The Language of Composition: Reading - Writing - Rhetoric

The ideal book for the AP* English Language course.The Language of Composition is the first textbook built from the ground up to help students succeed in the new AP English Language course. Written by a team of experts with experience in both high school and college, this text focuses on teaching students the skills they need to read, write, and think at the college level. With practical advice on reading and writing and an extensive selection of readings — including essays, poetry, fiction, and visual texts that are both interesting and appropriate for a high school audience — The Language of Composition helps students develop the key skills they must master to pass the course, to succeed on the AP Exam, and to prepare for a successful college career. Need help with the audit?  Click here to download an AP correlation. 

• Rhetorical Devices: A Handbook and Activities for Student Writers
• Everything's an Argument with Readings
• Doubt: A Parable
• Hamlet (Cambridge School Shakespeare)
• The English Patient
• Julius Caesar
• On Writing: 10th Anniversary Edition: A Memoir of the Craft
• Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
• U.S. History and Government: Readings and Documents
• The Elements of Style