Welcome to OCHS AP Literature and Composition!
Our AP English Literature and Composition course will follow the College Board guidelines and focus on reading, analyzing, and writing about imaginative literature (fiction, poetry, drama) from various periods.
The course is designed to help you become skilled readers and writers through engagement with the following course requirements:
• Reading complex imaginative literature (fiction, drama, and poetry) appropriate for college-level study
• Writing 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; and such elements as the use of figurative language, imagery, symbolism, and tone
• Composing in several forms (e.g., narrative, expository, analytical, and argumentative essays) based on students’ analyses of literary texts
• Writing that proceeds through several stages or drafts, with revision aided by teacher and peers
• Writing informally (e.g., response journals, textual annotations, collaborative writing), which helps students better understand the texts they are reading
• Revising your work to develop
o A wide-ranging vocabulary used appropriately and effectively;
o A variety of sentence structures, including appropriate use of subordination and coordination;
o Logical organization, enhanced by techniques such as repetition, transitions, and emphasis;
o A balance of generalization and specific, illustrative detail; and
o An effective use of rhetoric, including tone, voice, diction, and sentence structure.
The course is designed to help you become skilled readers and writers through engagement with the following course requirements:
• Reading complex imaginative literature (fiction, drama, and poetry) appropriate for college-level study
• Writing 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; and such elements as the use of figurative language, imagery, symbolism, and tone
• Composing in several forms (e.g., narrative, expository, analytical, and argumentative essays) based on students’ analyses of literary texts
• Writing that proceeds through several stages or drafts, with revision aided by teacher and peers
• Writing informally (e.g., response journals, textual annotations, collaborative writing), which helps students better understand the texts they are reading
• Revising your work to develop
o A wide-ranging vocabulary used appropriately and effectively;
o A variety of sentence structures, including appropriate use of subordination and coordination;
o Logical organization, enhanced by techniques such as repetition, transitions, and emphasis;
o A balance of generalization and specific, illustrative detail; and
o An effective use of rhetoric, including tone, voice, diction, and sentence structure.