composition and exercises

A study guide for the Advanced Placement English literature and composition exam that provides topic overviews, practice tests, detailed answer explanations, score-raising strategies, and other resources.

Presents subject reviews, guidance on the multiple-choice questions and essays, sample scored argumentative and expository essays by students, a vocabulary guide, and two full-length practice tests with explanations of the correct and incorrect answers.

A comprehensive guide to preparing for the SAT writing exam that contains thirty sample essays with scores and commentaries, techniques for answering multiple choice questions, and test-taking strategies.

A textbook anthology of poems by international authors both classic and contemporary, presented with commentary to develop the ability to read and analyze poetry perceptively.

Concepts of English composition presented with humor. Topics include: stating and supporting a position, characteristics of college writing, the writing process, clarifying the assignment, key words, free writing, the rough draft, feedback, and more.

Describes how to write about issues from prewriting, research, organization, drafts, proofreading, to presentation.

Presents a step-by-step guide to descriptive writing and provides information on pre-writing and first drafts, revisions, proofreading and editing, and presentation.

Incorporates lessons on writing into a story about the adventures of Bridget, Babette, Barnaby, and their feline friend Beauregard as they explore strange lands. Covers book reports, poetry, letter writing, and other topics.

Guides the reader from starting the assignment to completing a good book report.