Prerequisite: English 2 Honors teacher recommendation. Students who enroll in AP English: Language & Composition must be eager to learn about the complexities of the English language. While students will examine some major works of fiction including novels, dramas, and poetry, this college-level course focuses more on nonfiction texts and the rhetorical techniques used by writers. It is a skills-based course that trains students to become critical readers and to become proficient writers of expository, analytical, and argumentative essays. Note that this course is designed to prepare students for the AP exam in May and is intended to be a substitute for college freshman English. The class also includes components of SAT preparation and development. The course has a summer reading requirement. Final grade of B or better provides automatic placement in the next course in the series. Grade weighted upon successful completion of course.