Block 4: AP Language and Composition

The AP Language and Composition course is designed to meet the needs of those students who have demonstrated exceptionally strong reading, writing, speaking, listening, language, and test taking skills.  The digital curriculum will advance student skills necessary for college and career readiness by having students participate in a variety of integrated student centered interdisciplinary activities.  The course centers around the New Jersey Student Learning Standards, along with the specific advanced placement standards created by the College Board.  The AP Language and Composition course will require students to read and analyze diverse and complex nonfiction texts, and to utilize these as models of college level writing. Students will further be required to process information efficiently, examine ideas critically, and express themselves effectively through class discussion and in both timed and untimed writings.  The curriculum uses nonfiction texts and multimedia resources to provide current, relatable, and relevant material to assist students in gaining a deeper understanding of the world around them, both historically and in contemporary society.  Analysis of textual components, including argument, purpose, rhetorical devices, and syntax will be reinforced within each unit, all culminating in various writings that directly reflect skills from the College Board advanced placement exam.  Each unit aligns to a College Board writing prompt and reading skill, and further centers on relatable thematic textbook units, including community, environment, education, justice, and technology.  Throughout the course, writing, listening, grammar, usage, and mechanics skills will be fostered within the context of each nonfiction text.  The digital curriculum combines the skills necessary for students to achieve success on the Advanced Placement Language and Composition exam, and the interdisciplinary nature of the curriculum’s nonfiction texts will prepare students for rigorous college level writing courses across many academic majors.