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AP English Literature and Composition

Course: 550

Grade Level:
11
 
 
Course Length:
Full Year
1 Credit
 
Prerequisites:
  • Honors European Literature with 85 average
  • Departmental Approval
  

Course Description:

*Note: The recent average PSAT Reading score for AP students has been 32.

AP English Literature and Composition is a college-level course designed to engage students in the critical analysis of literature. It requires students to interact analytically through intensive study of representative texts from various genres and periods, concentrating on works of recognized literary merit. Through the close reading of selected texts, students should deepen their understanding of the ways writers use language to provide both meaning and pleasure for their readers through a work’s structure, style, and themes, as well as the use of figurative language, imagery, symbolism, tone, etc. In the spring, students will complete the AP English Literature and Composition exam. Summer reading and written work (due the first week of class) are required to maintain enrollment.