Advanced Placement English Literature and Composition   (#1001430)

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General Course Information and Notes

Version Description

The course description for this Advanced Placement courses is located on the College Board site at http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/courses/teachers_corner/index.html.

General Notes

A. Major concepts/content. The purpose of this course is to study and practice writing and to study literature. Students will learn to use the modes of discourse and recognize the assumptions underlying various rhetorical strategies. Students will also acquire an understanding of the resources of the language and of the writer’s craft. They will develop critical standards for the appreciation of any literary work and increase their sensitivity to literature as shared experience.
The content should include, but not be limited to, the following:
-the content specified by the Advanced Placement Program

B. Special note. None

Version Requirements

C. Course Requirements. After successfully completing this course, the student will:
  1. Demonstrate knowledge of connotation, metaphor, irony, syntax, and tone as resources of language.
  2. Apply critical standards independently, orally and in writing, to specific literary works.
  3. Use effective rhetorical strategies in writing tasks.
  4. Write for a variety of purposes, and in a variety of modes and styles.
  5. Explain the relationships among styles, subjects, and audiences in writing and in literature.
  6. Recognize relationships between literary works and the contemporary experience and/or historical contexts.

General Information

Course Number: 1001430
Course Path:
Section: Grades PreK to 12 Education Courses > Grade Group: Grades 9 to 12 and Adult Education Courses > Subject: English/Language Arts > SubSubject: English >
Abbreviated Title: AP ENG LIT COMPO
Number of Credits: One (1) credit
Course Length: Year (Y)
Course Attributes:
  • Advanced Placement (AP)
Course Type: Core Academic Course
Course Level: 3
Course Status: Course Approved
Grade Level(s): 9,10,11,12
Graduation Requirement: English

Educator Certifications

One of these educator certification options is required to teach this course.
English (Grades 6-12)
Classical Education - Restricted (Elementary and Secondary Grades K-12)

Section 1012.55(5), F.S., authorizes the issuance of a classical education teaching certificate, upon the request of a classical school, to any applicant who fulfills the requirements of s. 1012.56(2)(a)-(f) and (11), F.S., and Rule 6A-4.004, F.A.C. Classical schools must meet the requirements outlined in s. 1012.55(5), F.S., and be listed in the FLDOE Master School ID database, to request a restricted classical education teaching certificate on behalf of an applicant.



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