English Department
AP English Literature & Composition
(Included in GPA)
AP English Literature & Composition
EN450 - 1.0 CREDIT - YEAR LONG - GRADE 12
Prerequisite:
- Recommendation of English 11 teacher AND either: B- or better in English 11 L5; OR A- or better in English 11 L4 AND recommendation of a current AP English teacher. (Students’ analytical writing will be carefully considered when recommending students for AP.)
The primary goal of the course is to encourage students to continue to develop their independence as readers and skillful writers. This college-level course features a substantial amount of required and outside reading, as well as frequent written assignments, both short and long term. Most of this writing will be literary analysis, although students will have opportunities for creative work as well. After completion of the required summer reading, students will begin the course with several weeks of intensive analysis of poetry and short stories, followed by thematic units based on a variety of novels and plays from the 16th Century to the present.
AP English Literature and Composition will be conducted as a seminar, with active participation in class discussion and student presentations expected. The course will also provide preparation for the AP exam, which all students in the class are encouraged to take.
This is a full year course. Students who select this course should not sign up for Senior Seminars.
AP English Literature and Composition will be conducted as a seminar, with active participation in class discussion and student presentations expected. The course will also provide preparation for the AP exam, which all students in the class are encouraged to take.
This is a full year course. Students who select this course should not sign up for Senior Seminars.