#ap english language and composition

[madwickedawesome]

#AP English Language and Composition

[moreclaypigeons]

credit: my friend, loca

#ap lang #ap #memes #english #writers #aplang #ap language and composition

[aplang2023raniamin]

R(est) & R(elaxtion)

I attribute so many sleepless nights to this class, partly my fault and partly due to the circumstances, but I believe that I would do it again if I had to. In such close proximity to summer vacation and in anticipation of a reprieve from school, I am hyper-aware of how simultaneously taxing and rewarding my junior year of high school has been. I did make sacrifices in terms of physical, emotional, and mental health, but I also pushed myself up one of the steepest steps leading to the future I want. I always wanted an academically challenging class as I grew up, sometimes feeling bored by busy work and repetition. I got more than I bargained for with this class, something that I became acutely aware of while writing the libraries synthesis prompt (C) (seen above). I thought of myself as an elementary schooler in the children’s room at the Woburn Public Library, pausing to stare at the adult books before making my way down the steep spiral staircase. Those books that seemed so complicated and archaic before, I can now handle and comprehend due to my newly acquired language and composition skills. English being my second language, I take great pride in the bounds I have made beyond towards knowing the language intimately. Comparing my first essay about Educated and Boys in the Boat, which was about ten sentences in length, to the wind farms prompt where my first sentence was a paragraph (seen above), my perception of language and how I personally can tame it and bear it to my advantage has transformed and I am a better student and writer because of it. I can rest now; my journey with English will not. 

#bittersweet #summer #relaxation #writing #english #language #ap #composition #writer

[am-i-the-asshole-official]

WIBTA for reporting my sister’s teacher to the school admin?

Alright folks strap in this one’s a doozy. TLDR at the end.

My (19M) sister (17F) is a senior in high school and this year she’s taking AP English Literature and Composition (hereby abbreviated as ap lit). For my non American buddies, this is essentially the highest level English class in most public high schools. This is a notoriously difficult exam and my sister’s extremely nervous for it. However, her teacher (23F) is. Well. To put it bluntly, the most gen z #relatable tiktoker in the world. This is the first English class AND the first AP class she’s ever taught. The only other high school class she’s taught was physics (not even honors). Her only qualification to teach the class is that she got a 5 on the exam when she took it in high school.

She is demonstrably bad at her job. Her motivation to teach English this year was, quote: “Taylor Swift is SUCH a poet she’s one of the main reasons I wanted to be an English teacher” if that gives you the vibes. And yes, she spent two class periods making students analyze a Taylor Swift song.

To list some other offenses, she: encouraged the propagation of the Hellen Keller was fake conspiracy, recommended using Harry Potter as a resource for the AP lit exam (citing that it’s one of her favorite book series of all time), telling students she will not help them with college applications (despite this being a very common and expected thing for senior English teachers to do here), and telling students to watch the movie adaptations of recommended novels WITHOUT reading them, and then to use the Wikipedia summary to compare and contrast the two. She also regularly misspells things in class which is great for a language teacher.

And I wasn’t kidding about the tiktoker thing. That’s her main passion, posting outfit/makeup tiktoks. This includes doing it in her class about all her teachercore fits.

My sister complains about her constantly, and as someone who’s has to deal with seriously traumatic harassment from teachers in the past, my first reaction was that she should report her. However, the problem is, last time she caught a student complaining about her, she punished the whole class by making them take a ridiculously hard pop quiz because “her feelings were hurt”. A very responsible and adult reaction /s. So, my sister is worried that if I confront her or the administration, the class will be punished.

While I understand my sister’s fear, I just don’t think the teacher should be allowed to get away with her behavior. I understand that the teacher is young (she’s barely 4 years older than me!) and should be allowed to make mistakes, but starting off her English teaching career at the highest high school level of English classes. My sister is now having to seek additional tutoring because the class is massively under preparing her for the exam.

TLDR: My sister’s English teacher is really bad at her job and underpreparing her for a difficult national test. I want to tell the school about this behavior but my sister is worried that she’ll punish the class.

So, WIBTA if I reported her to the administration? And if so, people of tumblr do you have other ideas because I’ve hit a wall.

