Advanced Placement Writing 1

Advanced Placement Writing 1 is designed to help honors, gifted, and Advanced Placement students refine and expand their writing ability. This unit is geared toward the English Language and Composition examination, which focuses on nonfiction and includes intensive work with syntax and diction. Special emphasis is placed on the reading/writing connection. Both Advanced Placement Writing units involve close textual analysis, synthesis, and evaluation; clear, effective writing about literary passages; and ongoing development of appropriate, authentic writing voices and styles.

• Part 1 aims to generate writing fluency.
• Part 2 emphasizes audience awareness.
• Part 3 examines stylistic elements, including images, figurative language, tone, diction, and syntax.
• Part 4 prompts responses to discourse from Plato, Cicero, Chaucer, Bacon, Swift, and others.
• Part 5 presents a series of writing strategies specifically aimed at preparing for the essay sections of the Advanced Placement exam.

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About the Series:
English & Language Arts curriculum units contain complete lesson plans with preliminary and follow-up work, teacher notes with background and rationale, ready-to-use worksheets, and suggested answers for student questions. These materials encourage the development of thinking , reading, speaking, research, and writing skills as well as critical thinking skills such as analysis, synthesis, and evaluation.