AP English Language
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This course is designed to prepare students for the AP English Language and Composition exam. Since the exam is a reading test, students will read a variety of fiction and nonfiction texts. We will explore many techniques authors use to express meaning. Simply put, we will dissect prose and analyze the modes used to express meaning. Students must be active readers and move beyond mere comprehension and look at the structure of text to explain how the author achieves his or her rhetorical stance. This course is comprised of several main areas. Students will display proficiency in basic grammar by the end of the course. They will also understand what plagiarism is and ways to identify it. Various elements of poetry and short stories will also be covered in this course, as well as novels, drama, and detailed instruction on research methodology.
Enduring Understanding
The student will understand:
- Understand the importance of grammar for good communication and how to self review their writing.
- Distinguish plagiarism from non plagiarism.
- Understand how to analyze meaning and use of poetic devices to achieve that meaning through written analysis.
- Respond to the use of language issues, poetic devices, thematic issues, and utilize reader responses.
- Compose a plot line for text.
- Take notes using summarizing, paraphrasing, or direct quotes for research purposes.
Additional Resources Needed
Textbooks
How to Prepare for the AP English Language and Composition (Barron's How to Prepare for the AP English Language and Composition Advanced Placement Examinations)
By: George Ehrenhaft
Publisher: Barron's Educational Series (Feb 2004)
ISBN: 0764127799
Various Trade Books (Please see “Materials” list in the online “Course Information” for a more detailed list.)
Content Topics
Unit 1
Grammar
Unit 2
Plagiarism
Unit 3
Short Story
Unit 4
Poetry
Unit 5
Persuasion
Unit 6
Research Project
Key Skills
- Higher-order thinking skills
- Recall basic facts
- Develop written response to review questions
- Create a topic of discussion to be posted on the discussion board
- Gather information from a combination of five sources (print: periodicals, scholarly journals, encyclopedias, books, and non-print: artifacts, people or variations of these that appear online).
- Synthesize data by organizing and submitting an outline
- Use MLA style format for documenting all sources
Assessments
- Literary Analysis Papers
- Poetry Essays
- Persuasive Essay
- Unit Tests on Selections
- Various assignments as decided upon by the instructor
