<p>Who aced Lang or USH, any particular study techniques, especially for AP Lang (particularly m.c. section)?</p>
<p>I got a 4’s on both USH and Eng. Lang. </p>
<p>I got through the Lang M.C. by getting a list of commonly used literary terms(Like “sarcasm” and such) and studying those, as well as analyzing novels in class. It was a lot like the AP Eng. Lit. I’m in now.</p>
<p>USH was a lot of flashcards at the end, like for the last 2 weeks. Teacher’s tests were made using questions from previous AP Tests. That got me ready for the question styles they use on the test.</p>
<p>I’ll be taking both of these this May, any suggestions would be helpful :)</p>
<p>I’m currently using Cliff’s for Lang and Amsco for USH</p>
<p>I used Kaplan flashcards for USH. They’re color-coded by time period, with just about everything you need in terms of material.</p>
<p>For both tests, you should find a teacher of that subject (No idea if you’re self-studying) and take time after school, say once or twice a week, to practice writing essays. They each are looking for a good thesis and evidence for your arguments, but in slightly different formats. This will not only benefit you for these tests, but get you lots of practice for personal statements for college. I didn’t get a whole lot of practice Junior year for these (granted I still got a 4 on each), but am now a much better writer after doing the statements and essays for scholarships. I wish that I had had more practice before writing the statements, but you can get that practice by practicing this year for these tests.</p>
<p>Can you even study for Lang.?</p>
<p>I am currently acing Lang. Haven’t started AP-ing it up lately because of the English Regents.</p>
<p>APUSH is a totally different story. =))))</p>
<p>Practice essays and literary analysis, and study common AP-level literary terms and devices. That’s how you study.</p>
<p>Book suggestions for anaylsis: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Sun Also Rises, Howards End, The Invisible Man, The Iliad, Hamlet/Macbeth, etc. Look to the classics, they shall be your guide.</p>
<p>APUSH is, really, easy. All you really need is outside info. on your essays and your good to go.</p>
<p>Outside info’s power lies in the DBQ. There it’s gold. The FRQ’s, however, are based entirely on your knowledge.</p>
<p>Memorize the presidents in order. It helps.</p>
<p>^ Only if you know the years of their terms. If you know that Taft came after TR, but think it was in the 1870s, you’re dead.</p>
<p>I took both last year and got 4s on both. Happy about Lang, not about hist. </p>
<p>For Hist, the Kaplan review helped a lot. </p>
<p>Lang you cant realllly study.</p>
<p>^ Not in the traditional sense. You need practice writing and taking MCs for it.</p>
<p>Ya, I thought I would get a 5 on USH, but I attribute it to the fact that, at the time, I had never written three essays in one sitting. That’s another thing I would suggest practicing. Do that and you won’t burn out like I did.</p>
<p>got 4’s on both. didnt really prep for it though…
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<p>APUSH: my lack of outside knowledge completely burned me. i BSed the DBQ and for the FR, i literally had NO IDEA what to write.</p>
<p>AP lang: i originally THOUGHT i did decent on the essays (really, i was just aiming for a 5 on each essay…im not a very strong writer) but i guess i didnt.</p>
<p>im a strong MC tester. i just look at the answers given…and literally, go with my gut feeling. when we practiced for each test at school, i used to get around 90% of the questions right.</p>
<p>for essays, practice some prompts and ASK YOUR TEACHERS TO GRADE THEM. trust me, that would help a LOT.</p>