<p>I got a 4 on APUSH!
I’m taking AP US Gov & AP Eng Lang as a jr this yr.
Should I wait for the new '14 PR or is '13 ok? For US gov Im planning on using crash course & either PR or Barrons. Recommendations? Whats good for Eng Lang?</p>
<p>just use ur knolwedge its so easy</p>
<p>You’ll be fine with the 2013 versions, neither exam is changing so the content will be the same. </p>
<p>I plan on using REA Crash Course for Gov. I think two is unnecessary so I’d stop there, but if you want a second, PR is generally better (in my opinion). It’s easier to understand and doesn’t have extraneous information. </p>
<p>I didn’t use a prep book for AP Language. My teacher prepared us well and I didn’t feel it was necessary (I got a 5). We had a lot of essay practice throughout the year, and the vast majority of our prompts were past FRQ questions posted on the AP website. I’d recommend saving your money and just using these! If you really want a book, get 5 Steps. My teacher used prompts from it on occasion and they seemed to be the same level of difficulty as real prompts. They had good sample essays with comments as well to compare your own to. But again this is all available for free on AP Central!</p>
<p>I agree on not needing a prep book for AP Lang. All you really have to do is make sure you know rhetorical terms and can identify them (for example, “when the author reaches the beach, the author States “swiggity swive I got a five.” She uses irony/alliteration/humor to show that the argument is ridiculous/that the rain is very harsh/that salmon shorts are very sexy.” (Okay, that was pretty bad but you get it.) The document question is a mix of the apish frq and an ACT essay. The free essay is usually a comparison of 2 abstract things (freedom and security, certainty and doubt, ownership and sense of self). The multiple choice is like the CR section of the SAT minus difficult vocabulary. If you study for the SAT, read sometimes, and practice the FRQs, then you should do great.</p>
<p>If you feel really good about AP gov (assuming you’re taking a class), you probably don’t need a guidebook. Even if you use one, don’t forget to look over vocabulary the week/night/10 minutes before the test. Vocabulary is probably the single most important thing to study for the test after the workings and functions of the three branches.</p>
<p>Thanks. Im going with PR & Crash course for gov. How alike (content wise) are apush & ap us gov? I’ll probably use 5 steps for eng & am starting sat prep next week.</p>
<p>Im taking a class for both but Im having surgery at some TBD date so I wanted to get ahead self studying.</p>
<p>PR is overkill for US Gov. If you read Crash course for US Gov and do nothing else, you will, at least, get a 3 from your 45+ MC score. The best way to study for US Gov, is to read Crash Course. Then go over released FR’s from past years. You’ll see similarities in many of the question’s answers. </p>
<p>As for overlap, it’s purely contextual rather than in the course material. You should know what Brown v. Board is, and Maurbury v. Madison, but other than that there’s not much overlap. APUSH doesn’t go much into the political structure. </p>
<p>And yeah, no guide book for English. Just read, make sure you know your rhetroical framework. Understand basic rhetorical terms, don’t bother studying a massive list on the off-chance that “Antanaclasis” comes up.</p>
<p>Although I haven’t taken apush yet, I’d say that overlap is moderate, kind of like how micro and macro overlap. This year there was a question about Jfk or something that required us history knowledge (I guessed on it), and knowing us history can help in providing examples in the FRQs. (Not that you always need examples, but in our class FRQs some history showed up.)</p>