This course has been created and compiled by:
Veteran English Teacher for Encore Education Corporaiton
Mr. John Parker
This
course of AP English Language and Composition A has been created exclusively for students
enrolled in Encore High School. This course must be taken in
conjunction with AP English Language and Composition B. This course is graded on an Honors based
5.0 grading system. At the conclusion of this course, you will be
equipped to take the annual AP exam from the College Board (fee
applies).
The pacing and curriculum for this course has been created using a variety of reference materials including:
1. https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/courses/
2.
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
3.
The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
4.
The Language of Composition; Edited by Robin Dissin Aufses, Lawrence Scanlon, and Renee H. Shea5. Various readings from
projectgutenberg.org6. Various poetry selections from
poetryfoundation.orgCourse Outline:Unit 1: Elements of Rhetorical Analysis and Stylistic Analysis (chapters 1-2 from
The Language of Composition)
Unit 2: The Scarlet Letter; Related Poetry and Prose Fiction
Unit 3: Synthesizing Sources (chapter 3 from
The Language of Composition); Gothic Short Fiction ("Masque of the Red Death" by Edgar Allan Poe; "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment" by Nathaniel Hawthorne; "A Rose for Emily" by William Faulkner
Unit 4: The Great Gatsby and Modern Poetry
Unit 5: The Philosophy of Education (chapter 4 from
The Language of Composition)
CCSS:
Language Standards: 2a-b, 3, 4, 5, 6
Reading Informational Text Standards: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10
Reading Standards for Literature: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10
Speaking and Listening Standards: 1a-d, 3, 4
Writing Standards: 1a-e, 2a-f, 4, 5, 9a-b, 10