AP English Language and Composition/ English Studies 12 

This rigorous and engaging course operates as a discussion and writing seminar. With a focus on non-fiction, AP Language and Composition allows students the opportunity to study (and to learn to use) various rhetorical modes, the art of persuasion, and the skill of argumentation. Readings are thought-provoking and insightful, and come from fields as varied as politics, philosophy, history, sociology, and pop culture. Students can write the College Board exam in May at a cost of $153. They get credit for two courses (AP Lang and English Studies 12) within the one block, thereby satisfying the Language Arts 12 requirement for graduation. Students should already be strong readers and writers; assessments include substantial in-class, timed writing pieces. In any given year there may be too few requests to run both AP English Language and AP English Literature. Students selecting this course MUST indicate an alternate.