Since its first edition, TLC was designed specifically for the AP® English Language course. Its unique structure of skill-building opening chapters combined with an engaging thematic anthology provides the flexibility you need to plan your year and differentiate based on your students’ needs. In this edition, the book you know and love now fully aligns to the new AP® CED. Chapters 1-3 cover the reading and writing skills key to success in the course and on the AP® Exam. Chapters 4-9 are anthology chapters arranged by the timeless themes, such as Identity, Money, and Justice, that help bring our readings to life. Each of these thematic chapters offers a wide variety of classic and contemporary writing designed to foster classroom conversation, encourage students to ponder enduring questions, and promote connections not only between and among the texts themselves but also with the vibrant cultural conversations taking place in the world today.