AP Literature & Composition
AP Literature & Composition is an advanced placement course that focuses on reading, analyzing, and writing about English literature from the beginning of time to the present.
Important Documents
- Class Rules & Expectations
- Text List 2019-2020
- Final Exam Outline, Semester I, 2018
- Planning Calendar 2019-2020
- Novel Presentations
Summer/Start of the Year Materials
- Notetaking 101
- Summer/Outside Reading List
- List of Novels Appearing on AP Lit Exam
- Literary Merit Defined
- AP Point Chart
Literature/Essays
- "Captain, O Captain"
- How to Live Wisely
- The Elements of Tragedy (Othello)
- Novels and Plays 2017
- Editing Marks
- TiPSLASTT
Vocabulary/Tone Word Lists
College Essays
- College Admission Essays That Caught A College's Eyes
- Sample Essay--Challenging the Status Quo
- How To Conquer The College Essay
- “The Almighty Essay”
- 4 Standout College Application Essays
- Common App Prompts 2017-2018
- How To Write A Good College Essay
- Underappreciated--College & Sleep
- How To Help A Teenager Be College Ready
- How To Get Most Out Of College
- How I Know You Wrote Your Kid's College Essay
- Sample College Essay 1
- Sample College Essay 2
Pre-1900 and Post-1900 Critical Review
- Elements of a Critical Review
- Critical Review Instructions
- Sample Pre-1900 Critical Review #1
- Sample Pre-1900 Critical Review #2
- Not So Serious Critical Review
- Critical Review Rubric
Book on Books Critical Review
Other Important Materials/Assignments
- TiPSLASTT w/Details
- Sample Jane Eyre Journal
- A Tree Grows
- T.S. Eliot Reads "The Hollow Men"
- Literary Term/Vocab Assignment
- Direct v. Indirect Characterization
- Direct v. Indirect Characterization
- Donne's Sonnet 14 & Multiple Choice Tips
- Irony & Satire
- Sonnet Lecture
- Novel/History Presentations Rubric
- Poetry/Short Story Assignment
- Sample Poetry/Short Story Presentation
- Sample Journal The Underground Railroad
- Novel Presentation Assignment 2019
- Novel Presentation Example--Wuthering Heights
Outside Reading Sources and Materials
AP Literature & Composition is an advanced placement course that focuses on reading, analyzing, and writing about English literature from the beginning of time to the present.