This course, which focuses on rhetoric, challenges advanced students to complete college preparatory work by integrating units according to chronology, genre, and theme in American Literature and by utilizing those writing skills necessary to respond to literary and nonfiction works extemporaneously. The necessary components of grammar, persuasion, and argumentation needed for success in college are reviewed. Application of abstract and analytical thinking skills, advanced vocabulary, and research skills are stressed. After completing this course, students are encouraged to take the Advanced Placement English Language and Composition exam.