The Language of Composition: Reading, Writing and Rhetoric
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The ideal book for the AP* English Language course. The Language of Composition is the first textbook built from the ground up to help students make it in the new AP English Language course. Written by a team of experts with experience in both high school and college, this text focuses on teaching students the skills they need to read, write, and reflect at the college level. With practical advice on reading and writing and an wide selection of readings — including essays, poetry, fiction, and visual texts that are both appealing and appropriate for a high school audience — The Language of Composition helps students renovate the key skills they must master to pass the course, to make it on the AP Exam, and to prepare for a successful college career.
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Initially, I was very pleased with my buy. It arrived on time and I thought it was in excellent condition. But, I was informed by my daughter tonight that the book is missing most of the first chapter. I am not pleased about this because I thought I was buying a perfect book. I guess the ancient maxim, “buyer beware” is something I should pay attention to in the future.
Reader’s Rating: 1 / 5
I am using this book for an AP Language and Comp class and I like it. It starts with a fantastic foundation for students and the questions for the passages are very excellent.
Reader’s Rating: 5 / 5
The introductory chapters are informative and provide a levelheaded basis for an AP Language and comp course. The mix of selections and themes appeals to a wide range of interests and allows for teachers to pick and choose. The smattering of poetry and fiction adds a dimension–more would be welcome to persons of us who must combine the writing fundamentals of the course with literature. An occasional dip beyond 1800 might also make this a more perfect sampling.
The conversation sections that end each chapter provide fantastic practice for the synthesis essays on the AP Exam.
By using actual examples from chapter texts, Grammar as Speechifying and Style sections add a level of practicality that most grammar drills lack.
The lack of colors shouldn’t be an issue for teachers, but if this is proposed for high schoolers, the publishers should spring for at least some “technicolor” layouts in the next edition.
Additional items missing: Examples in the glossary at the end of the book (the ones that appear on pp. 58-59 in reference to the JFK Inaugural are very helpful); Toulmin; “Yes…,but/No…, but”
On the whole a worthy first edition, best suited for teachers preparation to emphasize non-fiction over fiction, poetry and drama.
Reader’s Rating: 4 / 5