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American Essays Selections Vol. 1 Resource Guide for Pre-AP* and AP*

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American Essays Selections Vol. 1 Resource Guide for Pre-AP* and AP*

$50.00

This Pre-AP/AP Resource based on essays written by various American authors can give students an edge on their AP English exams by providing guided practice that models the format, style, and skill achievement of the multiple-choice and free response questions students will encounter. Teachers can easily integrate resource guide activities into their existing lesson plans to gauge understanding of literary and language content while simultaneously familiarizing students with AP exam formats.


SKU: AP-103 Categories: AP® and Pre-AP® English Collections, AP® and Pre-AP® Resource Guides Tags: Grades 11-12, Grades 9-10, Nonfiction
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Composed of approximately 90 multiple choice questions covering 12 passages, 6 free response questions, detailed answer explanations, teaching strategies, vocabulary and literary term lists, and essay scoring guides, this resource can provide concentrated instructional support for any Pre-AP and AP English course.

Volume 1 is based on essay selections primarily written in the 1700's and 1800's.

Passages include:

  • “Advertisements for the Inexperienced Planters of New England” by Captain John Smith
  • “The Duties of Children to Their Parents” by Cotton Mather
  • “The Way to Wealth” by Benjamin Franklin
  • Introduction to Rights of Man, Part II by Thomas Paine
  • Excerpt from “Self Reliance,” by Ralph Waldo Emerson
  • “The Last Days of John Brown” by Henry David Thoreau
  • “What Slaves are Told about the North” by Harriet Jacobs
  • European Preface to Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe
  • “Mrs. Post Enlarges on Etiquette” by Dorothy Parker

 

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