AP ENGLISH LITERATURE (2 Credits/Full Year in place of H ENGLISH 5/Grade 12)

ADVANCED PLACEMENT ENGLISH LITERATURE
(2 credits – Full year course in place of H ENGLISH 5/Grade 12)
(ENG1013, ENG1014)

AP English Literature is a college level course and designed to give students a critical and scholarly perspective in the analysis of challenging literature, specifically by examining concurrent themes in a selection of American, British, and European literature. Recommendations of students to this course are made by teachers on the basis of grades, classroom performance, and quality of work. The course is designed for the student who wishes to gain skill in reading literature and writing about it analytically on the college level. Literature, drawn mainly from the classics, is approached through seminar-style study. Included in the course are representative British and World literature works, outside readings, analytical essays often incorporating a research component, and exercises in preparation for the national AP Examination in English Literature and Composition. Please review the AP Section in the tab above entitled "Course Levels and Prerequisites" before selecting this course. Prerequisite: AP Language and Composition or Honors English 4 and teacher recommendation. Summer assignments are required.