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Cracking the Virginia SOL EOC English: Reading, Literature, and Research (Princeton Review: Cracking the Virginia SOL)
by Tina Walton
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Princeton Review (2001-02-20)
ISBN: 0375755608
EAN: 9780375755606
Dewy Decimal #: 428.4076
Paperback: 272 pages
Release Date: 2001-02-20
SKU: 08080156
Condition: Very Good As issued
Comments: Oversize Trade Paperback. Very Good condition with no markings. No highlights, underlines or notes in text. No creases to spine or cover. Minor wear to cover and tanning of text. Tight binding and clean crisp text. Very Nice copy.
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Editorial Reviews
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Product Description
The Princeton Review realizes that acing the English: Reading, Literature, and Research exam is very different from getting straight As in school. The Princeton Review doesn't try to teach students everything there is to know about English--only the techniques they'll need to score higher on the exam. There's a big difference. In Cracking the Virginia SOL EOC English: Reading, Literature, and Research, The Princeton Review will teach test takers how to think like the test makers and:
Eliminate incorrect answer choices by using Process of Elimination and other techniques
Familiarize students with every type of reading material that might be on the test
Use the "two-pass" system to get a grip on the test structure and raise scores
Hone individual skills with practice questions for each type of test question
***This book includes 2 full-length simulated exams. All of TPR's sample test questions are just like the ones test takers will see on the actual End-of-Course English: Reading, Literature, and Research exam, and TPR fully explains every solution.
Contents Include:
I Introduction
The Mystery
Test Structure and Strategies
II Terms, Literary Movements, and Writers
Literature Review
III Literary Elements and Printed and Resource Materials
The Elements of Literature
A Variety of Printed Material
A Variety of Resource Material
IV The Princeton Review Practice Tests
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Customer Reviews
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A superb test prep book
Rating  (5)
Date: 2005-09-23
This is a superb test prep book. It will undoubtedly help students prepare for the Virginia SOL EOC and get higher scores. It imparts test taking strategies in a much more effective and impactful way than other resources.
But it is more than just a test prep book. It also includes an engaging review of English literature, providing students with the context to help understand broader themes and issues. By doing so, it will provide students with the ability to solve harder questions on the test. Most importantly, it will give students and teachers confidencce, knowing that they will approach the test having worked with the best resource available to prepare for the test.
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Not what it's cracked up to be
Rating  (3)
Date: 2002-09-17
1 out of 2 customers found this reveiw helpful
When I saw the title of this book, I admit that I didn't notice the Eoc which is really EOC, End of Course. The long and short of it is, I thought it addressed all of the VA Reading SOL tests. If I had seen the Eoc, I would have realized that this book is geared for the 11th grade test only. This book is probably more useful for self-motivated students than teachers (or for use in an at-risk group or in a remediation program). The released items are available for free to all at the VA Dept. of Ed. website. The test strategies are-- process of elimination, writing the answers in the book before transferring them to the Scantron sheet, marking difficult questions to come back to later and answering every question. If you can navigate the web, this info. can be accessed in the Teacher Resource Guides per subject. If you aren't a teacher, you can still access the guides for free.
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