rhetorical Modes | |
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| Other Possibilities | |
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| Examples of Multiple-Choice Passages and Questions | |
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| Set 1 | |
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| Answers and Explanations for Set 1 | |
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| Set 2 | |
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| Answers and Explanations for Set 2 | |
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| A Successful Approach to the Multiple-Choice Section | |
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| Introduction to the Essay Section | |
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| Ability Tested | |
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| Basic Skills Necessary | |
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| Directions | |
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| Analysis of Directions | |
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| Suggested Strategies for Essays | |
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| Essay Scoring | |
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| High Score (8-9) | |
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| Medium-High Score (6-7) | |
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| Medium Score (5) | |
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| Medium-Low Score (3-4) | |
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| Low Score (1-2) | |
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| Types of Essay Topics | |
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| Pacing the Essay | |
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| Planning the Essay | |
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| Writing the Essay | |
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| Developing Strong Body Paragraphs | |
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| A Few Words About Satire | |
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| Some Suggestions About Style | |
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| Sample Topics with Student Essays | |
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| Question 1 | |
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| Scoring Guide for Question 1 (Fanny Burney) | |
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| High-Scoring Essay | |
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| Analysis of the High-Scoring Essay | |
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| Medium-Scoring Essay | |
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| Analysis of the Medium-Scoring Essay | |
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| Question 2 | |
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| Scoring Guide for Question 2 (Thomas More) | |
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| High-Scoring Essay | |
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| Analysis of the High-Scoring Essay | |
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| Medium-Scoring Essay | |
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| Analysis of the Medium-Scoring Essay | |
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| Diagnostic Mini-Test | |
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| Mini-Test | |
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| Multiple-Choice Questions | |
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| Essay Question | |
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| Answer Key for the Mini-Test | |
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| Answers and Explanations for the Mini-Test | |
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| Multiple-Choice Questions | |
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| Essay Question | |
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| Scoring Guide for the Essay Question (Michel de Crevecoeur) | |
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| High-Scoring Essay | |
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| Analysis of the High-Scoring Essay | |
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| Medium-Scoring Essay | |
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| Analysis of the Medium-Scoring Essay | |
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| Past AP English Language Essays | |
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| Past AP English Language and Composition Essay Topics | |
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| Glossary of Important Terms for the AP English Language and Composition Exam | |
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| Terms for the Multiple-Choice and Essay Sections | |
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| Terms for the Essay Section | |
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| Six Full-Length Practice Tests | |
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| Practice Test 1 | |
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| Multiple-Choice Questions | |
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| Essay Questions | |
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| Question 1 | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Assignment | |
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| Source A | |
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| Source B | |
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| Source C | |
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| Source D | |
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| Source E | |
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| Source F | |
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| Question 2 | |
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| Question 3 | |
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| Answer Key for Practice Test 1 | |
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| Multiple-Choice Questions | |
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| First Passage | |
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| Second Passage | |
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| Third Passage | |
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| Fourth Passage | |
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| Essay Questions | |
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| Practice Test 1 Scoring Worksheet | |
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| Multiple-Choice Questions | |
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| Essay Questions | |
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| Final Score | |
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| Probable Final AP Score | |
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| Answers and Explanations for Practice Test 1 | |
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| Multiple-Choice Questions | |
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| First Passage | |
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| Second Passage | |
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| Third Passage | |
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| Fourth Passage | |
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| Essay Questions | |
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| Question 1 | |
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| Scoring Guide for Question 1 (Media Influence on Natural Disasters) | |
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| High-Scoring Essay | |
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| Analysis of High-Scoring Essay | |
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| Medium-Scoring Essay | |
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| Analysis of Medium-Scoring Essay | |
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| Question 2 | |
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| Scoring Guide for Question 2 (Virginia Woolf) | |
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| High-Scoring Essay | |
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| Analysis of the High-Scoring Essay | |
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| Medium-Scoring Essay | |
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| Analysis of the Medium-Scoring Essay | |
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| Question 3 | |
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| Scoring Guide for Question 3 (Ralph Waldo Emerson) | |
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| High-Scoring Essay | |
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| Analysis of the High-Scoring Essay | |
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| Medium-Scoring Essay | |
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| Analysis of the Medium-Scoring Essay | |
