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AP Language and Composition

AP Language and Composition

ENG501 and ENG502 | Full-Year Course
Prerequisite: Advanced Composition or teacher conference to review course rigor and support AND one of the following literature courses: American Literature and the Land; American Literary Voices; Perspectives in Literature; Science Fiction and Fantasy; Advanced Literature.
Writing ELECTIVE ⬜9 ⬜10 ⬛11 ⬛12
⬛DMACC ⬛NCAA ⬛RAI

AP Language and Composition is designed to develop critical analysis abilities through the reading and study of classic and contemporary nonfiction works, both textual and visual, as well as to develop the ability to compose prose directed to a specific audience. Students are expected to become more sensitive to the nuances of effective prose and literary style and to use more than one rhetorical strategy in a literary context. This course helps students enhance general discipline-specific vocabulary, improve writing style, and use rhetorical strategies. A summer reading assignment will review foundational skills, stress individual reading and analysis, and lay groundwork for the class. Throughout the year, students will keep a metacognitive journal highlighting their learning as well as their growth as a world citizen.

This course requires a time commitment above that of most high school English courses. Students will be required to have and use excellent active reading and writing abilities. The critiques will follow College Board expectations for college-level analysis.

 It is highly advised to take the Advanced Placement exam as a culmination of the AP course curriculum.  Students who successfully complete an AP course will have a .5 weighted grade applied to their gpa for the course. Students who participate in the AP exam will have a total of 1.0 weighted grade applied to their gpa for the course. Regardless of exam participation, a student's transcript will reflect the title of the AP course they enrolled in.  This course must be taken for DMACC credit.

Each exam has a cost that will be incurred by the student.  If students are in need of financial assistance to help with the cost of AP exams, please see your assigned counselor for information.