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There is only one week left until the A.P. Exam, 2017! Since it's getting close, I was thinking about leaving some of these for you guys to try:
Reading Portion Tips:
1. If you've read the book that the passage was taken from, by some turn of fate, try to focus on the meaning of the passage as a whole, not the book; they can be two different things.
2. Pay attention to interesting imagery. This will most likely be in the questions.
3. The one above is irrelevant if you do this: read all of the questions before you read the passage, in order to focus on the things that are most relevant to the questions.
4. Remember that you can easily rule out a few answers in most cases, so focus on the answers that you could actually consider. (Cross out the wrong answers!)
5. When you find questions about one specific line, read the couple of lines above and below the line you're focusing on; this will allow to comprehend the meaning more fully.
Writing Portion Tips:
1. Focus on the prompt; don't try to add in your own topics and focuses, or you may get so off-track that you can't find your way back, and you'll lose time.
2. Be concise. If you spend too much time over-explaining your topic in one paragraph you may not have time for another.
3. Plan! Don't go straight into writing without a plan, including a claim, paragraph topics, and conclusion focus (maybe even your closing sentence).
4. You don't need to use line citations, so use plenty of quotes (but don't make the whole paper quotes and summary; you need some analysis).
5. Have you ever read How to Read Literature Like a Professor by Thomas Foster? I'd consider it if I were you. It gives you a lot of good analysis points for your essays.
That's all, folks!
Reading Portion Tips:
1. If you've read the book that the passage was taken from, by some turn of fate, try to focus on the meaning of the passage as a whole, not the book; they can be two different things.
2. Pay attention to interesting imagery. This will most likely be in the questions.
3. The one above is irrelevant if you do this: read all of the questions before you read the passage, in order to focus on the things that are most relevant to the questions.
4. Remember that you can easily rule out a few answers in most cases, so focus on the answers that you could actually consider. (Cross out the wrong answers!)
5. When you find questions about one specific line, read the couple of lines above and below the line you're focusing on; this will allow to comprehend the meaning more fully.
Writing Portion Tips:
1. Focus on the prompt; don't try to add in your own topics and focuses, or you may get so off-track that you can't find your way back, and you'll lose time.
2. Be concise. If you spend too much time over-explaining your topic in one paragraph you may not have time for another.
3. Plan! Don't go straight into writing without a plan, including a claim, paragraph topics, and conclusion focus (maybe even your closing sentence).
4. You don't need to use line citations, so use plenty of quotes (but don't make the whole paper quotes and summary; you need some analysis).
5. Have you ever read How to Read Literature Like a Professor by Thomas Foster? I'd consider it if I were you. It gives you a lot of good analysis points for your essays.
That's all, folks!