<p>On many questions, I usually always narrow the answers down to two choices but I end up picking the wrong one (happens with the SAT I as well…). I don’t know how to counteract that besides picking an answer and then automatically switching it to the other haha. Anyone have any ideas?</p>
<p>bumpppppppppppppp</p>
<p>there really isn’t a fix-all strategy for your specific situation…the best thing to do would be to find out why you’re missing them, and what you should have done to get them right.
did you need to read the passage more carefully? or focus on specific words in the question? for things like this it’s helpful to use questions from a review book, where the answers are explained. the explanations usually include things like “you can eliminate B because _______.” that should help you see if there’s a pattern in the questions you’re missing.</p>
<p>Also, try to go with your instinct… usually your unconscious knows something you don’t.</p>
<p>And sorry to jack your thread, but to avoid making a new one… is “Flowers for Algernon” considered AP-quality for the thrid essay question? I just realized that it might be too low a level… </p>
<p>Also, in Flowers for Algernon, what would you call the device of how his writing changes with his intelligence level? Would that be diction?</p>
<p>Diction…Perspective…Syntax…even Detail.</p>
<p>You can make almost anything fit, as long as you have commentary that supports it.</p>
<p>Thankyou… but it would be AP level, right?? I wish they had a list of all books they considered to have “literary quality” (watch there be a list and me have just made a fool of myself).</p>
<p>There probably is going to be a list; I remember reading “Flowers for Algernon” back in the 8th grade, so as far as “AP-level” goes, I’m guessing it doesn’t even come close.</p>
<p>My teacher says that AP books are books that are being studied at some universities or in AP classes: The Great Gatsby, The Scarlet Letter, Invisible Man, Heart of Darkness, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. The list goes on. Actually, I think I may have a site — yes, I do. Here:</p>
<p>[AP</a> Literature: Titles from Free Response Questions since 1973](<a href=“http://homepage.mac.com/mseffie/AP/APtitles.html]AP”>http://homepage.mac.com/mseffie/AP/APtitles.html)</p>
<p>Those are just the suggested works; of course, I’m sure there are others.</p>
<p>I’d say just know a few of these and you will be fine for the novel/play essay.</p>
<p>The Iliad
War and Peace
The Awakening
The Dead
The Stranger
King Lear
1984
Death of a Salesman
Tender is the Night
Great Gatsby
Huck Finn
Heart of Darkness
No Exit</p>
<p>BUMP! Is there a trick to answering the multiple choice questions? On practice tests in class in getting about 50% (sometimes less) of the questions right. I seriously cannot comprehend poetry and the deeper meanings behind each single word. </p>
<p>Any tips?</p>
<p>Oh, Frankenstein works for just about everything. If you’re looking for short reads: The Great Gatsby, The Awakening, Heart of Darkness, Beowulf, Antigone, Oedipus Rex, Pygmalion. Beware: Heart of Darkness is short, but it’s very difficult.</p>
<p>Saying this now is probably pointless because the test is tomorrow, but, I know some people search old threads to prepare for tests in later years.</p>
<p>Definitely if you’ve read it be solid on Hamlet, because that essay prompt has been very apt to Hamlet like 90% of the time!!!</p>
<p>So I would do Hamlet and then one back up book :).</p>
<p>Also, I’m not sure if this helps, but the way our teacher encouraged us to study it was by these subjects: (The general categories into which ALL of the previous questions of this type have fallen)
- comedy or humor (the importance of the humor, what it adds to the story etc.)’
2)Setting (importance of setting in story etc.) - Character (a “memorable character” or the effect of one character etc.)
- Conflict (what conflict, why important, how impact plot, etc.)</p>
<p>and
5) (which there had been only ONE question about)
Time (like how time affected the plot of the story–for example timing is very important in Romeo and Juliet becuase if they had arrived one minute earlier their entire destinies would have changed, etc.)</p>
<p>:D
Good luck all…besides this there’s really not much to study—I’m just gonna go for a good night’s sleep :D!!!</p>
<p>sorry my post came out a little weird…the beg. and end weren’t supposed to be the same.</p>
<p>Good Luck everyone :]</p>