Advanced Placement English Language & Composition (Period 1)

AP English Language and Composition is a year-long college-level course designed to advance students in their ability to develop critical thinking skills and to further gain confidence in their writing skills through the study of vocabulary, grammar review, and the writing process. This course will strengthen the effectiveness of writing through close reading and frequent practice at applying rhetorical strategies, analyzing information from source texts, and writing arguments. The student will become a critical reader of predominantly nonfiction works, including expository, argumentative, analytical, and personal texts from various authors and time periods. The emphasis of this course is to ensure that all students are familiar with the writing process and are able to write a clear, organized and interesting composition. Students will also gain confidence in their public speaking/oral presentation skills through several oral presentation projects. Students enrolled in this course are required to take the AP English Language and Composition examination in May. The student is required to complete all summer assignments, which will be collected on the first day of AP class in the fall.