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Chapter 1 Keys for Success on the AP® English Language and Composition Exam |
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Chapter 2 The Student's Tools: What You Can Do to Ensure Success |
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Chapter 3 Classifying Nonfiction: Genres, Patterns, and Purposes |
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Chapter 4 Representative Authors and Texts |
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PART II Elements of Argument, Style, and Rhetoric |
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Chapter 6 Rhetoric and Rhetorical Strategies |
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Chapter 7 Logical Fallacies |
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Chapter 8 Style-The Writer's Choices: Diction, Tone, Structure, Imagery, and Figurative Language |
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Chapter 9 Style-Syntax: Sentence Construction and Word Order |
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Chapter 10 Grammar Basics |
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PART III Analytical Reading and Thinking |
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Chapter 11 Engaged and Active Reading |
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Chapter 12 Enhancing Vocabulary |
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Chapter 13 Point of View, Perspective, and Position |
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Chapter 14 The World of Ideas: Philosophies, Concepts, and Literary Themes |
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Chapter 15 Irony and Satire: Reading Between the Lines |
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PART IV Research and Composition |
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Chapter 16 Free-Response Questions |
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Chapter 17 Developing an Argument: Creating Excellence Through Structure, Style, and Voice |
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Chapter 18 Citing and Documenting Sources Effectively |
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Chapter 19 Free-Response Question 1: The Synthesis Essay |
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Chapter 20 Free-Response Question 2: Rhetorical Analysis |
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Chapter 21 Free-Response Question 3: The Argument Essay |
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Chapter 22 Aim High: Tips and Tools for Success |
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PART V Mastering the Multiple-Choice Section |
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Chapter 23 General Test-Taking Strategies |
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Chapter 24 Types of Questions in the Multiple-Choice Section |
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Chapter 25 Practice Multiple-Choice Questions |
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Chapter 26 Reiteration: Advice Worth Restating |
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