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Dewey Decimal Number: 820.76 EAN: 9780764107696 Edition: 2 ISBN: 0764107690 Label: Barron's Educational Series Manufacturer: Barron's Educational Series Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 417 Publication Date: January 01, 2000 Publisher: Barron's Educational Series Studio: Barron's Educational Series Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: This manual contains seven practice tests, two diagnostic tests with explanations, and three interpretive skills practice sets. Extensive study and reference materials are included for developing critical reading skills, analyzing literary works, and writing literary analysis papers. New in the second edition is "Writing to Learn," which teaches critical reading skills and the literary elements by developing students' own writing skills. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Not that badThe Barron's book wasn't that bad - it had a lot of extraneous information I didn't have to know, but its exercises and practice tests really got me into the mindset of what to look for in the real test. You should do all the exercises and practice tests in this book; coupled with the Kaplan book, you should be able to break a 700 =) Rating:  - Unrealistically hardSure, being overprepared gives you a sense of confidence when entering the test room, but the extent that this book went was utterly impractical to the point of being innaccurate about what truly is on the test. For example, it bombards you with slews of obscure literary terms, tells you that you may have to read poetry in unitelligible local dialect, and oh, knowing 500+ years of the history of literature may help. After trying the practice problems on this test I was in a state of desperation (of ... Read More Rating:  - not the greatestThis book wasn't very helpful, and the organization was confusing. This book is only good for its practice tests - I did a couple of those and got a 750. Rating:  - Excellent Book, Typical of Barron's in Many WaysThis is the best preparation for the Literature SAT II that one can hope for, given the nature of the test; that is, improving your score in Literature is not a simple matter of learning new vocabulary words or memorizing formulas. It's very much akin to the Critical Reading Section of the SAT I, with a few key difference: Poetry makes up half of the test, Prose selections are usually shorter, and literary definitions beyond the ubiquitous "metaphor" and "similie" are (infrequently) required. ... Read More 
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