Introduction to the course:

The AP English Language and Composition
course is designed to help you become a skilled
reader of a variety of texts as well as becoming a
skilled writer. You’ll achieve this through awareness
of the interactions among a writer's purposes,
audience expectations, and subjects, as well as
the ways that writing rules and language use
contribute to effective writing.

The college board's goal is to strengthen the effectiveness of your writing through close reading and frequent practice at applying rhetorical strategies, analyzing information from source texts, and writing arguments. The reason for this course is to become a critical reader of predominantly nonfiction works, including expository, argumentative, analytical, and personal texts from various authors and time periods.