What are these acronyms?

#aita #am i the asshole

[tokidokitokyo]

How to Improve Your Handwriting in Japanese

Learning to write in Japanese, teaching others to learn to write in Japanese, and watching Japanese people write in Japanese has taught me that it’s hard to write in Japanese. Remembering how to write the kanji in the first place is hard (especially with the ease of writing in Japanese on the computer or phone), remembering the stroke order and then figuring out how to fit the character into the space that you have - these are all difficult. And then on top of that, you don’t want these beautiful characters to look like you were bouncing up and down on a dirt road while you wrote them.

Handwriting in any language varies by person. There are people whose handwriting is sloppy in Japanese, just as in any other language. My handwriting in English isn’t perfect either, but I want my kanji to look less like shaky squiggles and more like, well, a native Japanese speaker’s characters. So I decided to break down how I go about improving my Japanese handwriting.

Practice

When you learn to write in English, you practice your letters over and over again. When you first learn kana and then kanji, it is also a good idea to write them over and over again. This helps many people to remember the characters (stroke order, spatial placement of each part of the character), and by writing the characters over and over again you will be able to write more quickly. You also won’t have to look up simple characters over and over again when you want to write a composition or a letter.

When I first started writing compositions by hand in kanji I remember looking up a character in the dictionary to check stroke order or to check how the kanji was written more often than not. This is a difficult way to write anything and takes a lot of time. Practice will help you to remember the characters and not have to stop to check your dictionary as often.

A high school friend told me that her mother would sit her down at the table every night and force her to work on her penmanship until it was what her mother deemed suitable. When we wrote our AP English essays in class, her penmanship was impeccable, although it took her much longer to write the essays than most of the other students. The result of what she considered torturous practice was amazing handwriting that made me jealous. If I had spent every night laboriously perfecting my penmanship I might also have attained that kind of handwriting - but I did not.

This is an extreme example, and I’m not saying you have to have perfect handwriting, but if improving your handwriting is something you would like to accomplish, taking the time to practice will certainly help your penmanship.

Books

There are Japanese books dedicated to this, because beautiful handwriting is desirable in all languages, but they are written in Japanese and I personally didn’t want to buy a book for this purpose.

Websites

Websites are a bit more difficult to come by because most people want to make some money off telling you their penmanship secrets. However, there are a few websites with some examples of good penmanship.

Links

Here are some online links for handwriting practice:

Chibi Musu Drill is where I look for kana practice for my toddler. They have a variety of drill print-outs that you can use to practice writing the characters correctly. This is especially helpful if you are self-studying as it helps with the shape of characters and the stroke order, and how the stroke should be finished (i.e. abrupt stop or drag and fade out to a tail). There are also tests you can print out for kanji. The site is all in Japanese.

Hiragana | Katakana | Kanji 

Seiho’s YouTube Calligraphy School - VIDEO - Only in Japanese but the videos are easy to follow since she uses a red pen to highlight where to pay attention. This is more in-depth but has helpful hints on improving your kanji balance, but you can search 字がきれいに書く方法 to get more results.

Yumefude Penji on Instagram has videos showing how to write kanji properly.

How I Practice Handwriting in Japanese

For Kana

To practice handwriting kana, I find an example of good penmanship from a website. It’s best if the example is larger, or if I can blow it up. Then I print it out with darkened font. Drill print-outs also work well as they have characters for you to trace, then space for you to practice on your own.

I put a sheet of clean paper on top of the print-out and make sure I can read the characters through the clean paper. You can also get tracing paper. Then, I trace the characters multiple times. I try to feel the flow of the character as I trace it and to note if the stroke ends abruptly (とめ), has a kink in it (はね), or if it fades out to a tail (はらい).

Lastly, I practice on my own. I use the feel of the character I traced and try to replicate it. I compare my own work to the original sample, and try to determine how to get the characters to look closer to the original sample. My character might be too skinny, too round, or have a stroke out of place. I usually only do one character at a time until I am satisfied, and then move on to the next.

