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AP Literature and Composition

 

 Textbook:  Perrine ’s Literature Structure, Sound, and Sense   8th Edition     

                       

Course Description

AP Literature and Composition engages students in the careful reading and critical analysis of literature.  Students will deepen their understanding of the ways writers use language to provide both meaning and pleasure for their readers.  Students will consider a work’s structure, style, and themes as well as figurative language, imagery, symbolism, and tone.  Students will read works from several genres and periods from the sixteenth to the twenty-first century.  Our focus will be World literature, multiple choice questioning, and the analytical AP Literature and Composition writing responses which deal with prose, poetry, and an open ended essay question.  Some form of research will be required each nine weeks.  Information on the research topic and due dates will be given in class.

 

Grade Distribution

The grading scale is:  A = 90% - 100%, B = 80% - 89%, C = 70% - 79%, D = 60% - 69%, F = 59% and below.  Nine weeks grades are weighted by the following distribution:  quizzes/tests = 10%, essays/writing = 50%, research/projects = 25%, and classwork = 15%,

 

Attire and Behavior

The Student Code of Conduct will be enforced.  Respect for all individuals at all times is required.  Students must be seated and working when the tardy bell rings.  A reminder, the teacher dismisses the class, not the bell.  No food, drinks, nor gum are allowed in class.  Cell phones or any other electronic devices are NOT allowed in the classroom.  Students are required to dress appropriately according to the Student Code of Conduct.  Females should make sure that midriff and upper body areas are not exposed.  Male students should wear pants at the waist; hats should be removed before entering the classroom.

 

Materials

Each student is required to bring regular sized white notebook paper, assigned textbook, and blue or black ink pens to class.  All work is to be done in blue or black ink.  Each student will maintain a writing portfolio which will be kept in the classroom.  Students may want to purchase sticky notes and highlighters to be used in class.

 

Attendance

Coming to class is mandatory!  Students must have an official readmit to enter class after being absent.  It is the student’s responsibility to inquire about make-up work or work missed due to an absence.  Following Duval County Public School policy, a student has the number of days he is absent to make up work.  For example, if a student misses three classes, upon returning to class, he has three classes to turn in all make up work. Students should inquire about make up work BEFORE class begins or check the class website for daily activities.  Make up work should be turned in on time.  See teacher if you have ANY questions. 

 

Tutoring/Safety Nets

Our class time is vital.  Make up work will be done outside of class.  I am available from 7:30 – 8:00 most mornings and Tuesday afternoons until 4:00.  My planning period times are:  A and B days – 4th period (1:55 – 3:25).  To ensure that students are well prepared for the required AP writing, the following is required:

 

Go to the website www.chompchomp.com.  Click on Grammar Bytes, EXERCISES, and then click on the assigned topic.  After clicking on the topic, click on the appropriate handout, print, and complete.  Access to computers in the classroom will be available each morning from 7:30 – 8:00 and of course, the computers in our Learning Center are accessible.  Pay attention to the following topics and due dates:

bulletSubject/verb agreement exercises 1,3,5, due September 6/7
bulletPronoun agreement exercises 1,3,5, due September 27/28
bulletIrregular verbs exercises 2,4,6, due October 11/12
bulletWord choice exercises 2,3,6,8, due November 1/2
bulletFragments exercises 1,3,5,7, due November 29/30
bulletComma Splices exercises 1,3,5, due December 7/8

 

Academic Integrity Policy

Students are expected to take pride in their own work.  This means all work is done with honesty and integrity.  All work is your OWN work.  The school academic integrity policy will be enforced.

 

 

AP English Literature and Composition Standards

 

Reading Standards

 

Students to understand the experience of literature, the interpretation of literature, and the evaluation of literature

                       

            Experience:       the subjective dimension of reading and responding to literary works, including pre-critical impressions and emotional responses.

 

            Interpretation:  the analysis of literary works through close reading to arrive at an understanding of their multiple meanings.

 

            Evaluation:        both an assessment of the quality and artistic achievement of literary works and a consideration of their social and cultural values.

 

bulletto understand a work’s complexity
bulletto absorb its richness of meaning
bulletto analyze how that meaning is embodied in literary form

 

 

Writing Standards

 

Emphasis is placed on helping students develop stylistic maturity, which, for AP English, is characterized by the following:

 

bulleta wide-ranging vocabulary used with denotative accuracy and connotative resourcefulness;

 

bulleta variety of sentence structures, including appropriate use of subordinate and coordinate constructions;

 

bulleta logical organization, enhanced by specific techniques of coherence such as repetition, transitions, and emphasis;

 

bulleta balance of generalization with specific illustrative detail; and

 

bulletan effective use of rhetoric, including controlling tone, maintaining a consistent voice, and achieving emphasis through parallelism and antithesis.