II. High School Level Expectations for College Readiness– Ela
A. High School Syllabi and Course Outlines
II.A3) Advanced Placement Grade 12- Course Syllabus
MATCH Charter Public High School
Classes and sports fill the 8:30 AM – 5:00PM school day. In grades 9 and 10, the English
focus is on learning how to read critically and how to write short essays. As sophomores,
all students receive 100 hours of additional weekend math and English tutoring to prepare
for MCAS tests, and the partnership with MIT allows for Summer Academy for those
who need. In grades 11 and 12, students concentrate on learning to handle more complex
subject matter and learning demands, such as AP History, and AP and Boston University
courses.
At the nucleus of this success story is the school’s Corps tutoring program. The school
hires recent college graduates to work with students for part of every day. Corps
members spend a year living in dorms on the top-floor of the school, receive a modest
allowance, pay minimal rent, and work with four students throughout the year.
12th Grade English Class
AP English Syllabus
Advanced Placement English
The Course Calendar
Dates
September 2-October 14
Test: October 14
October 5-November 22
Test November 22
December 1-December 22
Test: December 22
December 23- January 2
Christmas Break
December 23- January 2
Christmas Break
Whole Works
Native Son
Richard Wright
The Glass Menagerie
Tennessee Williams
Hedda Gabler
Henrick Isben
Full-Length Take Home
Practice Test
(self-timed)
Metamorphosis
Franz Kafka
Themes
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Naturalistic Character
Hubris/Power
Questionable Morals
Societal Pressure
Individual vs.
Society/Family
Loss of Innocence
Escapism
Time and Memory
Gender and Power
Individual vs. Society
Questionable Morals
55 Multiple Choice
Questions
3 Essays
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Existensial Question
Father-Son Relationship
Alienation
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Friday, January 13
Full-Length AP Practice Test
(timed)
January 12- February 3
Daisy Miller
Henry James
Test: February 7
Friday, March 17
February 9- March 23
Test: March 23
Friday, April 17
March 28-April 18
Full-Length Practice Test
(timed)
Twelfth Night
Shakespeare
Full-Length AP Practice Test
(timed)
Arcadia
Tom Stoppard
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Test: April 18
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55 Multiple Choice
Questions
3 Essays
Gender and Society
American vs. European
Culture
Appearance vs. Reality
55 Multiple Choice
Questions
3 Essays
Love
Identity
Communication and
Language
Appearance vs. Reality
55 Multiple Choice
Questions
3 Essays
Free will vs. Determinism
Literature vs. Science and
math
Love and Lust
AP English Exam: Thursday, May 4
For related information, see:
Section IIB. High School Classroom Work II.B3) Pre-reading Assignment
II.B4) Reading/Pre-writing Assignment
II.B5) Socratic Discussion
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