For Kanji

When practicing kanji, first, I use blank paper, download genkouyoushi (Japanese composition paper), or a notebook with wider line spacing for writing practice than I would for simply writing down vocabulary or notes. You can also buy special kanji practice notebooks. I do this so that I have the space to cleanly write out kanji with more strokes, rather than having to bunch together the strokes so that I can hardly read it. This way, I can practice the strokes with more room and pay attention to how the kanji fits together.

Then, I write the character several times. I try to get a muscle memory going for the character, remembering the individual parts, the radicals, the stroke order and what the kanji means. This helps me to remember the kanji, and then to understand how the individual parts fit together.

I am careful to not copy the typewritten Japanese characters, for these are often different than the handwritten characters. Using a kanji textbook or a website where they teach handwritten kanji is the best way to learn to handwrite kanji. Some dictionary apps also show stroke order and will show the handwritten version so you can see the difference.

9 Tips for Better Handwriting

Source

1. Hold your pen properly / ぺんを正しく持つ

2. Sit with proper posture / 正しい姿勢で座る

3. Create a calm setting where you can concentrate / 落ち着いて集中できる空間を作る

4. Write using the correct stroke order / 正しい書き順で書く

     a. From the top to the bottom / 上から下へ

     b. From the left to the right / 左から右へ

5. Take care with the Stop - Wing - Sweeping Stroke / とめ・はね・はらいを丁寧に

Showing stop - wing - sweeping stroke in kanji

6. Modulate the size of the character and write slowly and carefully / 大きさにメリハリをつけながら、ゆっくり書く

7. Make sure the characters rise to the right / 右上がりになるようにする

8. Make sure the spacing between lines is equal / 線と線の間隔が等しくなるようにする

9. Write with the intention of being read by others / 人に読まれるつもりで書く

My handwriting in Japanese is far from perfect, but when I have a chance I like to hand write characters to get a better feel for them and for their meanings. I hope this guide helps you to improve your penmanship!

#writing in japanese #japanese handwriting #improve your handwriting in japanese #japanese #japanese language #japanese langblr #japanese studyblr #字をきれいに書く方法 #tokidokitokyo #tdtstudy

[chbnews]

The person who asked if anyone has read Night was a curious human who stumbled upon here, not a demigod. That human takes AP English Language & Composition, and they read it for class.

- That same curious human.

(A response is not necessary, this is just an ask to let y'all know.)

Alright lol, message sent to the blog - 🌑Anon Huntress of Artemis 🌑

#pjo #pjo hoo toa #pjo news #pjo fandom #pjo asks #pjo cabins #pjo spoilers #pjo series #pjo blog #pjo tv show

[555pm]

1) why did you decide on your major/degree title?

I got into uni as an honors English major, currently doubling in French as well. I spent lots of time in French classes in HS but I didn’t truly fall in love with French until uni, my 2nd quarter of intermediate in particular. I love the culture, the film, the philosophy, and the music; it truly meshes well with my academic areas of concentration.

As for English, ever since the beginning of high school I wanted to study English. I knew it was gonna be my prime area of study when I took AP English Language & Composition my junior year of HS, and I instantly fell in love. I got a 5 on the exam and the AP English Lit&Comp one as well. Shakespeare is the main reason why I love English literature and rhetoric. His artistry and legacy is amazing. I’m prelaw at the moment, and it’s a great undergrad to supplement my future JD. Below are some pics of when I went to visit the (authentic!!) copy of the First Folio housed at my uni since the 1980s:

30 day studyblr challenge

(note: i made this post on may 17, but for continuity it's scheduled on may 2. the shakespeare event was on may 4 lol)

#30 day studyblr challenge #diary #studyblr #french studyblr #shakespeare

[milksnake-tea]

How did you learn to speak English... Your writing is so elegant, I can't do it with my limited public school vocabulary... I don't want more tenses in sentences! I'm not even sure whether that is well written!

