AP® English Language and Composition
Course Summary
Learn to think and write analytically across a variety of written and oral communication modes. Develop and enhance academic writing, critical reading, and rhetorical analysis skills, focusing primarily on nonfiction literature such as memoirs, essays, op/ed articles, news stories, and editorials. Students also explore the rhetoric of visual media, including photographs, films, advertisements, comics, and music videos.
This course prepares students for the AP® English Language and Composition exam.
Course Prerequisite(s):
English 11 or Honors English
Curriculum
This is a 2-semester course. We do not recommend taking both semesters simultaneously.
Unit 1: Introduction to Rhetoric
- Grammar Review: Clauses
- Introduction to Rhetoric and SOAPS
- Introduction to Close Reading
- Rhetorical Modes
- Grammar: Active/Passive Voice
- Ethos
- Pathos
- Logos
- Style Analysis: How Diction Affects Tone
Unit 2: Introduction to Rhetorical Analysis
- Connotation
- Syntax
- Introduction to Rhetorical/Style Analysis
- How to Write A Timed AP® Essay
- Rhetorical Analysis of Figurative Language
- Diction Analysis
- Writing a Rhetorical Précis
- Writing the Assertion Journal
Unit 3: Rhetorical Analysis
- Gerunds
- Full Rhetorical Analysis Essay
- Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions
- Compare and Contrast Essay
- AP® Exam Multiple Choice Questions
- Direct and Indirect Object
- Appositive Phrases
- Agreement and Tenses
Unit 4: Cause and Effect Essays
- Anecdotes
- Cause and Effect Rhetorical Strategy
- Cause and Effect Essay Writing
- Cause and Effect Essay Outline
Unit 5: Research
- Satire Analysis
- Satire as Argument
- DIDLS Prose Analysis Method
- AP® Argument Essay
- Conducting Research Overview
- Determining a Topic For Research
- Writing the Research Proposal
- Collecting Data for Research
- Research Organizing: Outlines
- Primary and Secondary Sources
- Avoiding Plagiarism
- Research Paper Writing Style
- Research Paper Introduction
- Research Paper Body
- Handling and Citing Sources in APA Style
- Research Paper Conclusion
Unit 6: Other Essay Types and Multiple Choice
- Analyzing Speeches
- Analyzing Letters
- Argument Essay Outline
- Using Pathos and Logos in Your Argument
- Narrative Writing Techniques
- Descriptive Writing: Details and Imagery
- Synthesis Essay Tips
- Interpreting the Writing Task
- Evaluating Visual Texts
- Evaluating Op-Eds
- Writing Op-Eds
- Process Analysis Essay