AP Language & Composition

The AP Language & Composition course aligns to an introductory college level rhetoric & writing curriculum. This course is designed for 12th grade students to explore the various elements of composition and to develop abilities in prose writing, focus on learning the elements of composition and develop a unique and mature writing style. Additionally, students will be able to analyze works critically across contexts, works, periods, and disciplines. The course asks student to examine Aristotle’s rhetorical situation and  identify author’s purpose, subject of text, intended audience, contextual information, and rhetorical devices.

As stated in the AP English Course Description, students will “develop evidence-based analytic and argumentative essays that proceed through several stages or drafts” while they evaluate, synthesize, and cite research to support their arguments. In addition, students read and analyze the “rhetorical elements and their effects in non-fiction & fiction texts, including graphic images as forms of text, from many disciplines and historical periods.” By reading a variety of texts and recognizing author’s craft, students will be able to create a variety (expository, analytical, narrative, argumentative, etc.) of their own compositions for formal and informal purposes. Throughout the course, students will continue to use MLA format to cite their evidence-based arguments correctly and uphold their academic integrity.