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AP English Language and Composition Course Home Page

Course Information
  AP English Course Description (.pdf/1.3MB)
  AP English Language Teacher's Guide (.pdf/1.0MB) New!
  AP English Language and Composition Development Committee
  AP English Language and Composition Course Perspective
  Sample Syllabi 
  AP English Language and Composition: Example Textbook List

Exam Information
  The AP English Language Exam: Developing an Argument
  Free AP English Language and Composition Practice Exam New!
  Preparing for the 2007 Synthesis Question: Six Moves Toward Success
  Shaping Argument: Lessons from 2003 Exam Samples
  The Question of the Question
  Multiple-Choice Analysis for the 2001 AP English Language Released Exam
  Strategies to Approach Multiple-Choice Questions in the Classroom and on the Exam

Teaching Resource Materials
Curriculum Modules New!
  Using Documentary Film as an Introduction to Rhetoric (.pdf/314KB)

For the Classroom
  Writing Persuasively (.pdf/593KB)  New!
  What Do Students Need to Know About Rhetoric? (.pdf/119KB)
  Entering the Synthesis Conversation: Starting with What We're Already Doing
  Teaching Nonfiction Books in AP English Language
  Conferences With Student Writers
  Persona in Autobiography
  A Wealth of Arguments: Using Science Writing in AP English Language
  What Is the Role of the Research Paper in AP English Courses?
  Synthesis and the DBQ
  Blending AP English Language and American Literature
  AP English Language and Composition Web Guide
  Grammar Web Guide

Teaching Strategies
  Preparing for the 2007 Synthesis Question: Six Moves Toward Success
  What Do Students Need to Know About Rhetoric? (.pdf/119KB)
  Shaping Argument: Lessons from 2003 Exam Samples
  Conferences With Student Writers
  Nonfiction at Heart: AP English Language
  On Your Mark: AP English Language
  The Question of the Question
  The World Is Their Subject: AP English Language
  AP English -- Dispelling the Myth

Special Focus Topics
  Lazy Cheaters and Other Misnomers: Part I
  Lazy Cheaters and Other Misnomers: Part II

Sample Instructional Units
  The Rhetoric of Advertising

Pre-AP
  Pre-AP Lesson Plan: Building a Toolbox for Rhetorical Analysis
  SOAPSTone: A Strategy for Reading and  Writing
  Significance, Consequence, or Reason: Creating Meaningful Thesis Statements

College Board Products
  CB Store: Products for AP English Language 

Teachers' Resource Reviews
The Teachers' Resources section for AP English Language and Composition currently offers reviews of more than 600 teaching materials. The catalog includes reviews of books, articles, Web sites, CDs, audio and video materials, and other useful teaching tools. Novice and veteran teachers alike are certain to find invaluable teaching resources.
  Teachers' Resources
  Rhetoric and Argumentation Textbooks
  Web Sites About Some Aspect of Rhetoric
  Using the AP English Teachers' Resource Catalog

Feature Articles
  But This Book Has Pictures! The Case for Graphic Novels in an AP Classroom New!
  Reading Images: An Approach and a Demonstration New!
  Multiple-Choice Analysis for the 2001 AP English Language Released Exam New!
  Strategies to Approach Multiple-Choice Questions in the Classroom and on the Exam New!
  Adapting Literature Circles: A Study of "Reason" New!
  AP English -- Dispelling the Myth New!
  Madam C. J. Walker and the Rise of the African American Entrepreneur
  Getting a Handle on Handbooks
  Meditations on The Elements of Style
  A Strong Foundation, or Why Is Teaching English Important to You?

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  AP English EDG
  Registration for Electronic Discussion Groups

Subscribe to the AP Central AP English Newsletter
About twice a school year, the AP Central staff compiles and sends email updates alerting members to important program updates and new content items for AP English Language and Composition and AP English Literature and Composition. You automatically receive this course newsletter unless you choose the "Do not send" option on the Personal Profile page. To see an example of the AP English newsletter, click on the link below.
  AP English Language and Composition Newsletter
  Personal Profile

Contributions
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  Contact Us

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