AP Language and Composition

1. AP Language and Composition Miss Sandvick 2014-15

2. Primary Benefit: College Preparation • Colleges know AP classes are challenging. • This course will live up to the reputation. Therefore, you will be better prepared to tackle college courses.

3. Hargrove, Godin and Dodd: College Grade Point Averages • AP students who scored a 1 on AP Exams outperformed students who had taken neither AP nor dual enrollment • AP students who scored a 2 or higher on AP Exams outperformed all students Source: Hargrove, Godin and Dodd, 2007

4. Primary Benefit: College Preparation Experience a college-level test The intensity of college exams catches far too many freshmen by surprise: “Students who have prepared for and taken the AP Exams adapt more easily to taking college essay exams, and are especially skilled in including a thesis and a well-developed argument. They are also less intimidated by sophisticated, college-level multiple-choice questions that seek to test understanding over memorization.” —Robert Blackey, Professor of HistoryCSU, San Bernardino

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6. Support System

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8. Secondary Benefit: Group of Engaged Learners • Close-knit community within AHS: • Approximately 300 strong within a student body of 3,250 (10%) • Two teachers who will both tutor you • Community building: Coffeehouse Fridays, movie nights, etc.

9. PSAT/SAT • PSAT • Registration for the next PSAT is this THURSDAY Sept. 25. • Cost- $15 • Good practice for SAT • Test date: Wednesday Oct. 15 (during school) • SAT • Registration for the next SAT is by September 30 [already in late registration]. • Cost- $52.50 (waivers are available online if needed) • Students can take the SAT as many times as they want. • Test date: Saturday October 11, 2014 (outside of school) • www.collegeboard.org for more information

10. Answers to the Close Reading