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This year, the Advanced Placement Composition class has been extended to cover two semesters rather than the typical one semester. ... The course syllabus is the study of rhetoric -- how writers use language to inform, teach, persuade, or move an audience; the ultimate goal of the course is that through speaking, listening, reading, observing, and especially writing, students will become more aware of the resources of language.
The four works taught during the first semester of the 2002-2003 school year all contain meaningful messages and most make for enjoyable reading; however, some of the works prepare students better for the second half of the course than do others. As the curriculum-revising committee begins to examine the reading list for next year, it is clear that Our Town, written by Thornton Wilder, should remain on the list, and William Shakespeare’s Henry V should be removed. ... It is important that the committee takes these facts into consideration when evaluating the reading list.
The theme of Our Town is an important part of why students study the play in AP Composition. ...
In order to prepare for the second semester of AP Composition, it is important for students to familiarize themselves with different genres of literature.
Approximate Word count = 942
Approximate Pages = 3.8
(250 words per page double spaced)
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