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| Practice Test 2 | |
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| Multiple-Choice Questions | |
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| Essay Questions | |
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| Question 1 | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Assignment | |
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| Source A | |
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| Source B | |
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| Source C | |
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| Source F | |
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| Question 2 | |
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| Question 3 | |
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| Answer Key for Practice Test 2 | |
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| Multiple-Choice Questions | |
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| First Passage | |
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| Second Passage | |
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| Third Passage | |
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| Fourth Passage | |
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| Essay Questions | |
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| Practice Test 2 Scoring Worksheet | |
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| Multiple-Choice Questions | |
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| Essay Questions | |
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| Final Score | |
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| Probable Final AP Score | |
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| Answers and Explanations for Practice Test 2 | |
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| Multiple-Choice Questions | |
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| First Passage | |
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| Second Passage | |
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| Third Passage | |
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| Fourth Passage | |
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| Essay Questions | |
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| Question 1 | |
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| Scoring Guide for Question 1 (NEA Grant Funding) | |
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| High-Scoring Essay | |
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| Analysis of the High-Scoring Essay | |
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| Medium-Scoring Essay | |
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| Analysis of Medium-Scoring Essay | |
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| Question 2 | |
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| Scoring Guide for Question 2 (M. F. K. Fisher and Maya Angelou) | |
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| High-Scoring Essay | |
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| Analysis of the High-Scoring Essay | |
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| Medium-Scoring Essay | |
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| Analysis of the Medium-Scoring Essay | |
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| Question 3 | |
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| Scoring Guide for Question 3 (William Hazlitt) | |
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| High-Scoring Essay | |
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| Analysis of the High-Scoring Essay | |
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| Medium-Scoring Essay | |
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| Analysis of the Medium-Scoring Essay | |
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| Practice Test 3 | |
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| Multiple-Choices Questions | |
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| Essay Questions | |
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| Question 1 | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Assignment | |
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| Source C | |
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| Source D | |
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| Source E | |
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| Source F | |
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| Question 2 | |
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| Question 3 | |
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| Answer Key for Practice Test 3 | |
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| Multiple-Choice Questions | |
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| First Passage | |
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| Second Passage | |
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| Third Passage | |
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| Fourth Passage | |
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| Essay Questions | |
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| Practice Test 3 Scoring Worksheet | |
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| Multiple-Choice Questions | |
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| Essay Questions | |
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| Final Score | |
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| Probable Final AP Score | |
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| Answers and Explanations for Practice Test 3 | |
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| Multiple-Choice Questions | |
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| Second Passage | |
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| Third Passage | |
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| Fourth Passage | |
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| Essay Questions | |
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| Question 1 | |
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| Scoring Guide for Question 1 (Political Polls) | |
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| High-Scoring Essay | |
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| Analysis of the High-Scoring Essay | |
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| Low-Medium-Scoring Essay | |
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| Analysis of the Low-Medium-Scoring Essay | |
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| Question 2 | |
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| Scoring Guide for Question 2 (Susan Sontag) | |
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| High-Scoring Essay | |
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| Analysis of the High-Scoring Essay | |
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| Medium-Scoring Essay | |
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| Analysis of the Medium-Scoring Essay | |
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| Question 3 | |
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| Scoring Guide for Question 3 (Henry David Thoreau) | |
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| High-Scoring Essay | |
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| Analysis of the High-Scoring Essay | |
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| Low-Scoring Essay | |
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| Analysis of the Low-Scoring Essay | |
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| Practice Test 4 | |
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| Multiple-Choice Questions | |
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| Essay Questions | |
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| Question 1 | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Assignment | |
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| Question 2 | |
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| Question 3 | |
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| Answer Key for Practice Test 4 | |
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| Multiple-Choice Questions | |
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| Third Passage | |
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| Fourth Passage | |
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| Essay Questions | |
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| Practice Test 4 Scoring Worksheet | |
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| Multiple-Choice Questions | |
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| Essay Questions | |
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| Final Score | |
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| Probable Final AP Score | |
