5 Steps to a 5 on the Advanced Placement Examinations: English Literature

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Summary: 5 Steps to a 5 on the Advanced Placement Examations: English
Review: I have this book on my desk and recommend that my AP English Lit students buy it during the first week of class. It's a valuable teaching and review tool throughout the entire year. I've watched my AP students refer to this text over and over when they have questions. Great, clear explanations of important concepts. Sample exams provide solid practice.

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Summary: Much good, some holes.
Review: Depending on your needs, and no test prep book can be all things to all people, this could be a good supplement to other instruction. Frankly, none of these are a panacea.
The multiple choice section in particular has the basics, but a student preparing for the test would need a lot more walking through the types of questions to be encountered and more practice than this book gives.
Otherwise, it is as good as others on the market. You might give an edge to the Cliff's version if you had to choose just one, though having both would be a good plan, if you find these prep books useful.
Being widely read in a variety of AP level lit. and writing, writing, writing, with someone to give you good feedback is the best prep.

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Summary: Excellent!
Review: There are a lot of review books for ap tests but I would recomend this one. I'm getting ready to take the test in may and I thought this book was very helpful in my review. They have a very straightforward helpful style..it's like an extra help session with a good, experienced teacher. Very good book..