- Students enrolled in Advanced Placement Language and Composition will study modern and classic literature and non-fiction as they continue to develop and refine their reading skills. Students will read and understand grade level appropriate material and analyze organizational patterns, arguments, and positions. Reading and responding to historically or culturally significant works, students will conduct in-depth analyses of recurrent patterns and themes. Students will learn to construct their own responses in the four major modes of written discourse: narrative, expository, persuasive, informational, descriptive. Students will write to improve their skills by going through the process of drafting, revising, editing and producing a final draft. In relation to their own writing, students will study standard usage, mechanics and spelling. Also, students will deliver focused and coherent presentations that convey a clear perspective tailored to the audience and purpose. Students take the Advanced Placement examination in the spring for college credit. Grade: 11 10 Credits Year Long Prerequisites: Teacher Recommendation, Summer Reading