AP Literature & Composition

Course Description

Advanced Placement Literature and Composition emphasizes the development of skills in critical reading of imaginative literature and in analytical writing. Through a close chronological study of British poetry, drama, short stories, and novels, supplemented by additional non-British works, students will practice identifying and interpreting how stylistic patterns contribute to and construct meaning within a text. Students will examine texts within their historical and cultural context, aided by an introduction to various critical theories. As this is a college-level course, students are expected to come to class with the level of preparation required for a seminar course and to continue to develop their academic voice and university-level writing through vocabulary work, a refined understanding of literary terms, and various timed and process papers.

Fall Course of Study:                                                                             Spring Course of Study:

*The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde                                        Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe 

The Awakening by Kate Chopin                                                                 The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood

Hamlet by William Shakespeare                                                                Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro

Beloved by Toni Morrison                                                                        Poetry (will be supplied)                                                  

*Please note: Students will read The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde within the first full week of school. Students will then be given a comprehension scantron exam and essay to assess their reading comprehension and analytical abilities.

I update Aeries every day! If absent, please check Aeries for missing Classwork and Homework assignments. All directions and handout for the assignments are attached on Aeries. Google Classroom will also be used in this course and important class information can be found there as well. For policies on late work and make-ups, please refer to your Syllabus. Please note the Course Timeline is subject to change.