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AP English
Course Name: English Language
Course Description:
0.5 credit per semester
This course is designed for able and motivated students with a command of standard English and a lively interest in the power and versatility of language. Students read complex prose written in a variety of periods, disciplines, and rhetorical contexts and write for a range of purposes to express ideas with clarity and precision. Students are strongly encouraged to take the AP examination at the end of the course.
Prerequisite: Semester A - Attainment of the outcomes of English 10 and teacher recommendation.
Grade Level: 11
No repeats for credit
Course Name: English Literature
Course Description:
0.5 credit per semester
This course is designed for able and motivated students with a command of standard English and an interest in reading challenging literature, both classical and contemporary and representative of dominant literary genres and themes. Students apply methods of literary analysis and write for a variety of purposes to increase their precision in expression. Students are strongly encouraged to take the AP examination at the end of the course.
Prerequisite: Semester A - Attainment of the outcomes of English 11 and teacher recommendation
Grade Level: 12
No repeats for credit