All schools that want to label a course “AP” must get authorization by going through the AP Course Audit. This means submitting two things: • A subject-specific AP Course Audit Form • A course syllabus Teachers have the option to create their own syllabus or adopt one of the sample syllabi provided. A teacher-created syllabus is checked by our reviewers to ensure that the course fulfills the AP Program’s course-specific curricular and resource requirements. We offer plenty of resources, below, to help teachers understand course requirements and create a syllabus that fulfills these. Don’t have an account?

Designing Your AP English Language and Composition Course The AP English Literature and Composition course should be designed by your school to provide students with a learning experience equivalent to the introductory year of college literature coursework. Your course should engage students in the careful reading and critical analysis of literature.

From Carol Jago and the authors of The Language of Composition comes the first textbook designed specifically for the AP* Literature and Composition course. Manual For Xerox Memory Writer 6251 more. Arranged thematically to foster critical thinking, Literature & Composition: Reading • Writing • Thinking offers a wide variety of classic and contemporary literature, plus all of the.

Through the close reading of literary texts, students deepen their understanding of the ways writers use language to provide both meaning and pleasure for their readers. Students enrolling in AP English Literature and Composition are expected to have had training in reading and writing Standard English. Getting to Know the Course and Exam The key document for each AP course is the course and exam description. Start by reviewing it to understand the objectives and expectations of the AP course and exam. • (.pdf/2.21MB) - Describes in detail the AP English Literature and Composition course and exam.

Includes the curriculum framework and a representative sample of exam questions. Creating Your Syllabus Use these resources to design your syllabus. Your course must fulfill these requirements, and your syllabus should make it clear how the requirements will be addressed.

AP English Literature and Composition curricular requirements: • The teacher has read the most recent (.pdf/2.2MB). • The course includes an intensive study of representative works such as those by authors cited in the course description. (Note: The College Board does not mandate any particular authors or reading list.) The choice of works for the AP course is made by the school in relation to the school’s overall English curriculum sequence, so that by the time the student completes AP English Literature and Composition she or he will have studied during high school literature from both British and American writers, as well as works written in several genres from the sixteenth century to contemporary times. The works selected for the course should require careful, deliberative reading that yields multiple meanings.

• The course teaches students to write an interpretation of a piece of literature that is based on a careful observation of textual details, considering the work’s: • Structure, style, and themes • The social and historical values it reflects and embodies • Such elements as the use of figurative language, imagery, symbolism, and tone • The course includes frequent opportunities for students to write and rewrite formal, extended analyses and timed, in-class responses. Php 5 3 8 For Readynas X86 Vs X64. The list below represents examples of textbooks that meet the curricular requirements of AP English Literature and Composition.

The list below is not exhaustive and the texts listed should not be regarded as endorsed, authorized, recommended, or approved by the College Board. Not using a book from this list does not mean that a course will not receive authorization. Syllabi submitted as part of the AP Course Audit process will be evaluated holistically, with textbooks considered along with supplementary, supporting resources to confirm that the course as a whole provides students with the content delineated in the curricular requirements of the AP Course Audit. The specified editions of the following textbooks meet the AP English Literature and Composition Course Audit curricular requirements. Earlier editions of these texts or other textbooks not listed here may meet the AP Course Audit curricular requirements if supplemented with appropriate college-level instructional resources. For discussions regarding the usefulness of these texts and other teaching materials in the AP English Literature and Composition classroom, please consult the Resource section of the. Textbooks • Abcarian, R., M.