AP Language and Composition
AP Lang
Rhetorical analysis, argument, and synthesis work for AP Lang, in the order it comes due. Directions here match the directions I gave in class.
AP Lang announcements
- Aug 5All classesPinned
Welcome to the 2026–27 school year
Bring a composition notebook and your copy of The Great Gatsby to class on the first Friday. Summer reading responses are due in the first week.
- Aug 3All classes
AP Lang rhetorical analysis calibration
We will score sample 2025 essays together so you know exactly what a 4, 5, and 6 look like before your first timed write.
- Jul 28All classes
Parent contact form is open
Parents and guardians: send me a short note about your student's reading habits. It genuinely changes how I plan the first unit.
Assignments
- Reading25 pts
Rhetorical Précis: Sojourner Truth
Due Mon, August 17
Annotate 'Ain't I a Woman?' and write a four-sentence précis identifying claim, method, purpose, and audience.
Instructions & rubric - Timed Write60 pts
Timed Write #1 — Rhetorical Analysis
Due Tue, August 25
40 minutes, in class, on a released AP prompt. Bring a blue or black pen. Scored on the College Board 6-point rubric.
Instructions & rubric - Reading100 pts
Summer Assignment - AP Lang
Due Mon, August 31
The assignment is an 8-week self-paced project designed to sharpen foundational grammar, rhetorical analysis skills, and academic writing before the school year begins.
Instructions & rubric - Discussion40 pts
Synthesis Seminar Prep
Due Wed, September 9
Read all six sources on public monuments. Arrive with two questions and one position you are willing to defend and revise.
Instructions & rubric