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Teacher: Mrs. Kathryn Rudkin E-mail: krudkin@ Room: 228 Phone: 302-464-5079 (Google Voice) Welcome to AP English Literature and Composition! This course is designed to be a college level course. It will provide you with intellectual challenges as well as achievements and with a workload consistent with a typical undergraduate English literature course. As a culmination to this course, you will take the AP English Literature and Composition exam in May. A passing score on this exam is considered a 3, 4, or 5. Depending on which university you plan to attend next year, you may receive college credit for a passing score on this exam.ALL students taking AP Literature and Composition will register for the 2021 AP Literature and Composition Exam. It will take place on Wednesday, May 5, 2021. Course OverviewAn AP English Literature and Composition course engages students in the careful reading and critical analysis of imaginative literature. Through the close reading of selected texts, students deepen their understanding of the ways writers use language to provide both meaning and pleasure for their readers. As students read, they will consider a work’s structure, style and themes, as well as such smaller-scale elements as the use of figurative language, imagery, symbolism and tone.Writing is also an integral part of the AP English Literature and Composition course. In this course students will write to explain what they know about a literary work and to apply what they know about literary style. Writing to explain a literary work will include short critical papers, explicating poetry, prose, and drama. Specifically, these critical essays are based on close textual analysis of structure, style, and social/historical values. Writing to apply what students know about literary style will include creative assignments—drama, poetry, and short stories that take on the rhetorical forms and styles of the literature studied. These will assess students’ knowledge and ability to apply appropriate structures, styles, and theme. Writing instruction will focus on developing and organizing ideas in clear, coherent, and persuasive language, and on developing stylistic maturity. The AP score qualifications are as follows:5 – Extremely well qualified – College credit granted at all institutions accepting AP scores – 3 college credits or more.4 – Well qualified – College credit granted at all institutions accepting AP scores – 3 college credits/rarely more.3 – Qualified – College credit granted at MOST institutions accepting AP scores – up to 3 college credits.2 – Possibly qualified – College credit rarely granted at institutions accepting AP scores – up to 3 college credits.1 – No recommendation – College credit not granted.ExpectationsYou are expected come to class prepared.Please have a notebook that you will use specifically for this class. Use this to keep track of any notes and hand-outs that you receive and be sure to bring it to class daily.Be sure to bring the appropriate text to class daily.You will be doing a lot of reading in this course, some in class, most outside of class. You are expected to keep up with the assigned reading, and to have read the assigned text that is due for each class meeting. As mentioned above, writing is integral to this course. You cannot write without a writing utensil; make sure you procure one before class begins.In addition to reading and writing, you will be expected to participate in seminar discussions and to present on various topics to the class. Assignments such as these will be planned in advance and you will have adequate notice; therefore, you are expected to be prepared on the day which any of these assignments are due.You are expected to be present for our class meetings. Your failure to be present for class, even for only part of class (this means recurring tardiness, frequent and long trips to the bathroom, passes to leave class early, etc.), will make it extremely difficult for you to maintain a high grade in the class, will cause you to miss important information, and will prevent you from making positive contributions to your fellow classmates’ learning.You are expected to make a positive contribution to the classroom environment…Be respectful—of yourself and of others.Be polite.Act like a student.AP English Literature and Composition Big Ideas and Skills:Big IdeasCHR CharacterSETSettingSTRStructureNARNarrationFIGFigurative LanguageLANLiterary