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Course Name: AP English Language and Composition
Prerequisite: Literature 2 and Writing 2 (As recommended by AP, students must be able to read
college-level texts and write grammatically correct, complete sentences.)
Course Description: The AP English Language and Composition course is a college level
course that builds on the skills learned in Writing 1 and Writing 2 courses. Students in this
course spend time analyzing the writing of others as well as creating their own written work.
Key ideas focus on understanding the rhetorical situation writers are in and the choices they
make, creation of clear claims and supporting evidence, organizing arguments in a logical way,
and analyzing stylistic rhetorical choices that writers make. As with all AP classes, students have
the option to take the course final exam to earn possible college credit.
AP Electives
Course Name: AP English Literature and Composition
Prerequisite: Literature 2 and Writing 2 (As recommended by AP, students must be able to read
college-level texts and write grammatically correct, complete sentences.)
Course Description: The AP English Literature and Composition course provides the following
literacy components: the experience of literature, the interpretation of literature, and the
evaluation of literature. Students use literary analysis to examine, interpret, discuss, and write
about works of prose and poetry. They will also deepen their understanding of literature by
completing informal writing tasks such as free-writing, response writing, and annotation. Formal
writing assignments will focus on the critical analysis of literature and will include expository,
analytical, and argumentative essays. In addition to these writing tasks, students will prepare for
the course final exam by writing essay responses under time constraints.