Wikihow tutorial how to learn a new language with zero motivation (⁠ᗒ⁠ᗩ⁠ᗕ⁠)

Good God, Spanish is supposed to be a very difficult language, I'm really good at speaking it and conjugating verbs, but I'm terrible at English! I refuse to lower my grades, send help

ALR I GOTCHU BBG

So how I learned to write is by reading

Like I read a lot when I was a kid; Harry Potter, Percy Jackson, Warriors, School of Good and Evil, etc

I also started writing early on too, like I started writing fanfiction when I was about 9. Was it good? Not really but hey I liked it

English is a stupidly complicated language, but like all languages, you have to practice it to get better. Read other people's essays, other books, and study how they write. There's also a book called the Elements of Style that I had to read last year in AP Language and Composition that really helped me with Grammer (and taught me how to use semicolons). If you have the time, I recommend you check that out !!

But yeah !! Everyone has their own style, and what I like to do is when I read stories, fanfiction, or manwha, when there's something that hits me really hard, I rewind and try to figure out why it made me feel that way. Try different things out and see what you like!

Also with essays, with English you want to keep your vocabulary broad and incorporate your evidence seamlessly (make it a habit to not say "Author states" or smth to that degree. Use action verbs such as describes, argues, articulates, reiterates, etc.). Write as though you're talking, keep it formal, but also keep it smooth.

ALSO SPANISH GOOD LORD THAT HURT ME WHEN I LEARNED IT CONJUGATING PHYSICALLY KILLED ME BUT SPANISH AND ENGLISH ARE KINDA ??? SIMILAR spanish easier to pronounce tho .... SO U SHOULD BE FINE

#mail 🏵️ #whoops this kinda became luis guide to writing LMAOO #anon

[sapphobystarlight]

just a ramble about anti-intellectualism and my own struggles with reading ⬇️

I haven’t been able to read properly in almost ten years.

in the spring of 2012, I went through a major traumatic event. in the fall, I started getting sick. I developed chronic pain and migraines that were untreated for over a year.

by summer 2013, I was practically nonfunctional, going on over 100 days of the same headache, and spending most of my time lying on the bathroom floor in the dark.

in July 2013, my grandma died, which was also horribly traumatizing, and I STILL haven’t unpacked all of that.

that summer, I was also required to do some summer work for a class in the fall, AP English Language & Composition. part of that work was reading Joseph Heller’s Catch-22 and working on a project re: literary devices in the novel.

I didn’t hate the book, it was actually pretty entertaining (once I figured out that it’s not really supposed to make sense), but having to force myself to read with the migraine was brutal.

in the last 9 years, I’ve struggled with reading for various reasons—time, physical illness, mental illness, fatigue, and inability to focus, to start.

but dear god.

seeing this massive wave of anti-intellectualism is just making me more and more determined to start reading again.

I don’t profess myself to be an “intellectual” by any means, although I think I’m generally intelligent and well-educated, and I have a lot of random knowledge on a LOT of things. (Yes, I’ll join your trivia team 😂)

it feels false of me to speak out against this willful illiteracy when I am someone who rarely reads.

but I will NEVER allow myself to take that approach to learning and to life.

if you have an easy time reading, take a second and consider yourself fortunate for that, and wish me luck as I try to figure this out.

#sapphobystarlight.txt #anti intellectualism

[monachopsis-11]

So I’ve decided the best place to start is with how I realized I’m autistic. I honestly hadn’t ever had any exposure to anyone on the spectrum so I had no clue what Autism even was and I’d barely heard it mentioned either. So I’d been doing research online for years about different mental disorders and all kinds of other things trying to self diagnose but I could never find anything with more than a few symptoms I related to. Anyway you could imagine my surprise when I was reading Lady Midnight and relating to Ty Blackthorn intensely. Now I don’t actually have all of the more stereotypical behaviors that he has but it was the first time I’d ever related to a characters behaviors. I’ve always been a huge reader, I read my first magic treehouse book in kindergarten and never stopped and most of my special interests have been books/movies/tv shows/characters. So I’ve definitely found a lot of characters who I related to emotionally because of struggles they were going through that mimicked the things I experienced but with Ty I could actually relate to what he was doing. I don’t remember all of the examples but I remember him organizing his books by color, asking about things other characters said that didn’t make sense to me either, having sensory issues, and wearing headphones. Now this is just off the top of my head but I know there were more as well however in the book the characters are part of a government that doesn’t acknowledge mental health/neurodiversity etc. so the other characters don’t know Ty is autistic. Then all the sudden I’m reading a half a page interaction where another character who grew up in the human world and has basic knowledge of things says:

