Open to: Grades 9 - 12
Formats: Web-based with CD-ROM
Challenge Level: college undergraduate
Prerequisites: Qualifying verbal/reading score and

EITHER
completion of grade 10 English and
 submission of of satisfactory writing sample
OR
completion of one course below:
     CTYOnline Writing Analysis and Persuasion
     CTY Summer Programs The Critical Essay

Recommended School Credit: 1.0
Textbook Purchase Required: Visit our textbook web page
Session Based: Session Dates and Application Deadlines
LENGTH: 30 weeks (Fall), 12 weeks (spring and summer intensive)

While preparing students to take the Advanced Placement Test in English Language and Composition, this course provides training in literary analysis as well as analytical and persuasive writing. In addition to practicing essay test-taking techniques, organization and time management, students study the interactions among subject, authorial purpose, audience needs, generic conventions, and the resources of the English language.

Assignments include a directed narrative, analyses of test questions, analyses of rhetorical strategies, and persuasive essays. Students will also practice taking multiple choice tests which mirror those found in the exam. This course has been reviewed and approved by the College Board to use the "AP" designation.

Sample Assignment 

Time Required:
Spring and summer intensive sessions require 5 hours per week for 12 weeks.

Academic year session requires 2 hours per week for 30 weeks, with breaks for holidays.

Detailed Course Information

System Requirements

Course Code: APWR