• Tried-and-true strategies to help you avoid traps and beat the test • Tips for pacing yourself and guessing logically • Essential tactics to help you work smarter, not harder • Up-to-date information on the AP English Language & Composition Exam • Comprehensive review of the synthesis, rhetorical analysis, and argumentative essays • Engaging coverage of word use and rhetorical modes • Access to study plans, a list of key terms, helpful pre-college information, and more via your online Student Tools • (4 in the book, 1 online) with detailed answer explanations • Pacing drills to help you maximize points on the Reading and Writing passages • Detailed guides for the new analytical scoring rubrics