AP Lang/Comp
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Course Description
AP Language and Composition is a yearlong, college-level course designed to engage students in the study of language and rhetoric through the reading and analysis of rich and diverse texts written in a variety of periods, disciplines, and rhetorical contexts. Simultaneously, students will be engaged in becoming skilled writers who effectively compose for a variety of purposes. Our study will be focused on making students aware of the interactions among a writer’s purposes, audience expectations, and subjects as well as the way generic conventions contribute to effective writing. Because AP Language and Composition is offered to students their junior year, we will focus on American authors to meet the American Literature and Composition requirements for graduation; thus, we will also be preparing for the Georgia End-of-Course Tests in addition to the College Board Advanced Placement Exam.