doing America and Russian Rev do people recommend checkpoints?
I did French and Russia last year and I did the French rev essay on the exam. I found the checkpoints to be really quite helpful with the essay, with suggestions on different ways to approach the topics etc. It was also helpful, to a lesser extent, with the other questions. I don't know if it's the best resource available, or what the American rev checkpoints is like, but personally I found it to be a worthwhile purchase. One drawback with it is that the sample responses the authors give tend to be overly long, so take ideas from them but make sure you don't try to emulate the level of detail that their answers have. Instead base your answers off past exam answers from students: that way you'll have an achievable length to aspire to. (This was a mistake I made...

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