AP English Language & Composition is a writing-intensive course that seeks to prepare students for the AP English Language & Composition exam in May. Students study classical and contemporary nonfiction, including documentaries, essays, speeches, and long-form journalism.

Course texts (2021-2022):

• The Unlikely Disciple by Kevin Roose
• Hamilton: An American Musical by Lin-Manuel Miranda
• How Much of These Hills Is Gold by C. Pam Zhang
• Stitches by David Small
• A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers
• The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
• The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
• They Say/I Say: The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing by Gerald Graff and Cathy Birkenstein
• The Language of Composition (2nd Edition) by Renée H. Shea, Lawrence Scanlon, and Robin Dissin Aufses
• Nabokov's Favorite Word Is Mauve by Ben Blatt