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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.

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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 2 is based on essay selections primarily written in the 1800's and 1900's.

Passages include:

  • "Christmas" by Washington Irving
  • "The Passenger Pigeon" by John Audubon
  • "The Lowest Animal" by Mark Twain
  • "Simplicity in Art" by Frank Norris
  • "Good Souls" by Dorothy Parker
  • "The Young Pessimists" by Heywood Broun
  • "The Writing of Essays" by Charles S. Brooks
  • "Literature and the Schoolma'am" by H.L. Mencken
  • "How It Feels to be Colored Me" by Zora Neale Hurston

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