Advanced Placement Language and Composition Course Summary Department: English/Language Arts

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1 Advanced Placement Language and Composition Course Summary Department: English/Language Arts Semester 1 Units of Study: Summer Reading: The Things They Carried, Angela's Ashes, Cannery Row American Novel: Ethan Frome and/or The Scarlet Letter Text: Hamlet Introduction to American Literary History Semester 2 Units of Study: American Novel: Adventures of Huckleberry Finn American Novel: The Great Gatsby Modes of writing: Patterns for College Writing and others Optional Literature/Non-fiction: 1984, The Fountainhead, Death of a Salesman, Fast Food Nation, and student-chosen works Semesters 1-2 Learning Objective #1 Analyze and interpret samples of good writing, identifying and explaining an author s use of rhetorical strategies and techniques. Target(s) To Meet Learning Objective #1 Memorize and recognize of rhetorical terms. Application and analysis of rhetorical terms. Master rhetorical analysis tasks on the AP exam. (question 2 and multiple choice) Vocabulary (exam-based packet) Vocabulary quizzes/tests

2 Learning Objective #2 Analyze images as text. Target(s) To Meet Learning Objective #2 Recall knowledge and apply it to an understanding/interpretation of the image. Describe image components in writing. Learning Objective #3 Apply effective strategies and techniques in your own writing. Target(s) To Meet Learning Objective #3 Analyze the writing process, including techniques and structure. Apply accepted writing techniques and structures to your own writing. Learning Objective #4 Create and sustain arguments based on readings, research, and/or personal experience. Target(s) To Meet Learning Objective #4 Choose relevant experiences, readings, and research and relate them to an argumentative thesis. Develop a relevant and appropriate thesis that is not a mere statement of fact. Master argumentation tasks on the AP exam.

3 Learning Objective #5 Write for a variety of purposes. Target(s) To Meet Learning Objective #5 Understand modes of writing. Practice each mode of writing separately and in combination. Study of text Patterns for College Writing (semester 2) Learning Objective #6 Produce expository, analytical, and argumentative compositions that introduce a complex central idea and develop it with appropriate evidence drawn from primary and/or secondary sources, cogent explanations, and clear transitions. Target(s) To Meet Learning Objective #6 Choose appropriate and powerful evidence that supports a complex central idea Incorporate and cite sources correctly, avoiding plagiarism Recognize the differences between and appropriate uses of primary and secondary sources

4 Learning Objective #7 Demonstrate understanding and mastery of standard written English as well as stylistic maturity in your own writings. Target(s) To Meet Learning Objective #7 Accurately apply Advanced Placement rubrics to your own writing Proofread and revise with both grammar and content in mind Grammar lessons as needed (indicated by student performance) Learning Objective #8 Move effectively through the stages of the writing process, with careful attention to inquiry and research, drafting, revising, editing, review, and reflection. Target(s) To Meet Learning Objective #8 Research Draft Revise Edit Review Reflect

5 Learning Objective #9 Acquaint students with the major movements of American literature and the significance of seminal texts. Target(s) To Meet Learning Objective #9 Identify characteristics, events, vocabulary and authors. Apply understanding of literary periods to verbal and written analysis and synthesis of texts. Evaluate how texts represent major movements, influence developing ideas and connect to experiences. Study of American Novels and various short works