AP English
Advanced high-school literature
AP English refers to Advanced Placement English courses in American high schools—college-level classes that can earn students university credit through standardized exams.
There are two versions: AP English Language and Composition, which focuses on rhetoric and argument, and AP English Literature and Composition, which emphasizes literary analysis.
She's taking AP English this year.
The courses are known for heavy reading loads and analytical essays.
- essayShort argumentative prose work
- thesisAcademic argument requiring defense
- thesis statementCore claim of essay
- rhetoricArt of persuasive language
- rhetorical analysisExamining persuasive methods used
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