English 12 AP

[devonin]

Re: English 12 AP

I had to read that book in 7th grade. Just be glad you got to wait that long.

[Nyokou]

Re: English 12 AP

I never read it. My bro did in 10th grade though and he liked it.

When I took AP Lit, we read... Heart of Darkness, The Awakening, Macbeth, Things Fall Apart, The Stranger, Tess of the D'Urbervilles, and The Kite Runner. In addition to those I read Never Let Me Go and The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro.

All those books (and play) have been referred to on the AP exam for the free response question so knowing one or two of them really well would help immensely. I suggest going over this list and marking the ones you've read already and ones you think you should read or would want to read.

http://homepage.mac.com/mseffie/AP/APtitles.html

I read a few of those in 11th grade in AP Lang. but it'd be best to stick to books you've read in 12th grade when you go to take the test at the end of the year. xD

[OneHandNow]

Re: English 12 AP

well, it was my first sit with no practice at all. i was pretty happy with the score i got, considering my planning time to writing time ratio was very bad. and also, if you're saying that taking an SAT reasoning test will determine how intuitive you are in terms of writing and/or reasoning, then you are very mistaken. that test is designed to basically see how far you can go before getting tricked. so i don't agree with you on that one.

a timed essay only reflects what you can do at an improvisational level (considering you don't know what the prompt is and have ~25 minutes to complete.) what if one can't work under pressure such as the pressures that the SAT is associated with, but at the same time, can write a very well written essay in a week, or even two? are you to assume that that writer is not intuitive because of these restrictions? just trying to see what you're getting at.

-sappy.

Good writers should be able to think on the spot.
The SAT reasoning is actually quite effective if you ask me - the people who regularly read & have better reading comprehension and writing skills than others will score better on the test. If you read more frequently, you will come across many different writing styles, and by observing other writers, you will become a good writer by carving out your own style..

Because what you're saying is, a high score on the SAT doesn't mean crap and vice versa.. why do you think colleges look at SAT scores to compare you to other students?