Advanced Placement literature and composition

?Advanced Placement English Literature and CompositionCourse information for 2016-2017Objectives for AP Literature as stated by the College BoardThe AP English Literature and Composition course is designed to engage students in the careful reading and critical analysis of imaginative literature. Through the close reading of selected texts, students can deepen their understanding of the ways writers use language to provide both meaning and pleasure for their readers. As they read, students should 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.Dear AP English Literature and Composition student,I am pleased that you have decided to accept the challenge of an Advanced Placement course in literature. The achievement of the objectives of this particular AP course demands a rigorous schedule of analytical reading, writing, and discussion. In order to help you adjust to the workload of this class, I have prepared this assignment as an introduction to the course. The works of literature and assignments described in this packet will be completed over the summer, and discussed within the first weeks of the 2016-2017 school year. I hope that your summer will be enjoyable, and these excellent and award winning texts will only add to your vacation experience. I look forward to working with you in the fall.Sincerely,Your AP Literature InstructorAP Literature Summer Assignment Literature AssignmentRead:A Secret History by Donna TarttThe Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini Annotate Each Text:Annotations should include:Instructions: With pencil or pen, make brief comments in the margins. Consider using the left side of the page for comments, questions, arguments, and/or connection to personal experience, outside sources, etc. Then use right side of the page for identification and/or summary of interesting ideas, quotable phrases, or questionable words. At the beginning of the chapter, briefly summarize the chapter with bullet points. If there is no room to do so, use the inside of the front cover. At the end of each chapter, write a short dialectical addressing literary devices and theme. Title each chapter with numbers if the book does not contain chapter titles to aid with memory and to correlate with the summary. Use the inside front cover or the inside back cover to keep a list of “key information” with page references. Key information should relate the author’s purpose and might include salient quotes, key definitions, author’s jargon, vocabulary list, and important events, characters, settings, passages, or chapters with corresponding page numbers. Theme should be a major focus of your literary analysis – please ensure that you are aware of, and are gathering evidence for the development of the following themes in these novels:*The difficulties presented by planning your future based on the transgressions of your past*The power community expectations have over individual lives*There is often danger in extremism *The most important decision in life is often whether to fight back or not.You must purchase your own copy of each text – you will be submitting your annotated copy for a score.Please, no electronic versions – I know this is frustrating, but you need to have a paper copy of the novelsMore on the back!. No library copiesPoetry AssignmentRead:Select a collection of poetry to read from the list below: (you may want to consider previewing some of each author’s work online before making a final decision) Pick something you think you will enjoy!The Ocean Inside Kenji Takezo by Rick NoguchiThe Trouble With Poetry by Billy CollinsA Thousand Mornings by Mary OliverThe Weary Blues by Langston HughesSonnets from the Portuguese and Other Poems by Elizabeth Barrett BrowningBicycles: Love Poems by Nikki GiovanniHard Times Require Furious Dancing by Alice WalkerAssignment:As you read – consider: what makes a poem a poem?Take notes on your observations of the work of this particular poet/collection. In particular please consider – continuity of theme, recurrent images, stylistic decisions that are pronounced within the poet’s work.Use your text annotations to put together a one page formal analysis where you introduce the collection and the style of your poet.Additional Required TextYou also need to purchase a copy of Mary Oliver’s A Poetry Handbook - you do not need to do anything with it over the summer (though you may find the information within the book helpful). We will be relying on this as our primary source for poetry analysis assistance.You may purchase these electronically or in paper copy, though it may be easier to annotate a paper copy. You need to be prepared to bring the text to class with you and participate in discussion with those who chose the same collection.More on the back!Analytical AssignmentTHIS PART OF THE ASSIGNMENT IS MANDATORY FOR STUDENTS MOVING FROM HONORS 11 TO AP. IF YOU TOOK AP LANG THIS PART OF THE ASSIGNMENT IS OPTIONAL, BUT YOU CAN RECEIVE SOME ADDITIONAL CREDIT FOR COMPLETING IT.Read:How to Read Literature like a Professor by Thomas C. Foster. Assignment:Briefly outline or make notes on each chapter. (Note: In order to make these notes truly useful, you should keep them to no more than 4-5 pages long for the entire book.)At the end of each section apply the concept introduced by Foster to a work you have read. BE SPECIFIC in your use of examples.We are highly aware that many outlines of this text can be found online. It is your job to have integrity and complete the work yourself.Kindle version and paper copy of this are both acceptable.Assessment of these readings:Students should be prepared to write deeply and analytically in response to AP style essay prompts (prompt styling will be explained in advance – don’t get stressed out about AP exam stuff yet) with regards to what they read in each novel the first day of classes.Students should be prepared to complete ancillary reading which will support and deepen understandings of these two novels within the first week. This reading is only useful if students have read and analyzed text in advance. ................
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