English Literature & Composition, AP

The Advanced Placement English Literature and Composition course is designed to engage students in the careful reading and critical analysis of imaginative world literature. Through the close reading of selected texts, students can deepen their understanding of the way writers use language to provide both meaning and pleasure for their readers. As they read, students will consider a work’s structure, style, narrative perspective, setting, and themes, as well as more nuanced literary elements such as figurative language, imagery, symbolism, poetic meter, syntax, and tone. Class assessments will prepare students for the College Board's two-part culminating exam, which consists of multiple choice and free response essays.