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5.0 out of 5 stars Helpful guide that is a little different from the rest
What I particularly like about this AP Language prep book is that it differentiates itself from so many others is that it goes very much in depth in separating the types of questions for multiple choice and zeros in on that type specifically (for instance, it breaks multiple choice questions into sub categories such as purpose questions, main idea questions, footnote questions, tone questions, etc.). Meltzer uses excerpts from longer passages to help students narrow in on that type of question. In a larger sense, the book offers suggestions on handling the entire reading passages for multiple choice and looking for the “big picture.” For example, one common mistake from students is mistaking topic and main point vs. primary purpose (which is not necessarily the same thing). Another helpful point Meltzer shares is how to look for shifts that reveal the author’s purpose/attitude toward their subject/topic (using Graff’s “They Say, I Say” approach). On a side note, starting this next year, the format to some of the multiple choice questions will change a little, but there is still solid advice on ways to approach challenging reads that are helpful for the student in prepping for the AP Language exam.The final portions of the book gives some solid advice on the three types of AP Language essays (Synthesis, Analysis, Argumentative) as well as model essays and how to approach writing these.Overall, this was a very helpful guide that is very helpful for any student who is taking AP Language and Composition in the upcoming year.
5.0 out of 5 stars I GOT A 5.
I definitely would not have gotten a 5 on the AP lang exam without this book. I know that the test has changed for the upcoming year, but this could def still help with the multiple choice and essay writing sections by a mile. Best book there is, do NOT sleep on this wkbk. It dumbs down info so you can retain it for the test.P.s. I used it for junior year and now I am a senior.
4.0 out of 5 stars Scholarly appeal
As an AP English Language instructor, I am always thrilled to get my hands on a new test prep book, both for my own enrichment and for the benefit of my students. I have found Ms. Meltzer's resources to be practical and helpful in the past and looked forward to the publication of this new book. In this helpful volume, I found the organization to be clear and to-the-point. She explains the test and its scoring with expertise. Focusing first on strategies for multiple choice questions, she tackles the test by individual question type (Big Picture, Function). Her insight into the exam and her explanation of the thinking required to do well on each type of question were extraordinarily practical and would suit the scholarly young person well. Her introduction to the three essay types and the strategy and technique required to do well on each of those was invaluable. I will definitely use that in my classroom. In terms of recommending the book to my students, my serious-minded, determined-to-achieve individuals would probably purchase this manual, but it does lack visual appeal; the graphic design internally is somewhat lacking in charisma. A theme of some sort would have made the text a bit more of a pleasure to read.
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Strategies, Examples, and Practice Questions
This review is for Erica Meltzer’s The Critical Reader: AP English Language and Composition Edition by my daughter, who received a free copy through the giveaway.---------------------------------------------Organization-wise, The Critical Reader breaks the APELC test into the reading (multiple choice) and essay sections: each is covered comprehensively and in great detail.*** Multiple Choice: First, the Reading section devotes one chapter to each type of multiple choice question. It gives specific, effective strategies for dealing with each question type and includes high-quality, realistic passages with guided example questions.These guided example questions are, in my opinion, one of the best parts of the book. Reading through the examples and the guided answers that follow has helped me learn how to think about the questions and understand why the answer is what it is. There were enough guided examples for me to feel comfortable with the strategies presented in each chapter. Doing the practice questions at the end of the chapter mainly helped me practice applying the strategies, and reading the answer explanations at the very end helped me to fill gaps in my understanding and application of the strategies.I’d say that the second most valuable aspect of this book is that it taught me how to read passages for understanding beyond literal meaning. A lot of times you notice transition words, specific vocabulary, or unusual punctuation in a passage, but you also need to realize how these subtleties relate to the purpose of the passage and can be used to eliminate answer choices. This is what I really like about the reading section of The Critical Reader. Before I went through this book, I always had to painstakingly debate between two very probable answers on multiple choice questions. My choice almost always ended in either my gut feeling or an arbitrary guess. Having gone through this book, the debate between two answers is much less difficult for me—I can simply go down my “checklist” of why an answer choice might be wrong and eliminate one of them. As a whole, in my experience, working through the reading section of The Critical Reader really demystifies the mentality necessary for success on the multiple choice section of the APELC exam.*** Essays: Next, the Essay section of The Critical Reader devotes one chapter to each type of essay (synthesis, rhetorical analysis, argument). It introduces effective strategies for approaching each essay type and also walks you through multiple student responses to real APELC essay prompts.With regard to the strategies for each essay, these were similar to the ones covered in my AP English class at school (e.g. for the synthesis essay, develop your own position before reading the given supplemental sources). The benefit, in my opinion, is that for the rhetorical analysis essay, The Critical Reader includes a master list of different rhetorical devices you can look for in a given passage and write about in your essay.I think the best part of this section of the book was the sentence and paragraph templates that are provided. This book doesn’t just list the steps you should take when, for example, introducing a counterargument. It also gives you concrete examples—“templates”—of how to execute these steps while writing at an 8-9 score level.As for the overall experience, working through a small portion of this book every day was most effective toward improving my testing ability. The book contains a lot of material, so giving yourself enough time to digest all the strategies, examples, and practice questions is important.
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