College Board-Aligned
AP English Language and Composition
This page follows the current official College Board course outline. Each unit/topic links to original local notes built for studying, practice, and review.
Course Snapshot
9
official units
34
linked topics/skills
Alignment Sources
Units & Topics
Unit 1: Unit 1
Official Unit 1 outline.
Unit 2: Unit 2
Official Unit 2 outline.
- Unit 2 Topic 1: Analyzing audience and its relationship to the purpose of an argument Original Notes
- Unit 2 Topic 2: Building an argument with relevant and strategic evidence Original Notes
- Unit 2 Topic 3: Developing thesis statements Original Notes
- Unit 2 Topic 4: Developing structure and integrating evidence to reflect a line of reasoning Original Notes
Unit 3: Unit 3
Official Unit 3 outline.
- Unit 3 Topic 1: Identifying and describing different claims or lines of reasoning Original Notes
- Unit 3 Topic 2: Identifying and avoiding flawed lines of reasoning Original Notes
- Unit 3 Topic 3: Introducing and integrating sources and evidence Original Notes
- Unit 3 Topic 4: Using sufficient evidence for an argument Original Notes
- Unit 3 Topic 5: Attributing and citing references Original Notes
- Unit 3 Topic 6: Developing parts of a text with cause-effect and narrative methods Original Notes
Unit 4: Unit 4
Official Unit 4 outline.
Unit 5: Unit 5
Official Unit 5 outline.
- Unit 5 Topic 1: Developing commentary throughout paragraphs Original Notes
- Unit 5 Topic 2: Maintaining ideas throughout an argument Original Notes
- Unit 5 Topic 3: Using modifiers to qualify an argument and convey perspective Original Notes
- Unit 5 Topic 4: Using transitions Original Notes
Unit 6: Unit 6
Official Unit 6 outline.
- Unit 6 Topic 1: Incorporating multiple perspectives strategically into an argument Original Notes
- Unit 6 Topic 2: Recognizing and accounting for bias Original Notes
- Unit 6 Topic 3: Adjusting an argument to address new evidence Original Notes
- Unit 6 Topic 4: Analyzing tone and shifts in tone Original Notes
Unit 7: Unit 7
Official Unit 7 outline.
- Unit 7 Topic 1: Examining complexities in issues Original Notes
- Unit 7 Topic 2: Considering how words, phrases, and clauses can modify and limit an argument Original Notes
- Unit 7 Topic 3: Examining how counterargument or alternative perspectives affect an argument Original Notes
- Unit 7 Topic 4: Exploring how sentence development affects an argument Original Notes
Unit 8: Unit 8
Official Unit 8 outline.
- Unit 8 Topic 1: Choosing comparisons based on an audience Original Notes
- Unit 8 Topic 2: Considering how sentence development and word choice affect how the writer is perceived by an audience Original Notes
- Unit 8 Topic 3: Considering how all choices made in an argument affect the audience Original Notes
- Unit 8 Topic 4: Considering how style affects an argument Original Notes
Unit 9: Unit 9
Official Unit 9 outline.
Notes
Original EduCompanion Notes
These local notes follow the current College Board AP English Language and Composition unit/topic list.
