Course at
a Glance
Plan
The Course at a Glance provides a
useful visual organization of the AP
English Language and Composition
curricular components, including:
§ Sequence of units, along with
suggested pacing. Please
note that pacing is based
on 45-minute class periods,
meeting ve days each week,
for a full academic year.
§ Progression of skills within
each unit.
§ Spiraling of the big ideas and
skills across units.
Teach
BIG IDEAS/SKILL CATEGORIES
Big ideas and their skills spiral across units.
RHS
Rhetorical
Situation
CLE
Claims and
Evidence
REO
Reasoning and
Organization
STL
Style
Assess
Assign the Progress Checks—either
as homework or in class—for each
unit. Each Progress Check contains
formative multiple-choice and free-
response questions. The feedback
from the Progress Checks shows
students the areas where they need
to focus.
Unit 1:
~15 Class Periods
RHS
1.A Identify and describe
components of the rhetorical
situation: the exigence,
audience, writer, purpose,
context, and message.
CLE
3.A Identify and explain claims and
evidence within an argument.
CLE
4.A Develop a paragraph that
includes a claim and evidence
supporting the claim.
Progress Check 1
ONLINE ONLY
Multiple-choice: ~10 questions
ONLINE OR PAPER
Free-response: 1 question
Unit 2:
~15 Class Periods
RHS
1.B Explain how an argument
demonstrates understanding of
an audience’s beliefs, values,
or needs.
RHS
2.B Demonstrate an understanding
of an audience’s beliefs, values,
or needs.
CLE
3.A Identify and explain claims and
evidence within an argument.
CLE
4.A Develop a paragraph that
includes a claim and evidence
supporting the claim.
CLE
3.B Identify and describe
the overarching thesis
of an argument, and any
indication it provides of the
argument’s structure.
CLE
4.B Write a thesis statement that
requires proof or defense and
that may preview the structure
of the argument.
Progress Check 2
ONLINE ONLY
Multiple-choice: ~20 questions
ONLINE OR PAPER
Free-response: 1 question
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