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AP Exams are given each year in May. Students who earn a qualifying score on an AP Exam are typically eligible, in college, to receive credit, placement into advanced courses, or both. Every aspect of  \nAP course and exam development is the result of collaboration between AP teachers and college faculty. They work together to develop AP courses and exams, set scoring standards, and score the exams. College faculty review every AP teacher’s course syllabus.  \nAP English Program  \nThe College Board offers two courses in English studies, each designed to provide high school students the opportunity to engage with a typical introductory-level college English curriculum.  \nThe AP English Language and Composition course focuses on the development and revision of evidence-based analytic and argumentative writing and the rhetorical analysis of nonfiction texts.  \nThe AP English Literature and Composition course focuses on reading, analyzing, and writing about imaginative literature (fiction, poetry, drama) from various periods.  \nThere is no prescribed sequence of study, and a school may offer one or both courses.  \nAP English Language and Composition Course Overview  \nThe AP English Language and Composition course focuses on the development and revision of evidence-based analytic and argumentative writing, the rhetorical analysis of nonfiction texts, and the decisions writers make as they compose and revise. Students evaluate, synthesize, and cite research to support their arguments. Additionally, they read and analyze rhetorical elements and their effects in nonfiction texts—including images as forms of text—from a range of disciplines and historical periods.  \nRECOMMENDED PREREQUISITES  \nThere are no prerequisite courses for AP English Language and Composition. Students should be able to read and comprehend college-level texts to express themselves clearly in writing.  \nAP English Language and Composition Course Content  \nThe course skills are organized within nine units that scaffold student development of the analysis and composition skills required for college credit. For each unit, the teacher selects a theme or topic and then chooses texts, typically short nonfiction pieces, that enable students to practice and develop the reading and writing skills for that unit.  \nEach unit culminates in a Progress Check made up of 1) a  \nfree-response question and scoring rubric for the teacher toadminister in class or online and 2) online multiple-choice questions that provide each student with personalized feedback and the teacher with a class summary of skills.  \nThe following big ideas serve as the foundation of the course, enabling students to create meaningful connections among concepts. Each big idea correlates with an enduring understanding, a long-term takeaway related to the big idea:  \ny Rhetorical Situation: Individuals write within a particular situation and make strategic writing choices based on that situation.  \ny Claims and Evidence: Writers make claims about subjects, rely on evidence that supports the reasoning that justifies the claim, and often acknowledge or respond to other, possibly opposing, arguments.  \ny Reasoning and Organization: Writers guide understanding of a text’s lines of reasoning and claims through that text’s organization and integration of evidence.  \ny Style: The rhetorical situation informs the strategic stylistic choices that writers make.  \nCourse Skills  \nThe following skill categories, tied to the big ideas, describe what skills students should develop during the course:  \ny Rhetorical Situation – Reading: Explain how writers’ choices reflect the components of the rhetorical situation.  \ny Rhetorical Situation – Writing: Make strategic ch","cbCaiasCQaDSd5bw","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiasCQaDSd5bw","pdf",120042,"English","# AP English Language and Composition Course Overview\n## AP English Program\n## Recommended Prerequisites\n## Course Content and Skills\n## AP English Language and Composition Exam Structure\n## Assessment Overview and Format of Assessment\n## Exam Components","[{\"question\":\"What is the main focus of the AP English Language and Composition course?\",\"answer\":\"It centers on developing and revising evidence-based analytic and argumentative writing, plus rhetorical analysis of nonfiction texts and the decisions writers make while composing and revising.\"},{\"question\":\"Are there recommended prerequisites for AP English Language and Composition?\",\"answer\":\"There are no prerequisite courses. 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