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Before You Begin

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Here are suggestions to consider as you prepare to teach an AP English Language and
Composition course:
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1. Read the information available on the AP English Language and
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Composition course home page, available on AP Central (apcentral
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.collegeboard.com). Many of the resources on the course page are referenced
in this Teacher’s Edition, including previously released exam questions and
classroom resources.
2. Attend a College Board workshop and look for other professional development
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opportunities. One- and two-day workshops designed as an introduction to the
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AP English Language courses are offered by the College Board during the
school year. The College Board also provides week-long summer institutes
(APSIs) around the country led by College Board–endorsed consultants, including
the authors of The Language of Composition and its resources. These workshops
will help you learn how to develop and teach your class.

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3. Participate in the English AP Teacher Community, an online forum for AP
English teachers (apcommunity.collegeboard.org). Here you can ask questions,
get advice, give suggestions, and share resources. It is a great way to become a
member of a wider teacher community.
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4. Complete the AP Course Audit. Audit approval of a teacher’s syllabus is
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required before teaching an AP English Language course. See the AP
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Coordinator at your school or go to the College Board’s AP Central website for
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more information. Use the AP Alignment Table and Pre-Built Units found in the
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Teacher’s Edition to help create your syllabus and ensure it gains AP audit
approval.
5. Decide how you will cover the reading and writing skills for the course. Some
teachers elect to teach Chapters 1–3 straight through at the beginning of the
year. This approach will allow students to focus on one essay type at a time:
rhetorical analysis, then argument, then synthesis. If you choose this
approach, you can explore the thematic chapters in the order you wish,
perhaps considering any additional major works you teach and where they
will best fit within the course.
Or, maybe you’d like to stay in closer alignment with the CED’s progression of
units. If this approach appeals to you, you can teach Section 1 of each opening
chapter to cover Units 1–3, then Section 2 of each opening chapter paired with
a thematic chapter to cover Units 4–6, then Section 3 of each opening chapter
paired with a thematic chapter to cover Units 7–9.

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A Year with the AP English Language Units
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AP Unit
and PPC 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Opening Ch. 1 Ch. 2 Ch. 3 Ch. 1 Ch. 2 Ch. 3 Ch. 1 Ch. 2 Ch. 3
Chapters Section 1 Section 1 Section 1 Section 2 Section 2 Section 2 Section 3 Section 3 Section 3
Thematic Ch. 4 Ch. 5 Ch. 6 Ch. 7 Ch. 8 Ch. 9
Chapters

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