So I went “huh autistic? This could be worth researching.” And proceeded to create a 37 page Google doc with everything I read that seemed important color coded according to how much each symptom/experience related to me. From there I proceeded to obsess over it for weeks to the point where I felt like I had made it up because suddenly I was realizing all these things that I didn’t think about before like how much eye contact sucks and how stimming can be really soothing whereas in the past I just did eye contact because other people were doing it and I only really stimmed when I was really excited (like jumping up and down flapping my hands etc.) From there I decided to ignore it because I felt like I was making it up or at least exaggerating massively so I tried to focus my attention elsewhere. Elsewhere meaning 4 college courses (Photography, English 1A, English S, Women’s Studies), 2 high school classes (Integrated Math 2), and 4 AP tests (English Literature and Composition, English Language and Composition, European History, and Psychology) without taking any of the corresponding AP classes I might add. So as far as distractions go very effective and very stressful. Finally after deciding that I was ready to think about things I proceeded to do more research, this time about autistic peoples experiences and after realizing how much of a spectrum things are and how sensory issues can change over time etc. I was finally able to accept that I was autistic and look into resources for therapy and hopefully a diagnosis at some point. So while this is obviously the short version of the story it covers the main points which I thought I’d share. Feel free to leave comments/questions as I’d love to talk with anyone who has had similar experiences.

FYI not my image so credit goes to whoever it belongs to 😊

#autistic experiences #self diagnosed autism #autistic women #actually autistic #late diagnosed autistic #ty blackthorn #dark artifices

[westywallowing]

oh my goodness don’t even get me started, once I find an author who’s writing style I like as much as yours, the AP English Language and Composition nerd comes barreling out of me and I can’t ever stop fawning over minute details like your flow and diction

OKAY BUT not to flex myself or anything but I went to a specialty high school to specifically study english and art history (kind of like "majoring" but in hs), and writing is actually something I'm really proud of!!! I don't think I'm the greatest at like,,,, characterizing in dialog?? but I like to think I'm good at creating a certain atmosphere and ✨️vibe✨️

#like if i were to invision my writing physically it would be like. clouds #does that even make ANY sense #but /gen it makes me so happy that you enjoy my writing anoj #its my little side hobby i never get to talk about 🥺 #ask #anon

[serendipitously-enchanted]

Resources for academics on a budget

Coursera- this is one of my favorite websites right now. Its a website that has tons of online classes, made by colleges, you can take free of charge. Although some of them you have to pay for to have access to; most of the classes are free. You can also pay for a certificate (around 80$ for a class) if you want/need to (although its not a requirement). The classes are mostly stem and social science based. There are also language learning classes if you need to learn english (they have other ones too but the ones i looked at required pay). But not all of them are stem and social sciences. Look for classes you want to take and Coursera probably has at least one. I am taking a bunch of classes on paleontology and other science subjects i will probably need for that, and im taking courses of other things that interest me such as greek mythology or writing. All you have to do is sign up with an email and password. This comes in an app as well. https://www.coursera.org/

Modern States- this is a website that also gives online classes, but this one is focused on getting you ready for the CLEP exams. “The College Level Examination Program is a group of standardized tests created and administered by the College Board. These tests assess college-level knowledge in thirty-six subject areas and provide a mechanism for earning college credits without taking college courses.” Although you dont have to be taking a CLEP to take these classes. The types of classes they have are business and management, composition and literature, history and social sciences, science and mathematics, and world languages. This is a good resource if you want general knowledge on a topic. I am taking a natural science course and a french course. All you have to do is sign up with an email and password. https://modernstates.org/

