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Course Name: *AP® ENGLISH LITERATURE AND COMPOSITION [12]
Course Number: 16500/16520
Open to: Grades 12
Length: 2 Semesters
Credits: 1 credit at NHS
Prerequisite: Successful completion of AP® Language and Composition [11] or American Literature 11 and Composition 11. Students should be able to read and comprehend college-level texts and apply the conventions of Standard Written English in their writing.
NOTE: Students enrolling in an AP® class will automatically be registered for that course's exam. An exam Opt-Out option is available.
Content: Students in this introductory college-level course read and analyze a broad and challenging range of non-fiction prose selections, deepening their awareness of rhetoric and how language works. Through close reading and frequent writing, students develop their ability to work with language and text with a greater awareness of purpose and strategy while strengthening their own composing abilities. Course readings feature expository, analytical, personal and argumentative texts from a variety of authors and historical contexts. Students examine work with essays, letters, speeches, images and imaginative literature. Students prepare for the AP® Exam in English Literature and Composition and may be granted advanced placement, college credit, or both as a result of a satisfactory performance.
Activities: Timed in-class writings; Class literary discussions; large and small group work.
Cost: An exam fee if AP® exam is taken.
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