AP English Language and Composition tutoring online
AP English Language is three timed essays and a rhetoric-heavy multiple-choice section. Our tutors coach the synthesis, rhetorical analysis and argument essays with rubric-based feedback.
One-to-one from $25 a class · billed in USD
Online - United States and international
What every programme includes
- ✓ Rhetorical analysis
- ✓ Argument essays
- ✓ Synthesis with sources
- ✓ Reading and writing multiple choice
- ✓ Thesis and line of reasoning
- ✓ Timed essay practice
Lesson times in your time zone
Weekdays 3pm-9pm after school · Weekends 8am-8pm, your local time. Pick the slot when you book.
How the AP English Language and Composition exam works
The 2027 AP English Language and Composition exam is on Wednesday 12 May 2027 (morning) and lasts 3 hours 15 minutes. Multiple choice: 45 questions: 23-25 reading and 20-22 writing (45% of the score). Free response: 3 essays in 2 hours 15 minutes including a 15-minute reading period: synthesis, rhetorical analysis and argument (55% of the score).
College Board doesn't publish the raw-score cut-offs for each AP score, so tutors track progress with released questions and the official scoring guidelines.
Where students lose points
Free response is 55%: practise all three essay types to time
In rhetorical analysis, explain how choices create meaning, not just which devices appear
In synthesis, cite at least three sources in support of your own argument
Writing questions in multiple choice reward reading like an editor
AP English Language and Composition exam, 2027
| Section | Format | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Multiple choice | 45 questions: 23-25 reading and 20-22 writing | 45% |
| Free response | 3 essays in 2 hours 15 minutes including a 15-minute reading period: synthesis, rhetorical analysis and argument | 55% |
Exam date Wednesday 12 May 2027 (morning); total time 3 hours 15 minutes.
From now to May
- 1
Autumn
Keep pace with the course; fix weak units as they come.
- 2
Winter
Released free-response questions, scored against the guidelines.
- 3
March to April
Timed multiple-choice sets and a full practice exam.
- 4
Final weeks
Targeted review of the units that cost the most points.
Tutors for this programme
Muhammad Faisal
BS Physics, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad
5 yrs experience
GCSE Science · A-Level Physics · NAPLAN
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SMStephen Mc Cormack
PGCE Primary(3-11), Cardiff Metropolitan University
15 yrs experience
AP · IB · SAT
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Abdi Musa
Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, University of Washington Bothell
4 yrs experience
GCSE / A-Level (UK)
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Common questions
When is the 2027 AP English Language and Composition exam?＋
Wednesday 12 May 2027 (morning). It lasts 3 hours 15 minutes.
What score do I need on AP English Language?＋
Colleges set their own policies: many give credit or placement for a 3, 4 or 5. Check each college's AP credit page.
Can you predict my AP score?＋
Not exactly. College Board doesn't publish the cut-offs, but our AP score calculators show a weighted score from your practice results.
How is the AP English Language exam split?＋
Multiple choice: 45%; Free response: 55%.
Do you teach students outside the US?＋
Yes. Classes are online, so students at international schools take them at times that suit their own time zone.
Is there a free trial?＋
Yes. Two free 30-minute demo classes, with no card needed.
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