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| Answers and Explanations for Practice Test 4 | |
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| Multiple-Choice Questions | |
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| Fourth Passage | |
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| Essay Questions | |
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| Question 1 | |
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| Scoring Guide for Question 1 (Sports Salaries) | |
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| High-Scoring Essay | |
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| Analysis of High-Scoring Essay | |
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| Medium-Scoring Essay | |
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| Analysis of Medium-Scoring Essay | |
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| Question 2 | |
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| Scoring Guide for Question 2 (John Updike) | |
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| High-Scoring Essay | |
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| Analysis of the High-Scoring Essay | |
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| Medium-Scoring Essay | |
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| Analysis of the Medium-Scoring Essay | |
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| Question 3 | |
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| Scoring Guide for Question 3 (Cynthia Ozick) | |
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| High-Scoring Essay | |
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| Analysis of the High-Scoring Essay | |
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| Medium-Scoring Essay | |
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| Analysis of the Medium-Scoring Essay | |
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| Practice Test 5 | |
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| Multiple-Choice Questions | |
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| Essay Questions | |
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| Question 1 | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Assignment | |
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| Question 2 | |
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| Question 3 | |
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| Answer Key for Practice Test 5 | |
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| Multiple-Choice Questions | |
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| Fourth Passage | |
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| Essay Questions | |
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| Practice Test 5 Scoring Worksheet | |
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| Multiple-Choice Questions | |
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| Essay Questions | |
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| Final Score | |
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| Probable Final AP Score | |
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| Answers and Explanations for Practice Test 5 | |
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| Multiple-Choice Questions | |
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| First Passage | |
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| Fourth Passage | |
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| Essay Questions | |
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| Question 1 | |
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| Scoring Guide for Question 1 (Title IX Influence on Sports) | |
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| High-Scoring Essay | |
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| Analysis of High-Scoring Essay | |
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| Medium-Scoring Essay | |
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| Analysis of Medium-Scoring Essay | |
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| Question 2 | |
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| Scoring Guide for Question 2 (Mary Oliver) | |
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| High-Scoring Essay | |
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| Analysis of the High-Scoring Essay | |
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| Medium-Scoring Essay | |
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| Analysis of the Medium-Scoring Essay | |
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| Question 3 | |
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| Scoring Guide for Question 3 (Anwar Accawi) | |
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| High-Scoring Essay | |
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| Analysis of the High-Scoring Essay | |
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| Medium-Scoring Essay | |
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| Analysis for the Medium-Scoring Essay | |
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| Practice Test 6 | |
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| Multiple-Choice Questions | |
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| Essay Questions | |
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| Question 1 | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Assignment | |
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| Question 2 | |
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| Question 3 | |
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| Answer Key for Practice Test 6 | |
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| Multiple-Choice Questions | |
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| Fourth Passage | |
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| Essay Questions | |
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| Practice Test 6 Scoring Worksheet | |
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| Multiple-Choice Questions | |
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| Essay Questions | |
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| Final Score | |
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| Probable Final AP Score | |
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| Answers and Explanations for Practice Test 6 | |
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| Multiple-Choice Questions | |
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| Second Passage | |
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| Third Passage | |
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| Fourth Passage | |
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| Essay Questions | |
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| Question 1 | |
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| Scoring Guide for Question 1 (African-American Music Influence) | |
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| High-Scoring Essay | |
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| Analysis of the High-Scoring Essay | |
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| Medium-Scoring Essay | |
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| Analysis of the Medium-Scoring Essay | |
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| Question 2 | |
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| Scoring Guide for Question 2 (Benjamin Franklin) | |
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| High-Scoring Essay | |
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| Analysis of the High-Scoring Essay | |
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| Low-Scoring Essay | |
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| Analysis of the Low-Scoring Essay | |
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| Question 3 | |
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| Scoring Guide for Question 3 (Samuel Johnson) | |
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| High-Scoring Essay | |
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| Analysis of the High-Scoring Essay | |
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| Medium-Scoring Essay | |
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| Analysis of the Medium-Scoring Essay | |
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| Suggested Reading List | |
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| Suggested Reading List | |
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| Autobiography, Biography, Journal, and History | |
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| Essay, Fiction, and Criticism | |
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| Political Writing and Journalism | |
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| Science and Nature Writing | |
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| Final Preparation: "The Final Touches" | |