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AP English Language & Composition

AP English Language & Composition is a US AP exam study plan covering rhetorical analysis and argument writing. Review audience and purpose, examine how evidence supports a claim, and practice developing thesis statements and incorporating multiple perspectives.

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Exam: Unit 1

Exam: Unit 2

Also covered in this plan

  • Identifying and Avoiding Flawed Lines of Reasoning
  • Introducing and Integrating Sources and Evidence
  • Using Sufficient Evidence for an Argument
  • Attributing and Citing References
  • Cause-Effect and Narrative Methods of Development
  • Exam: Unit 3
  • Developing and connecting thesis statements and lines of reasoning
  • Developing introductions and conclusions
  • Methods of Development
  • Exam: Unit 4
  • Developing commentary throughout paragraphs
  • Maintaining ideas throughout an argument
  • Using modifiers to qualify an argument and convey perspective
  • Using transitions
  • Exam: Unit 5
  • Incorporating Multiple Perspectives
  • Recognizing and Accounting for Bias
  • Adjusting an Argument to New Evidence
  • Analyzing Tone and Shifts in Tone
  • Exam: Unit 6
  • Examining Complexities in Issues
  • Considering How Words, Phrases, and Clauses Can Modify and Limit an Argument
  • Examining How Counterargument or Alternative Perspectives Affect an Argument
  • Exploring How Sentence Development Affects an Argument
  • Exam: Unit 7
  • Choosing Comparisons Based on an Audience
  • Sentence Development and Word Choice
  • How All Argument Choices Affect the Audience
  • How Style Affects an Argument
  • Exam: Unit 8
  • Strategically Conceding, Rebutting, or Refuting Information
  • Crafting an Argument Through Stylistic Choices
  • Exam: Unit 9

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