ADVANCED PLACEMENT LITERATURE & COMPOSITION
HOMEWORK EXPECTATIONS
Expect to complete three hours of homework per week. This includes independent study, finishing classwork, projects, reading, and discussion group work.
Quarterly Independent Reading - Due one week before the end of the quarter
Weekly Socratic Seminar - Due each Thursday
IMPORTANT LINKS
College Board Website - Testing information & Study Help
Online Writing Lab - Review & Study Help
Course Syllabus - Course expectations
COURSE DESCRIPTION
The AP English Literature and Composition course aligns to an introductory college-level literary analysis course. The course engages students in the close reading and critical analysis of imaginative literature to deepen their understanding of the ways writers use language to provide both meaning and pleasure. As they read, students consider a work’s structure, style, and themes, as well as its use of figurative language, imagery, symbolism, and tone. Writing assignments include expository, analytical, and argumentative essays that require students to analyze and interpret literary works to demonstrate the level of understanding required by the Free Response Section of the Advanced Placement Exam in English Literature and Composition.