In AP® English Language and Composition, students learn to be better students of English, as well as better communicators God can use both locally and worldwide. Students read prose written throughout a variety of periods, disciplines, and rhetorical contexts, as they learn to filter what they read through the truth of the Bible. Students formulate clear and concise biblical responses to controversial issues, compare and contrast transcendentalism to Christianity, analyze the topic and meaning of death in the Bible, and explore aphorisms in the Bible that provide guidance to the human experience.

In addition, students learn to write skillfully for a variety of purposes. They develop the skill of annotating as a tool to study the Word of God, as well as learn to understand the power and persuasiveness of words in order to use them effectively, according to the Word of God. Through their reading and writing, students become aware of the interactions that occur as a writer’s purposes, audience expectations, and subjects—as well as generic conventions and the resources of language—contribute to effectiveness in writing.

This course is designed to provide a college-level experience and prepare students for the AP® exam. Students wishing to take the AP® exam are responsible for registering prior to the November 15 deadline. AP® Exams are administered the following May. Students must take the AP® exam in order to receive AP® credit.

This course is approved by the NCAA® and the University of California.