ArgumentationEnduring UnderstandingsCharacters in literature allow readers to study and explore a range of values, beliefs, assumptions, biases, and cultural norms represented by those charactersSetting and the details associated with it not only depict a time and place, but also convey values associated with that setting.The arrangement of the parts and sections of a text, the relationship of the parts to each other, and the sequence in which the text reveals information are all structural choices made bya writer that contribute to the reader’s interpretation of a text.A narrator’s or speaker’s perspective controls the details and emphases that affect how readers experience and interpret a parisons, representations, and associations shift meaning from the literal to the figurative and invite readers to interpret a text.Readers establish and communicate their interpretations of literature througharguments supported by textual evidence.Skill Categories:1: Explain the function of character.2: Explain the function of setting.3. Explain the function of plot and structure.4. Explain the function of the narrator or speaker.5. Explain the function of word choice, imagery, and symbols.6. Explain the function of comparison.7. Develop textually substantiated arguments about interpretations of part or all of a text.1.A Identify and describe what specific textual details reveal about a character, that character’s perspective, and that character’s motives.1. B Explain the function of a character changing or remaining unchanged.1.C Explain the function of contrasting characters.1.D Describe how textual details reveal nuances and complexities in characters’ relationships with one another.1.E Explain how a character’s own choices, actions, and speech reveal complexities in that character, and explain the function of those complexities.2.A Identify and describe specific textual details that convey or reveal a setting.2. B Explain the function of setting in a narrative.2.C Describe the relationship between a character and a setting.3.A Identify and describe how plot orders events in a narrative.3.B Explain the function of a particular sequence of events in a plot.3.C Explain the function of structure in a text.3.D Explain the function of contrasts within a text.3.E Explain the function of a significant event or related set of significant events in a plot.3.F Explain the function of conflict in a text.4.A Identify and describe the narrator and/or speaker of a text.4.B Identify and explain the function of point of view in a narrative.4.C Identify and describe details, diction, or syntax in a text that reveal a narrator’s or speaker’s perspective.4.D Explain how a narrator’s reliability affects a narrative.5.A Distinguish between the literal and figurative meanings of wordsand phrases.5.B Explain the function of specific words and phrases in a text.5.C Identify and explain the function of a symbol.5.D Identify and explain the function of an image or imagery.6.A Identify and explain the function of a simile.6.B Identify and explain the function of a metaphor.6.C Identify a and explain the function of personification.6.D Identify and explain the function of an illusion.7.A Develop a paragraph that includes 1) a claim that requires defense with evidence from the text and 2) the evidence itself.7.B Develop a thesis statement that conveys a defensible claim about an interpretation of literature and that may establish a line of reasoning.7.C Develop commentary that establishes and explains relationships among textual evidence, the line of reasoning and the thesis.7.D Select and use relevant and sufficient evidence to both develop and support a line of reasoning. 7.E Demonstrate control over the elements of composition to communicate clearly.Course at a Glance (Refer to chart on previous page for more details):UNITUnit 1- Analyzing Prose and PoetryUnit 2: Home and FamilyUnit 3: Tradition and ProgressUnit 4: Identity and CultureUnit 5: Conformity and RebellionUnit 6: War and PeaceUnit 7: Love and RelationshipsBIG IDEASSKILLSCHR 1.ASET 2.ASTR 3.A, 3. B, 3.C, 3.DNAR 4.A, 4.BLAN 7.AFIG. 5.B, 6.A, 6.BCHR 1.A, 1.BSET 2.ASTR 3.E, 3.FLAN 7.A, 7.B, 7.C, 7.D, 7.ECHR 1.A, 1.C, 1.DSET 2.B, 2.CSTR 3.A, 3.DNAR 4.A, 4.B, 4.CLAN 7.B, 7.C, 7.D, 7.ECHR 1.A, 1.C, 1.DSET 2.B, 2.CSTR 3.A, 3.DNAR 4.A, 4.B, 4.CLAN 7.B, 7.C, 7.D, 7.ECHR 1.ASET 2.ASTR 3.A, 3. B, 3.C, 3.DNAR 4.A, 4.BLAN 7.AFIG. 5.B, 6.A, 6.BCHR 1.B, 1.ESTR 3.E, 3.FNAR 4.CLAN 7.C, 7.DSTR 3.C, 3.DFIG 5.B, 