Advanced Placement (AP) English Literature (1.0 credit)

This is a college level class that ultimately prepares students for the Advanced Placement exam in May. In addition, it provides students with other skills associated with the most advanced classes in high school English, including research skills. When students have completed the class, they will have acquired the reading and critical thinking skills necessary for understanding challenging new material, analyzing that material to deduce meaning, and applying what they have learned to their world. Students will learn the composition skills needed to communicate their understanding effectively to a variety of audiences. Students will read and analyze classic works of literature that merit study and provoke thinking. Students will also look at modern and contemporary works as they examine all genres: plays, short stories, poetry, essays, and novels.