English Language, Literature, and Composition: Essays and Pedagogy (Praxis Study Guides)

By Educational Testing Service

Written by the makers of the real tests, this title presents a review of the material on the selected Praxis exam and a practice test. It covers the three categories of assessments which correspond to... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0886852536
• ISBN13: 9780886852535
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Educational Testing Serv
• Length: 130 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.8" x 0.5" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

AWESOME for the essay test

I used another study guide and failed the essay test. After looking over this study guide, I knew exactly what the scorers were looking for and in what format, and passed the second time.

ETS Guides will help you pass Praxis!

I graduated college in 1987 and am hoping to teach through an alternative certification program. I took the Middle School Language Arts Praxis earlier this year and passed the first time, using the ETS Middle School Praxis Study Guide. Now I'm going to take the secondary English tests 0041 and 0042. I looked at this book at our local college library, but it was only for reference and could not be checked out. This book is a good study guide. It includes lists of authors and titles you need to be familiar with, along with detailed explanations about the types of composition questions, required responses, and scoring guidelines. It even includes a full Practice Test which mirrors the actual Praxis. You won't find a book with all the answers in it, trust me, I've searched for one of those too. You should buy this one if you plan to pass Praxis.

You want this if you're taking the test!

I took the Praxis on Saturday, and I was totally unprepared for the content part of the test, and I did buy that book (see review on that page). HOWEVER, I STRONGLY recommend purchasing this book if you are taking any part of the Praxis II English exams. For one thing, this book gives you not one, but TWO reading lists, and they are actually books with titles (versus the other book which gives you a list of 20 or so authors and no clue as to what part of their works will be on the exam). This book also gives you a good idea as to what will be on the test, not so much as the exact same questions, but the practice test included gives you a good idea of what they are looking for in your answers in order to maximize your score. I felt much better prepared for the exam by having used this book and the reading lists included.