2009-2010 Courses

Advanced Placement (AP) English Literature and Composition

COURSE TITLE:            Advanced Placement (AP) English Literature and Composition
LEVEL:                         11th Grade (Advanced)
LENGTH/CREDITS:       Full Year and 1.5 Credit
PREREQUISITES:         Proficiency within an English II course and consultation with that English teacher and his/her counselor

COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course utilizes an intensive study of world literatures and genres (fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and drama) to help the student achieve proficiency in analytical reading and writing. This course prepares the student for the Advanced Placement test in English Literature and Composition; students are required to take this exam. This course continues to emphasize writing in a variety of forms and for a variety of purposes; stresses the nuances of grammar and usage and the study of vocabulary and spelling, both for the purpose of improving the student's own reading and writing; continues to develop research techniques and citation methods (the student will research and write “The Junior Research Essay”); and expands several models of speaking, listening, and viewing. In preparation for Advanced Placement (AP) English Literature and Composition, over the summer all incoming students will read a work of literature, selected each year by the English Department; an assessment of the summer reading will be part of the first grading period.