| Course Name: | Adv Pl Eng. Lang. and Composition |
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| AP Course Code: | 1001420 |
| Description: |
This course provides high school students with college-level instruction in studying and writing various kinds of analytic or persuasive essays on literary and nonliterary topics in language, rhetoric, and expository writing. Students become skilled readers of prose written in various periods, disciplines, and rhetorical contexts. Both reading and writing should make students aware of the interactions among a writer’s purposes, audience expectations, and subjects as well as how writing conventions and language contribute to effectiveness in writing. This course will effectively prepare students for the AP Exam by enabling them to read, comprehend, and write about complex texts while developing further communication skills on a college level.
Access the site link below to view the PDF of the course description from the Florida Course Code directory:
http://data.fldoe.org/crsCode/912/Language%20Arts/English/pdf/1001420.pdf
Access the site link below to view the PDF of the course description from the College Board:
http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/repository/ap-english-course-description.pdf |
| Prerequisites: | Successful completion of English I & II. Students should have a willingness to learn and challenge themselves in a college-level course. |
Estimated
Completion Time: | 2 segments / 32-36 weeks |
Major Topics
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Segment 1:
AP Exam overview
MLA format
Rhetorical Devices
Early American writers
Tone Analysis
Figurative Language Analysis
Research and Synthesis
Persuasive Essay
Aphorisms
Style Analysis
Diction Analysis
American Romanticism
Transcendentalism
Synthesis essay
Introduction to Multiple Choice Questions
Denotation/Connotation
Imagery and Detail analysis
Inductive/Deductive Logic
Syllogism
Analysis of Theme
Causes and Effects of the Civil War
·Humor/Satire
Segment 2:
Political, Social, Economic changes after the Civil War
Analysis of personification
Realism
Regionalism
Naturalism
Euphemism
Comic Irony
Analysis of Irony
The Harlem Renaissance
Analysis of narrative structure
Jazz Influence
Toulmin Argument
Analysis of symbolism
Modern Writers
Science Fiction
Analysis of Drama
Rhetorical Appeals
Visual Literacy Analysis
Syntactical Analysis
·Working through a Timed Essay
NOTE: FLVS courses are continually on a redevelopment
cycle in order to respond to state standard changes, updates in technology
and in the case of Advanced Placement courses, the new College Board criteria. |
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Course Assessment and
Participation Requirements: |
To achieve success, students are expected to submit work in each course weekly. Students can learn at their own pace; however, “any pace” still means that students must make progress in the course every week. To measure learning, students complete self-checks, practice lessons, multiple choice questions, simulated AP exams, projects, discussion-based assessments, and discussions. Students are expected to maintain regular contact with teachers; the minimum requirement is monthly. When teachers, students, and parents work together, students are successful.
Students must take the Advanced Placement exam to receive Advanced Placement credit on their final grade report. Students who do not take the AP exam will receive honors-level credit.
College Board has authorized FLVS to use the AP designation. AP and Advanced Placement are registered trademarks of The College Board.
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