AP English Language and Composition:
Course Overview
I. Reading
A. Multicultural
B. “Across the Curriculum”
Patterns for College Writing, Kirszner, L and S. R. Mandell
The Elements of Style, William Strunk and E. B. White
AP Test Workbook
Multicultural and Nonfiction books (classroom and outside reading)
II. Writing
A. In-class writing exercises
B. Rhetorical Mode Essays
C. Patterns journal
D. AP Test practice
Rhetorical Modes
Autobiography
Narration
Description
Exemplification
Classification
Definition
Process
Cause and Effect
Comparison/Contrast
Argumentation
The Writing Process
Prewriting (Invention and Arrangement)
Drafting
Revision and Proofreading
Presentation
Syntax and Diction = Style
III. Language
• Grammar
• Vocabulary
Rhetorical Terms
Tone words
AP Test Terms
• Style
IV. AP Exam
• AP Test: Three hours, 15 minutes
Reading comprehension (multiple choice): One hour
Composition: Two hours and fifteen minutes,
three essay questions (two analysis/argument essays of 40 minutes each; one synthesis essay of 55 minutes)
• Scoring/Rubric
• Strategies/Tips/Techniques for taking the test
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