I am happy to be able to teach AP Literature again in person this fall.
This year, we will cover all of the requisite AP Lit units in short story, poetry, and prose fiction. You will read two novels of your own choice for personal reading, reflection, and analysis, and we will read several novels and plays as a class together. You will learn how to read analytically, and how to discuss the author's choices and the effect they create. You will learn how to write effective essays, and you will also prepare for the AP Exam.
All students will be enrolled in AP Classroom which they will access through myap.collegeboard.org
In the AP Classroom site, students will be assigned practice passages and multiple choice questions, along with practice essay prompts to help them prepare for the AP Exam. Students taking the course in the Fall semester will continue to have access to their AP Classroom site and resources through the Spring.
The AP Exam is given in May. Students wishing to take the AP Exam will sign up this November.
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AP English Literature and Composition is a college-level course that covers British, American, and World Literature. Students read, discuss, and analyze a wide variety of literary prose and poetry from the 1600s to present- day. Students learn to read deeply, identify symbolism, word choice and metaphor, and analyze the deeper meanings behind the figurative language. Students are encouraged to question, to discuss, and to search for possibilities, always rooting their answers in the text.
AP Literature is open to any student who is willing to take on the challenge and rigor of the course. Students must be capable and willing to read independently and come to class prepared to discuss the assigned texts.
I haven't fully decided which novels and plays we will be reading together in class yet this year. I want to get a feel for the students in the class first to see where everyone is. Students will also do independent reading outside of what we will read together as a class.
Students do NOT have to choose from this list. This list includes works that I have taught in class or through small group instruction, as well as books that have been well received and reviewed by other students. All of these books are available to check out through the high school library or my personal library collection.
*Many copies available through the school library.
^ Only a few copies (5-10) are available through my classroom library.
*Frankenstein, Mary Shelley
*Great Expectations, Charles Dickens
*Jane Eyre, Charlotte Bronte
*Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen
*Beloved, Toni Morrison
*The Color Purple, Alice Walker
*Slaughterhouse V, Kurt Vonnegut
^Less, Andrew Sean Greer
The Alchemist, Paulo Coelho
^Homegoing, Yaa Gyasi
^Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini
^Purple Hibiscus, Chimamanda Adichie
*1984, George Orwell
*Brave New World, Aldous Huxley
^The Handmaid's Tale, Margaret Atwood
*The Road, Cormac McCarthy
For more inspiration, check out: Good Reads AP Reading List
College Board Recommended Reading List