Khan Academy- you have probably already heard of this one, but if you havent, or just havent signed up yet, sign up for it. Its a website that has a collection of youtube videos and written articles about topics. There can also be short tests at the end of a topic/unit. They have classes from pre-k to college level. These are topics you typically see in a high school. They have classes on math, science, arts and humanities, computing, economics, life skill, and test prep. I am taking math classes, science classes, and an art history class. This one is especially good if you have kids or are still in grade school. All you have to do is sign up with an email and password. This comes in an app as well. https://www.khanacademy.org/

Sparknotes - you probably already know about this one as well, but if you havent, sparknotes is a website that has a collection of works of literature most of which are old enough to not be affected by copyright anymore. They also have translations of the works to modern day english. They provide the full text, a summary, summaries of the characters, literary devices, questions and answers, quotes, quizzes, and essays. They also provide information on other topics such as math, biology, philosophy, chemistry, and much more. You do not have to sign up for this one if you dont want to, but you can. There is also sparknotes plus which you have to pay for. It gives you an ad-free experience, study notes, flashcards and quizzes, ap english test prep, and more. https://www.sparknotes.com/

Quizlet- you have probably heard of this one too. quizlet is a website made for you to study with. It has a ton of subjects you can look at to study with, you can also make your own study set. Within a study set you can use flashcards, learn (which quizzes you on your knowledge until you have everything correct), write, spell, test, and you can play while you learn with matching and a game called gravity. Its a good resource to use if you need help remembering something, such as vocabulary of a language you are learning. You do not have to sign up but you can. This comes in an app as well. https://quizlet.com

Youtube- you probably know this one too, but youtube can also be used to learn topics instead of just being for entertainment. This one has probably the widest range of things to learn on it. There are people posting about almost any topic you can think of. I personally use it for paleontology. There are also “less academic” topics you can learn about such as fashion. This is a good website because a lot of the people here show their faces and tend to have more of a camera presence than people from some of the other websites, it also tends more to lean on entertainment than just giving you fact after fact. You dont have to sign up but you can (although you probably already have an account). This comes in an app as well. https://m.youtube.com/

Sci-hub- this website is a bit different from the ones ive already talked about. Its a pirating website for looking at academic articles put behind a pay wall. This is good for people who want to have access to papers on a topic but dont have the money to sign up for 10 different websites for research.

Your local library- libraries are incredibly important, but they cant stay open unless people are actively using them. So if you have a library close to you, sign up for it! Signing up for a library card is completely free, the only time you would have to pay is if you have an overdue book (but even then its probably only a couple of $). Sign up for libraries and you’ll get access to tons of free books, but you can also get access to laptops as well if thats something you would need. Its also just a quiet place to chill out while you study/read.

Museums- museums can cost money to get into, but depending on the museum you go to it doesnt have to be a lot of money. There are also museums for science or art it doesnt just have to be science museums all the time if thats not something you are interested in. If you have time and a bit of money museums are great resources to learn about new things. Recently i had a week long break at my school and my family and i went to 3 different museums to look at their prehistoric life exhibits. Its really cool to go and see fossils in person. We went to my states Children’s Museum (which has a good exhibit on dinosaurs), the Field Museum in Chicago, and the Museum of Natural History in Ohio.

Used bookstores- used bookstores are good for getting a cheaper price on books that you want. Although sometimes they may not have a very good selection. However, there are websites online that function as used bookstores would just with a wider range of books.

#dark acadamia #dark academia #dark academism #dark acadamia aesthetic #academia #chaotic academia #light acadamia aesthetic #light academia #free #free book #for your dark academia needs #on a budget

[vumtools]

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[wednesday4econlive]

Opportunity Cost During Covid-19

In March of 2020 was when the pandemic had started to really take a toll in Southern California. In my sophomore year of high school, my school suddenly called for a “two-week break”, so the whole school had to adjust to online learning in just a few days. For the rest of the 2020 school year and into the 2021 school year, a lot of my friends were sad about having to do classes on Zoom without being able to see their friends in person, I personally loved doing class in bed a minute after waking up. A lot of the times, turning on our cameras and verbally participating was not required.