Unit 1: Unit 1
Unit 1 Topic 1: Identifying the purpose and intended audience of a text
Open College Board-aligned original notes
Unit 1 Topic 2: Examining how evidence supports a claim
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Unit 1 Topic 3: Developing paragraphs as part of an effective argument
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Unit 2: Unit 2
Unit 2 Topic 1: Analyzing audience and its relationship to the purpose of an argument
Open College Board-aligned original notes
Unit 2 Topic 2: Building an argument with relevant and strategic evidence
Open College Board-aligned original notes
Unit 2 Topic 3: Developing thesis statements
Open College Board-aligned original notes
Unit 2 Topic 4: Developing structure and integrating evidence to reflect a line of reasoning
Open College Board-aligned original notes
Unit 3: Unit 3
Unit 3 Topic 1: Identifying and describing different claims or lines of reasoning
Open College Board-aligned original notes
Unit 3 Topic 2: Identifying and avoiding flawed lines of reasoning
Open College Board-aligned original notes
Unit 3 Topic 3: Introducing and integrating sources and evidence
Open College Board-aligned original notes
Unit 3 Topic 4: Using sufficient evidence for an argument
Open College Board-aligned original notes
Unit 3 Topic 5: Attributing and citing references
Open College Board-aligned original notes
Unit 3 Topic 6: Developing parts of a text with cause-effect and narrative methods
Open College Board-aligned original notes
Unit 4: Unit 4
Unit 4 Topic 1: Developing and connecting thesis statements and lines of reasoning
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Unit 4 Topic 2: Developing introductions and conclusions
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Unit 4 Topic 3: Developing parts of a text with comparison-contrast and definition-description methods
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Unit 5: Unit 5
Unit 5 Topic 1: Developing commentary throughout paragraphs
Open College Board-aligned original notes
Unit 5 Topic 2: Maintaining ideas throughout an argument
Open College Board-aligned original notes
Unit 5 Topic 3: Using modifiers to qualify an argument and convey perspective
Open College Board-aligned original notes
Unit 5 Topic 4: Using transitions
Open College Board-aligned original notes
Unit 6: Unit 6
Unit 6 Topic 1: Incorporating multiple perspectives strategically into an argument
Open College Board-aligned original notes
Unit 6 Topic 2: Recognizing and accounting for bias
Open College Board-aligned original notes
Unit 6 Topic 3: Adjusting an argument to address new evidence
Open College Board-aligned original notes
Unit 6 Topic 4: Analyzing tone and shifts in tone
Open College Board-aligned original notes
Unit 7: Unit 7
Unit 7 Topic 1: Examining complexities in issues
Open College Board-aligned original notes
Unit 7 Topic 2: Considering how words, phrases, and clauses can modify and limit an argument
Open College Board-aligned original notes
Unit 7 Topic 3: Examining how counterargument or alternative perspectives affect an argument
Open College Board-aligned original notes
Unit 7 Topic 4: Exploring how sentence development affects an argument
Open College Board-aligned original notes
Unit 8: Unit 8
Unit 8 Topic 1: Choosing comparisons based on an audience
Open College Board-aligned original notes
Unit 8 Topic 2: Considering how sentence development and word choice affect how the writer is perceived by an audience
Open College Board-aligned original notes
Unit 8 Topic 3: Considering how all choices made in an argument affect the audience
Open College Board-aligned original notes
Unit 8 Topic 4: Considering how style affects an argument
Open College Board-aligned original notes
Shared Google Drive Notes
No shared Google Drive notes are currently mapped for this course. Local original notes are still available above.
Practice Questions
Each note page includes a quick practice prompt. Use these unit practice cards to review the same way AP questions ask you to apply ideas, evidence, and reasoning.
Unit 1 Practice
Use the linked notes for Unit 1 to answer AP-style prompts, then check your explanation against the official topic list.
- Define the most important concept from this unit.
- Apply it to a scenario, graph, source, passage, or data table.
- Explain the reasoning that connects evidence to the answer.
Unit 2 Practice
Use the linked notes for Unit 2 to answer AP-style prompts, then check your explanation against the official topic list.
- Define the most important concept from this unit.
- Apply it to a scenario, graph, source, passage, or data table.
- Explain the reasoning that connects evidence to the answer.
Unit 3 Practice
Use the linked notes for Unit 3 to answer AP-style prompts, then check your explanation against the official topic list.
- Define the most important concept from this unit.
- Apply it to a scenario, graph, source, passage, or data table.
- Explain the reasoning that connects evidence to the answer.
Unit 4 Practice
Use the linked notes for Unit 4 to answer AP-style prompts, then check your explanation against the official topic list.
- Define the most important concept from this unit.
- Apply it to a scenario, graph, source, passage, or data table.
- Explain the reasoning that connects evidence to the answer.
Study Guides
Use this as a unit review index. Open each unit, work through the topic notes, then return here to move to the next unit.
Unit 1: Unit 1
3 topics to review
Unit 2: Unit 2
4 topics to review
Unit 3: Unit 3
6 topics to review
Unit 4: Unit 4
3 topics to review
Unit 5: Unit 5
4 topics to review
Unit 6: Unit 6
4 topics to review
Unit 7: Unit 7
4 topics to review
Unit 8: Unit 8
4 topics to review
Unit 9: Unit 9
2 topics to review