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AP® English Literature and Composition

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Course Summary

Engage in close reading and analysis of challenging literary works across a variety of genres, including novels, short stories, poems, plays, and nonfiction. Read at a fast pace and form independent opinions about the materials. Conduct critical analysis of the readings and complete multi-step writing assignments ranging from online posts to five-paragraph essays. 

Through course discussions, students develop an in-depth understanding of course concepts and gain feedback on writing assignments. This course prepares students for the AP® English Literature and Composition exam.

Curriculum

This is a 2-semester course. We do not recommend taking both semesters simultaneously.

Unit 1: AP Exam Questions
  • AP® Exam: Question 1 Poetry
  • AP® Exam: Question 2 Prose
  • AP® Exam: Question 3 Free Response
  • AP® Exam: Multiple Choice
Unit 2: Antigone
  • Antigone Background
  • Antigone The Tragic Hero
  • Antigone The Beginning
  • Antigone The Middle
  • Antigone The End
Unit 3: Hamlet
  • Hamlet Background
  • Hamlet Acts 1-5
  • Hamlet Characters and Themes
Unit 4: House of Mirth
  • House of Mirth Background
  • House of Mirth Books 1 and 2
Unit 5: A Tale of Two Cities
  • A Tale of Two Cities Background
  • A Tale of Two Cities Books 1 through 3
Unit 6: Poetry
  • Poetry: Longfellow and Bryant
  • Poetry: Holmes and Whittier
  • Poetry: Eliot
  • Poetry: Auden
  • Poetry: Angelou and Giovanni
  • Poetry Multiple Choice Practice
Unit 7: Dracula
  • Dracula Background
  • Dracula Chapters 1-26
  • AP® Skills Review: Poetry Analysis
Unit 8: Pride and Prejudice
  • Pride and Prejudice Background
  • Pride and Prejudice Chapters 1-61
  • Literary Terms Review
  • AP® Skills Review: Prose Analysis
Unit 9: The Importance of Being Earnest
  • The Importance of Being Earnest Background
  • The Importance of Being Earnest Acts 1-3
  • AP® Skills Review: Free Response Question
Unit 10: This Side of Paradise
  • The Side of Paradise Background
  • The Side of Paradise Books 1-2
Unit 11: Dubliners
  • Dubliners Background
  • Dubliners Childhood Adolescence
  • Dubliners Maturity and Public Life
  • AP® Skills Review: Multiple Choice Strategies
Unit 12: Short Stories
  • Gilman The Yellow Wallpaper
  • Chopin The Story of an Hour
  • O'Connor A Good Man is Hard to Find
  • Faulkner A Rose for Emily
  • Updike A&P
  • AP® Skills Review: Short Story Wrap-Up
Unit 13: Modern Novel
  • Character Analysis
  • Theme Analysis
  • Plot Analysis
  • Final Project