AP Language and Composition

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  Welcome to AP Language and Comp

  AP Language and Composition is college level course authorized by the college board. The primary focus of the year is analysis of non-fiction texts, leading to the AP test in May, which if passed, can yield college credit.

  • Course Syllabus File
  • MLA Tutorial URL
  • Quoting Rules File
  • Generic AP Rubric File
  • Semester 1 Extra Credit File
  • The Style Essay File
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  Diction

  Diction is the analysis of how authors use specific words to convey meaning in a text.

  • Human Cost Assignment
  • Diction Terms Assignment
  • George Washington's Letter to Mom URL
  • Emblematic Passage for 'GW Letter' File
  • Vocab List 01 Assignment
  • Common Sense (edited) File
  • Common Sense Emblematic 1 File
  • Common Sense Emblematic 2 File
  • Common Sense Emblematic 3 File
  • Orwell Assignment
  • Vocab List 02 Assignment
  • Declaration Essay Assignment
  • Vocab List 03 Assignment
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  Syntax

  Syntax deals with how sentences are put together to convey an author's ideas

  • Vocab List 04 Assignment
  • Parts of Speech Practice File
  • Syntax Vocab Assignment
  • Sentence Analysis Practice File
  • Syntactical Form Creation File
  • Vocab List 05 Assignment
  • Orwell Assignment
  • Ted Cruz Candidacy Speech File
  • Video of the Ted Cruz Speech URL
  • Bernie Sanders Candidacy Speech File
  • Video of the Bernie Sanders Speech URL
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  Tone

  Tone deals with the attitude that an author has about their topic or the audience

  • Tone Vocab Assignment
  • Slavery Documents for Tone File
  • Dreams Dissipated File
  • Emblematic for Twain File
  • Shoes Essay Assignment
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  Argument

  It is time to learn about how arguments are built.

  • Vocab List 06 Assignment
  • Types of Evidence Assignment
  • Vocab List 07 Assignment
  • Vocab List 08 Assignment
  • Gospel of Great Wealth File
  • Great Wealth Essay Assignment
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  Argument Part 2

  And now we will learn how to build arguments.

  • Vocab List 09 Assignment
  • Vocab List 10 Assignment
  • Vocab List 11 Assignment
  • "Myth of the Cave" Assignment
  • Myth of the Cave Video 1 URL
  • Myth of the Cave Video 2 URL
  • Discussion Questions File
  • Vocab List 12 Assignment
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  Synthesis

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  • Vocab List 13 Assignment
  • Food PPT File

    Here are the food images we saw today. Have your paragraph ready.
    
    Compose a paragraph where you develop a position on the cost of food relative to the quality of food.
  • 3 source writing Assignment
  • Vocab List 14 Assignment
  • Vocab List 15 Assignment
  • MLK Assignment
  • American Readings Assignment