AP English Language and Composition
(Units: 1.0)

In AP English Language and Composition, students learn to understand and analyze complex styles of writing by reading works from a variety of authors. They'll explore the richness of language, including syntax, imitation, word choice, and tone. They'll also learn about their own composition style and process, starting with exploration, planning, and writing, and continuing through editing, peer review, rewriting, polishing, and applying what they learn to a breadth of academic, personal, and professional contexts.

The equivalent of an introductory college-level survey class, this two-semester course prepares students for the AP Exam and for further study in communications, creative writing, journalism, literature, and composition.

Course cost: $350 / student / semester + required texts

Required texts:

The Norton Reader, 10th ed. ISBN: 0-393-97383-2
Writing: A College Handbook, 5th ed. ISBN: 0-393-97426-X

Course topics:
      Language Basics
      Reading Techniques
            Critical Reading
            Recognizing Rhetoric
      Writing Techniques
            College Writing
            Writing Mechanics
            Writing Fundamentals
            The Writing Process
      Forms of Prose
            Personal and Reflective Writing
            Expository Writing
            Analytical Writing
            Persuasive Writing
      History and Narrative
            Autobiographies and Biographies
            History
      The Reading Public
            Essays Through Time
            Media Analysis
            Politics and Government
            Cultural Criticism
      The World Around Us
            Science and Nature
            Philosophy and Religion
      Literature
            Poetry
            Short Fiction

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