AP Language and Composition Mrs. Heidi Hayes

Competition is always unhealthy because it makes people insecure and anxious about their performance. Since competition drives people to create new businesses and work hard for success, it is positive and healthy. Thesis Statements

Although competition is invaluable in creating innovative and successful businesses, it also keeps people from forming strong community bonds; therefore it should be minimized in personal life, but maximized in business. While many are concerned about the negative effects of competition on students’ self-esteem, the more important problem is the way it enables and even encourages bullying. Thesis Statements

Developing informed, thoughtful, engaged citizens. Increasing students’ capacity to enter into consequential conversations with others about meaningful issues and contribute to the conversations. Encouraging students to recognize alternate points of view in order to strengthen their own position. The Focus of AP Lang

How to Get an A Be creative and original in your thinking Always ask “Why?” and “How do I know?” Find evidence to back up everything you say Think analytically and critically Notice details that others might skip over Read carefully and engage with the text How to Get an A

Contacting Me Email is best: heidi.hayes@lcps.org Phone: 571-252-2200 ext. 82038 The easiest way to speak with me by phone will be to email me asking for a phone call I will respond to emails or phone calls within 24 hours during school days I am working on learning Phoenix’s website function, so that all documents and notes are available through it. Make sure your email in Phoenix is correct, as I will be sending out announcements through the system. Contacting Me

Test Overview AP Lang is for many students the hardest AP test No content to study or memorize, all skills-based Multiple Choice: 4-5 Passages, 52–55 Questions in 60 Minutes All questions based on passages from non-fiction texts, including at least one pre-1900 excerpt Questions ask for advanced, higher-order thinking Test Overview

Sample MC Question

Sample MC Question

Test Overview 3 Essay Prompts, 2 Hours 15 Minutes Sample Essay Prompt Synthesis: Students read several texts about a topic and create an argument that synthesizes at least three of the sources to support their thesis. Rhetorical Analysis: Students read a non-fiction text and analyze how the writer’s language choices contribute to his or her purpose and intended meaning for the text. Argument: Students create an evidence-based argument that responds to a given topic. Sample Essay Prompt Test Overview