This class is designed to broaden your literary experience by exposing you to a wide range of dramatic, poetic, and prose texts from canonical to contemporary authors. In addition to reading these texts, you will also be trained to analyze for literary devices, tone, and structure while providing oral and written arguments presenting your analyzation.
The class will also address writing skills for producing written arguments and speeches.
The focus of the writing instruction will be on pre-writing strategies, editing structure, and proofreading. Students will be given a variety of writing experiences in the classroom each week, from individual prompts to group essays and presentations. Grammar analysis will be a weekly feature of the class.
Finally, the last goal of the class is to prepare the student for the AP English Lit. and
Comp. Test on Wednesday, May 4, 2016. Details for the test can be found at the following link- http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/members/exam/exam_information/2002.html.
Throughout the year, students will examine writing samples from previous AP Lit. tests and will write on multiple, former AP Lit. essay prompts.
NOTE: This list is subject to change due to availability of selections. All texts are provided by the instructor unless otherwise noted.
Summer Reading: Jane Eyre , A Tale of Two Cities
Textbooks: Perrine ’s Literature: Structure, Sound & Sense 10th ed., Elements of Literature:
Sixth Course.
Fall Semester: Lord of the Flies , Beowulf , The Canterbury Tales , Frankenstein , Wuthering
Heights , Macbeth , Othello , Hamlet , Dr. Faustus
Spring Semester: The Awakening , King Lear , The Merchant of Venice , The Tempest , As I Lay
Dying *, Death of a Salesmen , Waiting for Godot , ———————————
*Students are requested to purchase a copy of As I Lay Dying before January 29, 2016.

The following provides a roadmap for curriculum and instruction in the class. While the three biggest sections are organized by literary type (poetry, drama, and prose fiction), the class will be reading from all three types throughout the year.
Weeks 1-2: What is literature? How does one write about literature? What is theme?
How does a reader analyze a theme from literature?
-Review “Writing About Literature” chapter from Perrine’s (p. 1-58; nightly readings with guided notes)
-Review and discuss “theme” and how it applies to literature; include a handout for theme
-Discuss AP writing rubric
-Review summer reading assignments
Jane Eyre : “taking sides” discussion; teacher-led Q&A on theme analysis; pre-selected excerpt analysis
A Tale of Two Cities : historical connections, student-led Q&A on theme
-Summer Reading Final Assessment: summer reading excerpt analysis analysis
Weeks 3-9: What is poetry? What are the elements of poetry? What is tone? Who is the speaker?
-Class audit of prior knowledge regarding poetry, discussion of types and devices
-Review The Elements of Poetry from Perrine ’s (p. 631-914; nightly readings with guided notes)
-Review Tone Vocabulary handout, TP-CASTT analysis handout
-Style Analysis of Poetry
-Independent Reading: Beowulf , The Canterbury Tales , Macbeth , Dr. Faustus
-Begin Senior Project
Weeks 10-16: What is prose literature? What are the elements of literature? What are the similarities and differences in analyzing poetry and prose?
-Review The Elements of Literature from Perrine ’s (p.?—-; nightly readings with guided notes)
-Short story analysis; group analysis and presentation project
-Independent Reading: Frankenstein , Hamlet, Othello, Wuthering Heights, The Awakening
-Continue Senior Project
Weeks 17-18: What is drama? What are the elements of drama and theatre?
-Review The Elements of Drama from Perrine ’s (p.?—; nightly readings with guided notes)
- Complete Senior Project
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