AP Language

English

Course Description

The AP English Language course provides students with the opportunity to read rigorous texts from various eras and in different genres, analyzing the big ideas of rhetorical situation, claims/evidence, reasoning/organization, and style. Students use given texts to reach the goal of effective writing and analysis: they will read and annotate texts from a critical perspective in order to craft well-reasoned essays and personal reflections in response. The course is structured both thematically and chronologically, based on diocese requirements and College Board’s unit guide. The overarching theme for the course is that of Power. Students will extend and explore the basic readings to work with nonfiction titles that expand on the ideas stated or implied in the required texts. Additional readings come from such varied sources as Project Gutenberg, current events, national publications, and any other resources that seems likely to provide for rigor, depth, and high interest.

Prerequisites

English II and teacher recommendation or AP Literature and teacher recommendation

Grade Level Offerings

Course Length

1 Year

Credits

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Credits: 1

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Practical Arts

Dual Credit Intro to Criminal Justice

Credits: 0.5

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