AP English Language and Composition

Students learn to understand and analyze complex works by a variety of authors. They explore the richness of language, including syntax, imitation, word choice, and tone. They 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 academic, personal, and professional contexts. In this equivalent of an introductory college-level survey class, students prepare for the AP® Exam and for further study in communications, creative writing, journalism, literature, and composition.

Two semesters

• The Norton Reader: An Anthology of Nonfiction, eleventh edition, Linda H. Peterson and John C. Brereton (tenth edition also acceptable)
• Writing: A College Handbook, fifth edition, James A. W. Heffernan, John E. Lincoln, and Janet Atwill

Three years high school English (American Literature or equivalent), and a grade of B or higher in most recent English course