AP English Literature & Composition 

Advanced Placement English Literature and Composition is a college-level course for qualified seniors. This course prepares the advanced and highly advanced student for the AP English Literature and Composition Exam in May and provides experience in and preparation for college-level English courses. This course requires a summer reading and testing project due the first day of school. The course itself emphasizes the reading and analysis of literature in conjunction with composition. The literature studied will include poetry, short fiction, novels, and drama. Writing assignments will usually be based on the literary works under study and are often modeled after the writing requirements of the Advanced Placement Exam.