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Course Name: AP English Language and Composition
Type of Course: Core Course
Available to: 10th grade( IB) Prerequisites: Magnet Literature & Comp / Honors Adv Composition
Description: This course aligns to an introductory college-level rhetoric and writing curriculum, which requires students to develop evidence-based analytic and argumentative essays that proceed through several stages / drafts. Students evaluate, create, and cite research to support their arguments. Additionally, students read and analyze the rhetorical elements and their effects in non-fiction texts, including graphic images as forms of text, from many disciplines and historical periods. The course will involve independent study and frequent written analysis to prepare students for the AP English Language and Composition exam. Students will be prepared to take an End-of-Course Exam. Students earn an additional 1.0 quality point towards their GPA for this course.
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