Description: In AP English III, students increase and cultivate their communication proficiencies while focusing on course objectives identified in the TEKS. Writing assignments revolve around six specific traits (ideas, organization, voice, word choice, sentence fluency, and conventions), and emphasize literary and expository analysis. This course also stresses advanced placement competencies, including the in-depth study of major works from American literature, the development of high level literary analysis skills, independent research synthesizing information from a variety of sources and disciplines, the mastery of major retorical forms, and the development of a personal writing style. Refinement in the areas of vocabulary building and grammar usage is continued.