Advanced Placement
Carrollton High School offers three options for Advanced Placement English Study:
Carrollton High School offers three options for Advanced Placement English Study:
- AP Literature & Composition: Literary analysis of works of fiction (novels, short stories, poems). Taken by 12th graders after having taken either Pre-AP American Literature OR AP Language/American Literature as 11th graders.
- AP Language & Composition: Rhetorical analysis of works of non-fiction (memoirs, speeches, essays, and articles). Taken by 12th graders who took Pre-AP American Literature as 11th graders.
- AP Language & Composition/American Literature (aka "The Combo Course"): Literary and rhetorical analysis of works of American Literature in preparation for both the Milestone exam and enrollment in IB World Literature as a junior/senior. Taken by 11th graders who took Pre-AP World Literature as 10th graders and intend to take AP Literature as 12th graders. Also taken by 10th graders who intend to enroll in the IB programme as 11th/12th graders.
If you are unsure of which course you are enrolled, please contact the guidance office or Mrs. Marsha Hook.
If you are unsure of which course you are enrolled, please contact the guidance office or Mrs. Marsha Hook.
Note: SWEA Seniors taking IB World Literature for AP Literature credit should complete the IB Year Two summer reading--NOT AP Literature.