ADVANCED PLACEMENT LITERATURE/COMPOSITION Y

COURSE DESCRIPTION: Advanced Placement Literature and Composition is a college-level course that focuses on the reading and analysis of literary works and the writing of critical essays. Each semester is designed as an accelerated and enriching experience in analytical and critical thinking. It also pre-supposes that a student is proficient in composition. It is geared to the student who aspires to take the AP exam.

 

  1. WRITING
    1. Writing process
    2. Stylistic devices
    3. Critical essays to explicate selected literary genres
      1. Novels
      2. Poems
      3. Non-fiction
      4. Short stories

  2. READING/LITERATURE
    1. Advanced reading strategies
      1. Textual detail
      2. Inferences
    2. Literary terms
    3. Literary devices
      1. Tone
      2. Irony
      3. Theme
      4. Symbolism
    4. Representative contemporary and classical selections which reflect Advanced Placement Exam questions

  3. USAGE/GRAMMAR
    1. Sentence structure
    2. Usage review
    3. Mechanics review
    4. SAT II in writing strategies

  4. LANGUAGE/VOCABULARY
    1. Selected words from literary pieces
    2. Sadlier Oxford vocabulary words
    3. SAT vocabulary strategies

  5. RESEARCH/TECHNOLOGY
    1. Research process
    2. On-line searches

  6. SPEAKING/LISTENING
    1. Oral presentations
    2. Class discussions
    3. Listening skills

             

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