A.P. Junior English, Level I
AP Language and Composition (Level
1)
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Prerequisites:
Freshman and Sophomore English and
recommendation of Sophomore English teacher. See also “Leveling Criteria,”
page 2.
Students
enrolled in Advanced Placement Language and Composition will work to develop and
improve upon their skills in analytical and persuasive writing, rhetorical and
stylistic analysis, interpretive reading, and analytical thinking at a level
consistent with a college course. Special
emphasis is given to the analysis of the form and content of writing and how the
relationship between the two shapes an audience’s understanding and thinking.
The
course will provide opportunities for students to work on these skills through
small and large group discussions and assignments, independent reading, and
in-class and out-of-class projects and composition assignments.
AP Junior English uses writing in all genres by American authors from a
wide range of time periods as the basis for study.
Students
enrolled in the course are encouraged to take the Advanced Placement Language
and Composition examination in May.
Teachers: