AP English Language, mapped before it happens.

AP English Language and Composition · 2026-27. Every week, every reading, every one of the 1000 points — visible from day one. Study with Meerk, open the gate, walk into class ready.

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1. Tue, Sep 8Week 0: Welcome — AP English Language and Composition
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2. Tue, Sep 8Week 1: Week 1 — Diagnostic: Reading Like a Writer
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3. Mon, Sep 14Week 2: Week 2 — Thesis Statements
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4. Mon, Sep 21Week 3: Week 3 — Process Writing
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5. Mon, Sep 28Week 4: Week 4 — Description as Strategy
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6. Mon, Oct 5Week 5: Week 5 — Narration as Strategy
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7. Mon, Oct 12Week 6: Week 6 — Narrative as Argument
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8. Mon, Oct 19Week 7: Week 7 — Rhetorical Situation and SOAPSTone
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9. Mon, Oct 26Week 8: Week 8 — Style I: Syntax and Imitation
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10. Mon, Nov 2Week 9: Week 9 — Classification and Division
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11. Mon, Nov 9Week 10: Week 10 — Q1 Review and Timed Writing
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12. Mon, Nov 16Week 11: Week 11 — Argument I: Claim, Evidence, Warrant
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13. Mon, Nov 23Week 12: Week 12 — Argument of Proposal
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14. Mon, Nov 30Week 13: Week 13 — Argument of Definition
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15. Mon, Dec 7Week 14: Week 14 — Argument of Evaluation
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16. Mon, Dec 14Week 15: Week 15 — Logical Fallacies
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17. Mon, Jan 4Week 16: Week 16 — Evaluating Sources
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18. Mon, Jan 11Week 17: Week 17 — Visual Arguments
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19. Mon, Jan 18Week 18: Week 18 — Tone, Voice, and Diction
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20. Mon, Jan 25Week 19: Week 19 — The Synthesis Essay
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21. Mon, Feb 1Week 20: Week 20 — Q2 Review and Timed Writing
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22. Mon, Feb 8Week 21: Week 21 — Exposition Models I: From Particular to General
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23. Mon, Feb 15Week 22: Week 22 — Exposition Models II: Chronological Development
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24. Mon, Feb 22Week 23: Week 23 — Exposition Models III: Claim Then Support
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25. Mon, Mar 1Week 24: Week 24 — Argumentation with Expository Models
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26. Mon, Mar 8Week 25: Week 25 — Personal Essay: Origins and Form (Montaigne tradition, Bacon)
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27. Mon, Mar 15Week 26: Week 26 — Personal Essay: Voice (Dillard, White)
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28. Mon, Mar 22Week 27: Week 27 — Personal Essay: Observation and Digression (Woolf, Hoagland)
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29. Mon, Apr 5Week 28: Week 28 — Personal Essay: Social Commentary (Didion)
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30. Mon, Apr 12Week 29: Week 29 — Writing the Personal Essay
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31. Mon, Apr 19Week 30: Week 30 — Visual Arguments: A Final Look
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32. Mon, Apr 26Week 31: Week 31 — The Concession-Rebuttal Arc
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33. Mon, May 3Week 32: Week 32 — Rebuttal Strategy and Steelmanning
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34. Mon, May 10Week 33: Week 33 — Argumentation Capstone
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35. Mon, May 17Week 34: Week 34 — AP Exam Readiness I: Free-Response Formats
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36. Mon, May 24Week 35: Week 35 — AP Exam Readiness II: Multiple-Choice Section
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37. Mon, May 31Week 36: Week 36 — AP Exam Readiness III: Full Practice
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38. Fri, Nov 20Q1 Timed Writing
    In-class timed writing: 25 minutes, argumentative or analytical prompt.
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39. Sat, Feb 6Q2 Timed Writing
    In-class timed writing: Q2 cumulative — synthesis, rhetorical analysis, or argument format.
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40. Fri, May 7AP Exam
    AP English Language and Composition Exam — three free-response questions plus multiple-choice section.
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