5.C, 6.B, 6.DLAN 7.B, 7.C, 7.D, 7.EWORKSChapters 1-4 of AnthologyThe Great GatsbyThe Old Man and the SeaChapter 5 of AnthologyThe Metamorphosis, KafkaFences, August WilsonChapter 9 of AnthologyFrankenstein, Mary ShelleyChapter 6 of AnthologyInvisible Man, Ralph EllisonChapter 8 of AnthologyThe Handmaid’s Tale, Margaret AtwoodChapter 10 of AnthologyOthello, William ShakespeareChapter 7 of Anthology and supplemental short works/ poetryPERSONAL PROGRESS CHECKSPersonal Progress check 1 OnlineFree Response: Contemporary ProsePersonal Progress checks 2 and 3Free Responses: Contemporary Poetry, Contemporary ProsePersonal Progress Check 4Free Response: Contemporary ProsePersonal Progress Check 5Free Response: Pre-20th century poetryPersonal Progress Checks 6 and 7Free Responses: Pre 20th C. Prose Literary Argument/ Contemporary prosePersonal Progress check 8Free Response:Metaphysical PoemPersonal Progress check 9Free Response: Pre-20th Century ProseLiterary ArgumentCourse Text: Literature and Composition, Reading, Writing, Thinking, Second EditionCourse Websites: Google Classroom, AP ClassroomGrading/Assessment:Scale: In accordance with the AACPS grading policy, AP English Literature will follow a ten-point grading scale. The parameters are as follows: 54533805778500A (89.5-100%) - Outstanding level of achievementB (80-89%) - High level of achievementC (70-79%) - Satisfactory level of achievementD (60-69%) - Low level of achievementE (59% -50)- Failure0 – If student does not attempt the workGrades will be assessed in the following weighted categories:50% Mastery writing30% Tests, quizzes, projects, etc.10% Class work10% HomeworkApproximate expectations for assignments and assessments: Homework – dailyFormative Assessments (classwork) – everydayPersonal Progress Checks: At the end of each unit (online on AP Classroom) Summative Assessments – 1-2 times per unit Minimum: A minimum grade of 50% will be given for all assignments or assessments for which the student made a good faith effort, as determined by the teacher. If a student does no work on an assignment or assessment, the teacher shall assign a grade of zero.Parent Notification:Parents will be notified at least three weeks prior to the end of a marking period if a student is currently earning a failing grade. At any time, parents may check parentconnect. to see their student’s grade. Please contact the Counseling Office if you do not already have a login. Missing/Late Work:Students are expected to complete all learning activities (graded or not graded) to support/ fortify their learning.? However, graded assignments will be clearly labeled in Google Classroom for students to know what assignments are graded.? Any late/missing assignment will be coded as such in the gradebook and assigned a grade of a 0.? Upon completion/submission of a missing or late assignment, the assignment will be graded on merit with no penalty based on the date of submission.?Attendance/Tardiness: IF YOU ARE ABSENT, PLEASE CONTACT krudkin@ to receive your make up work. All effort will be made to facilitate students when absent. Please make prior arrangements, if possible, to collect work from the instructor for days that are to be missed. It is the Annapolis High School expectation that all students will be on time. The policies for the tardy table will be followed. Academic IntegrityIn order to promote the pursuit of academic excellence and learning, Anne Arundel County Public Schools expects its students to conform to specific standards of academic integrity. Academic integrity is an integral part of promoting self-respect, trust, student achievement, and positive relationships among all stakeholders in our school community. Academic integrity means exhibiting honesty in all academic exercises and assignments. Academic dishonesty refers to any form of misconduct that occurs in relation to all formal academic exercises. Cell Phone ExpectationsExpectations for each class period will be given at the beginning of class using red/green signs. Students are expected to follow the guidelines implied by each sign.Behavioral Expectations:Annapolis High School students, staff, and visitors will make a pledge and commitment to their school and its mission. In doing so, students show respect for themselves, learning, others, and property.Please sign below to indicate that you have read and understood the course syllabus for AP English Literature and Composition. 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