Advanced Placement (AP)
English Literature and Composition
Mrs. Carter Conklin
AP English Literature and Composition is a college level course, and students can, by good performance on the AP Exam in May, obtain up to one year of college credit and/or advanced placement in college English.
The course requires of its students careful, deliberate reading of at least ten works studied in class, two novels read outside of class for required summer reading, and an intensive study of poetry. All of the texts, approved by the College Board, address mature topics.
Writing, as an integral part of the course, will require at least four compositions per marking period, which will reinforce the critical reading skills taught across all literary genres. The course workload is college level and will include practice AP examinations throughout the year.
For current course information and discussion forum, please visit our class blog by clicking on the link below:
BHS AP English Lit and Comp blog
Links to course documents:
The Rape of the Lock lecture notes - Cantos I-III
The Rape of the Lock lecture notes Cantos IV-V
AP_LitandComp_summer_reading_09
Web Links
See the following link from the College Board's website for 101 Great Books.