AP English Language and Composition
We are surrounded by written language that is often used intentionally to achieve a purpose. In AP English Language and Composition, you’ll read nonfiction texts through the eyes of a writer, exploring the choices writers and speakers make to persuade their audience. By analyzing how writing is composed, you’ll be able to construct your own persuasive pieces.
Course Content
Unit 1
You'll learn to identify and analyze the claims in a text and determine whether the writer backs up their assertions with reasoning and evidence.
Unit 4
You'll examine how a writer mnakes choices about methods of developing arguments, introductions, and conclusions.
Unit 2
You'll learn about how writers organize information and evidence to support a specific argument and appeal to a particular audience.
Unit 5
You'll focus on the very specific and minute choices a writer makes to bring all the parts of an argument together.
Unit 7
You'll consider the breadth and complexity of arguments around a topic and what makes each successful or unsuccessful.
Unit 8
You'll explore the stylistic choices a writer can make and how those choices affect an argument.
Unit 3
You'll explore the range of perspectives around a topic and how various arguments can relate and respond to one another.
Unit 6
You'll work to understand the difference between position and perspective, how to consider bias, and how to integrate and address multiple perspectives in an argument.
Unit 9
You'll consider a wide range of perspectives as you develop a complex argument.
Tips
Esther Chavarria
Score: 5
This exam is simply a test to evaluate your reading comprehension. In the MCQ, make sure to read everything carefully with consideration of your weaknesses (take practice tests to determine your timing, whether you do best reading first, then answering questions, or vice versa, and strengthen your vocabulary). In writing, simply make sure you are familiar with the rubric and try to earn all the points you can without compromising quality.