AP Literature
COURSE OVERVIEW
AP English Liturature and Composition is an introductory college-level literary analysis course. Students cultivate their understanding of literature through reading and analyzing texts as they explore concepts like character, setting, structure, perspective, figurative language, and literary analysis in the context of literary works.
College credit can be attained through passing the AP exam in May.
UNITS OF STUDY
Unit 1: Short Fiction I
Unit 2: Poetry I
Unit 3: Longer Fiction or Drama I
Unit 4: Short Fiction II
Unit 5: Poetry II
Unit 6: Longer Fiction or Drama II
Unit 7: Short Fiction III
Unit 8: Poetry III
Unit 9: Longer Fiction or Drama III
CLASS BOOKS
For study as a class throughout the year; read from the lens of a Muslim.
Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton
Macbeth by William Shakespeare
Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
(See suggested summer reading below.)
COLLEGE BOARD LINK
SUMMER READING
Read the blog below for an overview of reading as a head start for AP Literature; you may then choose books from this list to read as well as study through Sparknotes:
https://www.albert.io/blog/ultimate-ap-english-literature-reading-list/
Even though these books are recommended for AP, I do not recommended several of them. Be sure to review each book for content through Sparknotes, and feel free to contact me for advice.
NOT recommended: #s 7, 16, 18, 19, 23, 24, 28, 30, 31, 32, 35, 36, 37, 38. (Let me know if you find others.)