AP English Language and Composition Course Information
- National Council of Teachers of English Annual Convention, November 21, 2009 New!
- AP English Course Description (.pdf/2.3MB)
- AP English Language Teacher's Guide (.pdf/1.0MB)
- Sample Syllabi
- AP English Language and Composition FAQs
- AP English Language and Composition Development Committee
- AP English Language and Composition Newsletter
- AP English Language and Composition Course Perspective
Exam Information and Resources
- AP English Language and Composition Exam Information
- Free AP English Language and Composition Practice Exam
- The AP English Language Exam: Developing an Argument
- Preparing for the 2007 Synthesis Question: Six Moves Toward Success
- Shaping Argument: Lessons from 2003 Exam Samples
- The Question of the Question
- Strategies to Approach Multiple-Choice Questions in the Classroom and on the Exam
Classroom Instruction and Resources
Special Focus Materials
- Using Sources (.pdf/5.0MB)
- Writing Persuasively (.pdf/593KB)
- What Do Students Need to Know About Rhetoric? (.pdf/119KB)
Curriculum Modules
Lesson Plans and Teaching Strategies
- Entering the Synthesis Conversation: Starting with What We're Already Doing
- Teaching Nonfiction Books in AP English Language and Composition
- Conferences With Student Writers
- Persona in Autobiography
- A Wealth of Arguments: Using Science Writing in AP English Language and Composition
- Synthesis and the DBQ
- Blending AP English Language and Composition and American Literature
- Nonfiction at Heart: AP English Language and Composition
- On Your Mark: AP English Language and Composition
- Lazy Cheaters and Other Misnomers: Part I
- Lazy Cheaters and Other Misnomers: Part II
- Significance, Consequence, or Reason: Creating Meaningful Thesis Statements
- But This Book Has Pictures! The Case for Graphic Novels in an AP Classroom
- Reading Images: An Approach and a Demonstration
- Adapting Literature Circles: A Study of "Reason"
Course Content - Related Articles
- AP English -- Dispelling the Myth
- The World Is Their Subject: AP English Language
- The Rhetoric of Advertising
- Getting a Handle on Handbooks
- Meditations on The Elements of Style
- A Strong Foundation, or Why Is Teaching English Important to You?
Web Guides
Pre-AP Strategies
- Pre-AP Strategies in English New!
- Pre-AP Lesson Plan: Building a Toolbox for Rhetorical Analysis
- SOAPSTone: A Strategy for Reading and Writing
Reviews of Teaching Resources
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