Murphy Barbara L. - 5 Steps to a 5 Writing the AP English Essay 2014-2015

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Barbara Murphy taught AP Language and other college-level courses at Jericho High School for over 20 years. She has been a reader of the AP Language and Composition exam since 1993 and is a consultant for the College Boards AP Language and Composition and its Building for Success divisions, for whom she has conducted workshops, conferences, specialty conference presentations, and Summer Institutes. Barbara is currently on the faculty of Syracuse Universitys Project Advance in English. After earning her BA from Duquesne University and her MA from the University of Pittsburgh, Ms. Murphy did her doctoral course work at Columbia University. She also holds professional certifications in still photography and motion picture production and is one of the founding members of the womens film company, Ishtar Films.

Estelle Rankin taught AP Literature at Jericho High School for over 25 years. She was honored with the AP Literature Teacher of the Year award by the College Board in 1996. Estelle also received the Long Island Teacher of the Year award in 1990. She was also the recipient of the Cornell University Presidential Scholars award and has been recognized by the C. W. Post Master Teachers Program.

Ms. Rankin earned her BA from Adelphi University and her MA from Hofstra University. She has pursued further graduate work in the field of creative studies at Queens College and Brooklyn College.

Estelle has done extensive work in the research and development of film, drama, and creative writing curricula, and has participated in numerous AP Literature conferences and workshops, is a consultant for Building Success, and is also a Literature presenter for the Advanced Placement Specialty conferences. In addition, she pioneered a senior initiative mentoring program based on internships and service, and has conducted many English workshops for both teachers and students at high schools and middle schools for New Yorks Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES). Her first teachers were her parents, Edward and Selma Stern.

Ms. Rankin and Ms. Murphy are also the coauthors of McGraw-Hills 5 Steps to a 5: AP English Language, AP English Literature, and Writing an Outstanding College Application Essay.

5 Steps to a 5, Writing the AP English Essay is meant to be a supplement to both the AP English Language and Composition and the AP English Literature and Composition courses. There is no way to take the place of the instruction, interaction, feedback, and growth that takes place in the English classroom. What we hope to accomplish in this text is similar to what a personal trainer can do in the gym: provide those eager and willing to learn with information and activities designed to increase writing endurance and to enhance, fine tune, and shape the writing muscles being used in the AP English classroom.

Although specifically designed for the AP English student, the concepts, strategies, techniques, and skills examined in this book can easily be applied to college-level writing assignments across the curriculum.

Our love and appreciation to Leah and Allan for their constant support and encouragement. Our very special thanks to the many English instructors and English students who were so gracious and cooperative in granting us access to their expertise and their writing. We particularly would like to acknowledge the following educators: Diane Antonucci, Joyce Bisso, Mrs. Curran, Sandi Forsythe, Scott Honig, Barbara Inners, Mike Kramer, Margaret Rice, Joan Rosenberg, Ed Schmieder, Joanne Seale, Conni Shelnut, Doris Valliante, Rosemary Varade, Karl Zemer, and Pat Zippel.