Should I Take AP Lang?

123wombat
Tue, 17 Mar 2015 07:05:38 +0000

AP Language was my favorite AP class as well. The course is focused almost solely on rhetoric. At least in my case, we got to read many many nonfiction opinion pieces and essays. It was a nice change from analytical papers on the classics. Don’t get me wrong, I love literature, but I think AP Lang really rounds out one’s English background. Also, the AP test isn’t super challenging.

I second what chunkers44 says – I decided to take a non-honors/AP science class one year and the difference in education quality was drastic. It wasn’t so much the teacher as it was the disinterested students. Having engaged, intelligent peers in class makes a huge difference. Definitely opt for the AP.