Notes — AP English Language
Study notes for every week in this course. Each set includes objectives, key terms, concept prose, worked examples, and a self-check. Answers are on the last page of each download.
Week 1 — Diagnostic: Reading Like a Writer
Week of 2026-09-08 · 8 terms · 5 self-check questions · Download .docx →
Week 2 — Thesis Statements
Week of 2026-09-14 · 8 terms · 5 self-check questions · Download .docx →
Week 3 — Process Writing
Week of 2026-09-21 · 8 terms · 5 self-check questions · Download .docx →
Week 4 — Description as Strategy
Week of 2026-09-28 · 8 terms · 5 self-check questions · Download .docx →
Week 5 — Narration as Strategy
Week of 2026-10-05 · 8 terms · 5 self-check questions · Download .docx →
Week 6 — Narrative as Argument
Week of 2026-10-12 · 8 terms · 5 self-check questions · Download .docx →
Week 7 — Rhetorical Situation and SOAPSTone
Week of 2026-10-19 · 8 terms · 5 self-check questions · Download .docx →
Week 8 — Style I: Syntax and Imitation
Week of 2026-10-26 · 8 terms · 5 self-check questions · Download .docx →
Week 9 — Classification and Division
Week of 2026-11-02 · 8 terms · 5 self-check questions · Download .docx →
Week 10 — Q1 Review and Timed Writing
Week of 2026-11-09 · 8 terms · 5 self-check questions · Download .docx →
Week 11 — Argument I: Claim, Evidence, Warrant
Week of 2026-11-16 · 8 terms · 5 self-check questions · Download .docx →
Week 12 — Argument of Proposal
Week of 2026-11-23 · 8 terms · 5 self-check questions · Download .docx →
Week 13 — Argument of Definition
Week of 2026-11-30 · 8 terms · 5 self-check questions · Download .docx →
Week 14 — Argument of Evaluation
Week of 2026-12-07 · 8 terms · 5 self-check questions · Download .docx →
Week 15 — Logical Fallacies
Week of 2026-12-14 · 8 terms · 5 self-check questions · Download .docx →
Week 16 — Evaluating Sources
Week of 2027-01-04 · 8 terms · 5 self-check questions · Download .docx →
Week 17 — Visual Arguments
Week of 2027-01-11 · 8 terms · 5 self-check questions · Download .docx →
Week 18 — Tone, Voice, and Diction
Week of 2027-01-18 · 8 terms · 5 self-check questions · Download .docx →
Week 19 — The Synthesis Essay
Week of 2027-01-25 · 8 terms · 5 self-check questions · Download .docx →
Week 20 — Q2 Review and Timed Writing
Week of 2027-02-01 · 8 terms · 5 self-check questions · Download .docx →
Week 21 — Exposition Models I: From Particular to General
Week of 2027-02-08 · 8 terms · 5 self-check questions · Download .docx →
Week 22 — Exposition Models II: Chronological Development
Week of 2027-02-15 · 8 terms · 5 self-check questions · Download .docx →
Week 23 — Exposition Models III: Claim Then Support
Week of 2027-02-22 · 8 terms · 5 self-check questions · Download .docx →
Week 24 — Argumentation with Expository Models
Week of 2027-03-01 · 8 terms · 5 self-check questions · Download .docx →
Week 25 — Personal Essay: Origins and Form
Week of 2027-03-08 · 8 terms · 5 self-check questions · Download .docx →
Week 26 — Personal Essay: Voice (Dillard, White)
Week of 2027-03-15 · 8 terms · 5 self-check questions · Download .docx →
Week 27 — Personal Essay: Observation and Digression (Woolf, Hoagland)
Week of 2027-03-22 · 8 terms · 5 self-check questions · Download .docx →
Week 28 — Personal Essay: Social Commentary (Didion)
Week of 2027-04-05 · 8 terms · 5 self-check questions · Download .docx →
Week 29 — Writing the Personal Essay
Week of 2027-04-12 · 8 terms · 5 self-check questions · Download .docx →
Week 30 — Visual Arguments: A Final Look
Week of 2027-04-19 · 8 terms · 5 self-check questions · Download .docx →
Week 31 — The Concession-Rebuttal Arc
Week of 2027-04-26 · 8 terms · 5 self-check questions · Download .docx →
Week 32 — Rebuttal Strategy and Steelmanning
Week of 2027-05-03 · 8 terms · 5 self-check questions · Download .docx →
Week 33 — Argumentation Capstone
Week of 2027-05-10 · 8 terms · 5 self-check questions · Download .docx →
Week 34 — AP Exam Readiness I: Free-Response Formats
Week of 2027-05-17 · 8 terms · 5 self-check questions · Download .docx →
Week 35 — AP Exam Readiness II: Multiple-Choice Section
Week of 2027-05-24 · 8 terms · 5 self-check questions · Download .docx →
Week 36 — AP Exam Readiness III: Full Practice
Week of 2027-05-31 · 8 terms · 5 self-check questions · Download .docx →
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