AP LANGUAGE AND COMPOSITION SYLLABUS
Theme: Countdown to the AP® Exam
Seek the lofty by reading, hearing and seeing great work at some moment every day.
~Thornton Wilder
April
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MC practice with peers based on MC Projects
Review and Analysis of various Argumentative prompts dissection of
prompt; *The March of Folly, Life the Movie: How
Entertainment Conquered Reality, “Controversy”,
Review and Analysis of various Argumentative prompts;
dissection of prompt; “Training for Statesmanship”, “Are These
Opinions Worthwhile?”
Read selected prompts (listed above) and passages for each; craft a
thesis and an outline for each.
Choice Read
AP Practice Argumentative Essay; Review; 40-minute essay
Student analysis of essay with highlighters
Review scoring guide from AP Central; students read and score own
paper; report score to teacher and compare. Review released essays.
Begin practice exam (2001 AP Language Released Exam); timed
Multiple choice sections; *Geoffrey Numberg “The Decline of
Grammar”, Ralph Ellison “Yardbird”
Okefenokee Swamp MC exercise; Review multiple choice answers
from 2001 AP Exam
May
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Rhetorical Analysis: Mary Oliver “Owls” taken from 2001 AP Exam (40
minute timed writing) Self Grading and compare
Argument Prompt: Susan Sontag “On Photography” taken from
2001 AP Exam (40 minute timed writing) Self Grading and compare
***(Penny Kittle visiting today
Synthesis Essay: taken from 2009 AP Exam Self Grading and compare
Practice and answer analysis of Multiple Choice passages from 1987
AP Language Exam; *Natural Historians Practice and answer analysis
of Multiple Choice passages from 1987 AP Language Exam; *John
Donne
Student analysis of essays; SATIRE: “The Onion”: Rhetorical Analysis
May
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Practice and answer analysis of Multiple Choice “Kiowas”
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Whetstone, Hoffman
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Practice and answer analysis of Multiple Choice “Queen Elizabeth”
Synthesis Essay taken from 2010 AP Language Exam: Technology
(partner analysis)
Rhetorical Analysis taken from 2010 AP Language Exam:
Benjamin Banneker (partner analysis) Exam Review and final questions
Final Exam Review, Choice Reading
Final Exam (one hour) (SENIORS LAST OFFICIAL DAY)
Prep and review for National Exam (tomorrow); Juniors begin “Self
Syllabus” Unit 
NATIONAL AP LANGAUAGE EXAM! 8:00 A.M.
SUMMATIVE POINTS:
 All Exams/essays from Post-Testing (varying)
 Semester Exam (100)
DISCUSSION POINTS:
 Daily for active and engaged participation (10/day)
Whetstone, Hoffman
2015