Course description
Preparing for the AP* English Language and Composition Exam
This course is designed to help students become skilled readers and writers through engagement with the following course requirements:
- Composing in several forms (e.g., narrative, expository, analytical, and argumentative essays) about a variety of subjects
- Writing that proceeds through several stages or drafts, with revision aided by teacher and peers
- Writing informally (e.g., imitation exercises, journal keeping, collaborative writing), which helps students become aware of themselves as writers and the techniques employed by other writers
- Writing expository, analytical, and argumentative compositions based on readings representing a variety of prose styles and genres
- Reading nonfiction (e.g., essays, journalism, science writing, autobiographies, criticism)
- Analyzing graphics and visual images both in relation to written texts and as alternative forms of text themselves
- Developing research skills and the ability to evaluate, use, and cite primary and secondary sources
- Conducting research and writing argument papers in which students present an argument of their own that includes the analysis and synthesis of ideas from an array of sources
- Citing sources using a recognized editorial style (e.g., Modern Language Association, The Chicago Manual of Style)
Upcoming start dates
Who should attend?
Prerequisites:
There are no prerequisite courses however students should be able to read and comprehend college-level texts and apply the conventions of Standard Written English in their writing.
Course delivery details
This course is offered through Tennessee Board of Regents, a partner institute of EdX.
10-15 hours per week
Costs
- Verified Track -$25
- Audit Track - Free
Certification / Credits
What you'll learn
- To analyze different types of texts
- To write for a variety of purposes
- To understand and employ rhetorical strategies
- To evaluate and incorporate sources into researched arguments
- To prepare for the AP English Composition exam
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