AP Language & Composition

• Attendance 

  • You are expected to be in attendance daily. 

  • If you are absent, it is YOUR responsibility to retrieve the work from either Google Classroom, a peer, or Ms. Hop. 

  • You are expected to participate in class activities.

  • During lecture, notes, and in-class activities, cell phones and personal electronic devices should be on silent and put away. 

    • There may be times in which electronics are encouraged or used in class. Please wait for an announcement. Otherwise, they should be put away. 

• Class literature 

  • CONTROVERSIAL TEXTUAL CONTENT - provided by College Board (granter of AP Lang college credit)

  • Issues that might, from particular social, historical, or cultural viewpoints, be considered controversial, including references to ethnicities, nationalities, religions, races, dialects, gender, or class, may be addressed in texts that are appropriate for the AP English Language and Composition course.

• Assignment expectations 

  • Work assigned for a grade is to be completed and turned in on time. 

• Late work policy 

  • Late work is not accepted. 

    • This is a college level course. Due dates are DUE DATES, just as in college. Do your best to turn in work completed and on time. 

• Re-take policy 

  • Re-takes are not allowed. 

  • Your "test" scores are essays written in class or during a timed environment. 

  • These scores are adjusted throughout the semester based upon your growth as a student writer. 

    • EX Student receives a 70% on the first timed writing. But, don't worry, if they receive an 85% on the next TW both scores will reflect 85%.

    • Student grades will not be retroactively penalized for a lower score on an assessment. 

    • Student writing scores will adjust based upon the TYPE of writing: Rhetorical, Argumentative, or Synthesis. 

    • Students must score 85% or above to adjust a previously lower score. 

• AI:  All student work will be original. Using someone else’s work and claiming it as your own, even if unintentional, is considered academic dishonesty. 

  • Using AI without teacher approval is also considered plagiarism.  Therefore, essays and writings suspected of AI use will be checked for AI usage and infiltration.  All school policies will be followed in regards to AI usage and academic dishonesty.

  • Students suspected of plagiarism or using AI without approval will conference with the teacher before the assignment will be recorded for a grade. 

  • If a student violates these guidelines, the English department will follow this process:

    • 1st Offense:  Student conference and parent/guardian warning notification.  The student will be allowed to redo the assignment without penalty.  The student will only receive ONE warning about unauthorized AI usage.

    • Any future offense:  Student will receive an office referral and receive a zero on the assignment.  Consistent unauthorized usage of AI may require parent/guardian conference with student, teacher, and administration.

Units of study- a variety of nonfiction text, rhetorical analysis essays, argumentative essays, and formal synthesis writing.