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Teaching AP English Language and Composition with

The Language of Composition, Fourth Edition

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o we need to convince you that teaching AP English Language and Composition
Dis incredibly rewarding? You know we’ve got the rhetorical chops to do it. But,
happily, you likely already know why people love teaching this course: we get to engage
students in relevant, real, and rich discussions based on brilliant writing. This is the
dream!
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We want our students to be informed citizens, so the author team spent countless
hours over two years reading and discussing — and yes, definitely debating — the
selection of texts presented in the Student Edition. We strove to curate a collection of
texts offering many perspectives and many voices on a wide variety of topics. The result
is The Language of Composition, Fourth Edition, comprising texts we deem to be true
works of rhetorical art, whether they consist of words or images. We are so excited for
students to enter into conversations around their content and craft.
We also want our students to be engaged citizens. The skills students develop in
this course will serve them in all areas of their life, and our assignments and
assessments support the range of situations in which students will call upon their
knowledge of rhetoric, from writing letters to local politicians, to delivering a persuasive
speech in front of peers, to vigilantly analyzing potentially misleading sources of
information.
Just as we care about student outcomes, we want you to be supported, too. So,
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nine chapters in this edition make it easy to align to the AP Course and Exam
Description’s nine units, while still offering the flexibility to teach thematically.
The first three chapters of instruction introduce students to all the skills necessary
for the course; Chapter 1 focuses on Rhetorical Analysis, Chapter 2 on Argument, and
Chapter 3 on Synthesis. Each chapter contains guided instruction and scaffolded
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practice activities, to build the skills necessary for success on the AP Exam, in college,
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and beyond. You can use these chapters at the pace of our AP -aligned Pre-Built Units,
or at an alternate pace of your choice, to establish a solid foundation from which to
build.
You can then choose how to incorporate selections from our thematic chapters
(Chapters 4–9) for practice and exploration — our Pre-Built Units offer one potential
path, but there are endless ways to make valuable connections between the opening
chapters’ skill-building and these six collections of high-interest readings. The themes
explored are:

Identity Community

Environment Justice
Money Culture

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