The reason why I bring this up about Covid is the idea of opportunity cost. In my junior year of high school was when I took AP English Language and Composition (AP Lang.) and AP US History (APUSH) and 4 other non-AP courses. The question I asked myself every morning was whether I wanted to wake up and actually pay attention to the teacher or if I wanted to log into Zoom and then just sleep through all of class. The opportunity cost of actually paying attention to the teacher was more time to sleep and then not doing so well on the AP tests, and the opportunity cost of sleeping through my classes was actually understanding the lessons and acing the AP tests. This was not the only question I asked every day. Every day, I also decided whether or not I wanted to do my homework or watch Youtube at night, whether I wanted to sleep early or stay up watching Korean drama, or whether I wanted to actually do the homework myself or look for answers online/getting answers from my friends.

Sadly, I chose to do a majority of my classes in bed and not pay attention to what the teacher was saying, leading to my not-so-high AP scores.

All to say, opportunity costs does not apply to student life during the Covid pandemic, but I still make choices and weigh the different opportunity costs in my every day life.

Source: Chisel Labs

Name: Janice Ji

ID: 15806404

#econlive

[that-one-ap-kid]

AP Review: AP Language and Composition

That One AP Kid here, and today I will be reviewing one of my favorite courses throughout all of high school, but more importantly, a course many Sophomores and Juniors take. AP Language and Composition (AP Lang) is a common course taken that replaces English 3 Honors and leads to the progression of AP Literature and Composition.

Personal Rating: 9/10

Content Difficulty Rating: 6/10

Test Difficulty Rating: 7/10

AP Lang was my favorite course simply because I love to write. English is not generally my favorite subject, but I found that the essay driven course of AP Lang was to my tastes. That being said, it definitely isn't for everyone.

This course doesn't necessarily have content that it teaches you, it is much more about the developing of writing and reading skills. For that reason, this might seem like a deceptively easy course. From my experience in high school many people go to take this course because they think that it will be easy and that they are used to writing essays. Essays in AP Lang are extremely different from those in other courses. First off, there are three different types: argument, rhetorical analysis, and synthesis. Synthesis is the one that most incoming students are used to writing, but even there the time that is given is a lot less than most people expect.

I will give a quick breakdown of the three essay types:

Argument - Choose a side of a point and write a cohesive essay to support it. The big thing here is that there are no sources (other than the occasional quote), so all evidence has to be student generated. This can work for or against you. My advice here is to pick a book you have read (or know well) that is multi-faceted and use it as one of your sources most of the time. This might seem scary or awful, but after a couple essays are under your belt, it won't be too bad.

Rhetorical Analysis - Break down the authors meaning and explain what rhetorical devices were used to make it an efficient argument. For this essay, you either love it or hate it. This essay in particular takes a bit of extra work for some people, because you need to have a few devices memorized (it really isn't as bad as it sounds, I promise). Plus, you can make almost any device work. In about 95% of the rhetorical analysis essays that I wrote, I used oxymorons.

Synthesis - The classic, support a point using evidence from the given sources. This essay is what most people are used to. It just has less of an allowed time.

The final big thing about the essays is you are given a lump sum of time to write all three of them. So, you do have a bit of flexibility.

The multiple choice is split up into reading and grammar, and is similar to the PSAT and SAT. Studying for this test will help you on the other high stakes test College Board Offers in general.

With all of that being said, I still DO recommend this course for most people. Although the writing can be rough, you can still pass the exam if you aren't a strong writer as long as you follow the rubric. Furthermore, it truly does help you in the future with writing. Especially if you have a good teacher.

Thus, this course comes highly recommended from me!

Have a wonderful day and remember to take a deep breath. Everything will work out. There are people who care. Finally, don't worry about being perfect, because you yourself will always be enough.

Bye!!!

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i know it’s better for my gpa to not take classes i suck at but i’m genuinely so devastated about the fact that I wasn’t able to take ap language composition :( I know it’s entirely my fault, however I am really bummed that right now I don’t have a teacher that could help me improve in essay writing and critically analyzing literature; I know i’m already lucky enough to be able to audit one of the ap english classes but I still really wish I could get some help or feedback. I am trying my best to communicate and ask for help my current english teacher but since all of our writing is narrative, she just tells me to write how I feel and while very encouraging, that is not exactly helpful.