AP English Language

English

Grade 11

In alignment with the expectations for succeeding on the exam in AP English Language and Composition, this course pursues the nuanced understanding of rhetorical strategies and argumentation, especially in non-fiction texts such as essays, speeches, and memoirs. The course gives particular attention to identifying and understanding an author's rhetorical situation, argumentative claims, and use of diverse types of evidence. Students will practice composing their own argumentative essays, including by synthesizing information from multiple sources and by developing their own rhetorically informed lines of reasoning. Despite the practical demands of the AP exam on the syllabus, this course still devotes time to fiction and to considering the 11th grade virtue of love, particularly in novels such as Dickens's Great Expectations, and students also continue their broadening exposure to Shakespeare's essential plays by studying Macbeth, the first tragedy in the curriculum. Furthermore, since the English course serves as the students' Bible credit for the junior year, they will read several examples of biblical literature throughout the year.

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