ADVANCED PLACEMENT ENGLISH LITERATURE
Advanced Placement Literature is a senior English course taught at a
college level with the content, approaches and expectations commensurate
with a college English course. In the spring, students may elect
to take the Advanced Placement Exam in literature and receive college credit
for scores of 3, 4, or 5, depending on the requirements of the individual
colleges. Students should check with their individual colleges to
verify that credit is given and the minimum required score to receive that
credit. In some instances, students may receive elective credit although
not exempted from a college's required English course.
This is a course which analyzes how an author makes meaning; it deals in elements of style analysis in the novel, drama and poetry. Assessment is primarily through in-class timed writings similar to those actually done on the AP Exam and formal papers written outside of class. All of these are test grades. There are also literature circles, oral presentations and seminars led by individual students which count as either tests or quizzes, depending on the amount of work involved. Students are expected to bring the same dedication, enthusiasm and scholarly acumen to all their efforts in the class so that we may all learn from one another through these various approaches.
National Reading: Daytona Beach 2001
National Reading: Daytona Beach 2002 *NEW*
AP Syllabus 2002-2003
Course
overview
Writing
the college essay
Texts
Summer
Reading
Levels
of AP Analysis
Rubrics