AP English Language and Composition Test Prep
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
AP Lang Test Prep prepares students to achieve a score of 5 on the AP Language and Composition Exam. Students will improve fluency in identifying the purpose of texts and analyzing the strategies authors employ to achieve their goals, become adept at integrating multiple sources in support of their positions, and learn strategies for effective argumentation. Through regular practice, students will learn to write more quickly while increasing the depth of their arguments. Students will develop the ability to craft compelling arguments, refine analytical reasoning and expression while mastering critical academic writing skills. This will enable students to build greater sophistication into their argumentation.
Duration: 10 weeks, 2 hours per week
Key Objectives:
Develop strategy for achieving an overall score of 4 or 5.
Review terms for rhetorical analysis and multiple choice questions.
Ensure reliable performance on synthesis, rhetorical, and argument response questions.
Develop approaches for taking clear, compelling positions that respond to free-response prompts.
Take practice tests with individual evaluation and counseling.
What Makes This Program Exceptional
Live Writing & Feedback: Students write during class and receive personalized feedback to improve in real time.
Focus on Test Strategy: Instructors will use assessments to advise students on strategies that build on individual strengths.
Boost Competencies: By combining in-class instruction with guided at-home practice, instructors help students develop competency in a broader spectrum of writing skills and knowledge.
Personalized Attention: Small class sizes (5-6 students) ensure near 1:1 guidance, keeping students focused and motivated.
Engaging Methods: Interactive teaching styles encourage participation, helping students develop confidence in their writing and ideas.
Real Progress: Students achieve greater control and confidence in their ability to ace the AP Language and Composition Exam.
This course fosters not just academic growth but a clear introduction into the expectations of college students.
Our Instructor
Ms. Tiah Schindelheim Rodriguez
What happens with you cross an aspiring microbiologist with a music enthusiast with a Classical education? You get an AP Language and Composition educator who can inspire a love of language while building students’ confidence in linguistic pattern recognition and argumentative construction.
Drawing on her 20 years of teaching as a high school English instructor, she aims to deliver tailored instruction that can transcend the classroom. Having instructed a broad spectrum of English-language classes and activities, including UW in the High School Classroom, AP English Language, AP English Literature, student newspaper, core 9-12 English classes, ELL/ESL courses, and college test prep, Ms. Tiah has a wealth of content expertise, instructional strategies, and innovative approaches to help her students soar to the highest octaves of achievement.
Ms. Tiah ensures her students feel supported and challenged when it comes to content. Her instruction focuses on student growth in content-specific knowledge, analytic reasoning, critical thinking, line of reasoning, and rhetorical strategies to boost scores on both the Multiple Choice and Free Response Essay Questions. It is her goal not just to teach content, but to guide students through rhetorical and Socratic instruction to become keenly thoughtful and successful individuals.