AP English Language and Composition
This challenging course will be a survey of American and British literature, with a focus on the Rhetorical functions of language. Students will examine a variety of literary genres, and focus on how the conventions of language contribute to the whole meaning of the work. Strategies for student success on the AP English Language and Composition Exam will be emphasized. To be in this class, the student must be willing to display an eager desire to learn, going beyond the level of regular high school work, and display a further desire to delve deeply into literature with close reading and analysis. Students will complete weekly written works that, in essence, will convey their understanding of rhetoric into their own work.
Course Overview
Advanced Placement English Language and Composition is a college-level, non-fiction rhetoric and writing course for Juniors. In prerequisite English courses, the focus of study is on the elements of fiction and literary devices, and thus, literary analysis. In AP Language and Composition, students engage primarily in the study of nonfiction and rhetorical analysis. Students analyze a variety of classic and contemporary texts, including memoirs, essays, editorials, letters, speeches, and visual texts such as editorial cartoons, with the goal of understanding the writer’s craft. The primary text is The Language of Composition:Reading, Writing, Rhetoric (Shea, Scanlon, and Dissin Aufses). Some imaginative literature is used, but the emphasis here is still on understanding the writer’s craft instead of literary analysis. Students read, annotate, write, and discuss regularly.
Throughout the year, students are expected to demonstrate a high-level of skill in analytical, narrative, expository, and argumentative writing, both with and without research. Writing moves beyond the five-paragraph essay; students imitate the classical argument, but they consider structure more organically, and as a rhetorical choice. Topics for student writing are primarily student generated. The course begins with a focus on analysis of fundamental rhetorical features and style, progresses to a more specific study of argument, and ends with a focus on writing the synthesis essay and a multimedia project. A lengthy researched essay is submitted in the fourth marking period, the culmination of a year-long project.
Students admitted into the course have demonstrated a high-level of writing competence. In addition to having a firm grasp of grammar, syntax and basic structure, students have a strong interest in reading closely and developing their own writing through regular revision and with feedback from both the teacher and peers. Student engagement in a wide range of issues in a variety of subjects - historical, scientific, political, etc. - is critical to success in the course.
Students are required to take the Advanced Placement Language and Composition Exam in May. On this exam, they will demonstrate their abilities to read and write analytically, and write cohesive and convincing arguments, synthesizing sources where required. Integrated into the course are regular opportunities to practice for the exam by completing timed essays and multiple choice practice tests. College credit is offered by many institutions for a score of three or above on this exam. Any student not taking the exam will have the course notated as Honors on their transcript and colleges will be notified of their failure to fulfill the requirement.
Advanced Placement English Language and Composition is a college-level, non-fiction rhetoric and writing course for Juniors. In prerequisite English courses, the focus of study is on the elements of fiction and literary devices, and thus, literary analysis. In AP Language and Composition, students engage primarily in the study of nonfiction and rhetorical analysis. Students analyze a variety of classic and contemporary texts, including memoirs, essays, editorials, letters, speeches, and visual texts such as editorial cartoons, with the goal of understanding the writer’s craft. The primary text is The Language of Composition:Reading, Writing, Rhetoric (Shea, Scanlon, and Dissin Aufses). Some imaginative literature is used, but the emphasis here is still on understanding the writer’s craft instead of literary analysis. Students read, annotate, write, and discuss regularly.
Throughout the year, students are expected to demonstrate a high-level of skill in analytical, narrative, expository, and argumentative writing, both with and without research. Writing moves beyond the five-paragraph essay; students imitate the classical argument, but they consider structure more organically, and as a rhetorical choice. Topics for student writing are primarily student generated. The course begins with a focus on analysis of fundamental rhetorical features and style, progresses to a more specific study of argument, and ends with a focus on writing the synthesis essay and a multimedia project. A lengthy researched essay is submitted in the fourth marking period, the culmination of a year-long project.
Students admitted into the course have demonstrated a high-level of writing competence. In addition to having a firm grasp of grammar, syntax and basic structure, students have a strong interest in reading closely and developing their own writing through regular revision and with feedback from both the teacher and peers. Student engagement in a wide range of issues in a variety of subjects - historical, scientific, political, etc. - is critical to success in the course.
Students are required to take the Advanced Placement Language and Composition Exam in May. On this exam, they will demonstrate their abilities to read and write analytically, and write cohesive and convincing arguments, synthesizing sources where required. Integrated into the course are regular opportunities to practice for the exam by completing timed essays and multiple choice practice tests. College credit is offered by many institutions for a score of three or above on this exam. Any student not taking the exam will have the course notated as Honors on their transcript and colleges will be notified of their failure to fulfill the requirement.
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