American Literature

[sdeserio]

I am planning to take the American lit clep soon. Any suggestion, tips, or study materials? I searched for info on this test, but did not find that much info. Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Stephen

[nick94]

I am planning to take the American lit clep soon. Any suggestion, tips, or study materials? I searched for info on this test, but did not find that much info. Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Stephen

All I did was use the REA book which was very short, study literature terms, eg. Personification, and take the free peterson's exams. Good Luck!

[kiemzi]

I just downloaded the official CLEP $10 sample test, then got coaching from my English Major sister. The sample was not enough... I remember that there was alot more about early American writing and about poetry in general than I felt prepared for! Then again, I am not a poetry fan, so that was all new to me! I think if I had to do it again, I would get some anthologies from the timeframes described in the test description... just to get to know some of the authors better.

Good Luck!

[kiemzi]

This is the timeframe thing I'm talking about:

15% The Colonial and Early National Period (Beginnings–1830)
25% The Romantic Period (1830–1870)
20% The Period of Realism and Naturalism (1870–1910)
25% The Modernist Period (1910–1945)
15% The Contemporary Period (1945–Present)

I would've done more reading from the Colonial and Romantic periods, if I had it do over! But, that's also because I just felt more comfortable with the modern stuff already...

Good luck!

[nick94]

All I did was use the REA book which was very short, study literature terms, eg. Personification, and take the free peterson's exams. Good Luck!

Whoops! I just realized you were talking about American Literature... Not Analyzing and Interpreting Literature. Sorry!

[sdeserio]

Thanks for your help! It looks like i will get the Idiot's Guide (very expensive). I was doing a search for this exam, however i didn't find that much info like the English Lit test. Is there a thread on here that will give more info?

Thanks Again,

Stephen

[nick94]

Thanks for your help! It looks like i will get the Idiot's Guide (very expensive). I was doing a search for this exam, however i didn't find that much info like the English Lit test. Is there a thread on here that will give more info?

Thanks Again,

Stephen

Did you already look here? Exam Specific Feedback for American Literature
You can only access this if you're an IC subscriber though.

[Rainydays12]

Thanks for your help! It looks like i will get the Idiot's Guide (very expensive). I was doing a search for this exam, however i didn't find that much info like the English Lit test. Is there a thread on here that will give more info?

Thanks Again,

Stephen

I couldn't believe it was over $100 on Amazon then realized it may be out-of-print. I was able to borrow it from my local library. Maybe you can check-out this option. It was my primary resource for passing this test (you can read the others above, but I highly recommend this book)

[mouseman]

Any other advice on this exam? Taking the exam in two weeks. I just ordered the idiots guide. Anything else? What is the best study method for this exam?
Any feedback from the actual exam? Thanks in advance!

[Old Rusty Pipe]

Just to piggy-back on what everyone else already said. I had a friend who took the American Literature CLEP. All he used was the Complete Idiot's Guide to American Literature. That book seems to be the single best source of study.

I would recommend that you purchase the Petersons practice CLEP for this one.