Advanced Placement Language and Composition

This one-year course is designed for students with above-average ability who has had and/or would like to pursue honors study in English. Course content will be
concerned with the study of representative examples of American literature from the 17th through the 21st centuries.

 

All the skills of rhetoric will be stressed in tests and in individual written projects concerning the historical, literary, and social background of the period being discussed. Periodic oral reports will be required.

 

The class is intended for students who plan to attend college and should not be
attempted by students who are not willing to work at full capacity. Students completing this course are prepared to take the AP English Language.

 

Examination. Students completing this course are prepared to take the AP English
Language Examination.