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Welcome to Advanced Placement Literature!

A little bit about me…

Students will develop their skills in…

Course overview:

Reading 8 books/plays

Writing Practice in-class

essays 2 Process essays

Public Speaking Group and Individual

This course will follow the curricular requirements outlined by the College Board in the AP English Literature and Composition Course Description which focuses on building skills necessary for college-level reading and writing, and preparing students to take the AP Literature exam. The texts include works from a variety of time periods and genres. This is a rigorous course, in which students will be asked to read and analyze challenging, provocative, dense, and sometimes controversial material.

AP Lit

Books & plays our class will be reading:

Things Fall Apart Chinua Achebe

Heart of Darkness Joseph Conrad

Hamlet Shakespeare

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead Tom Stoppard

Catch-22 Joseph Heller

Great Expectations Charles Dickens

Invisible Man Ralph Ellison

Metamorphosis Franz Kafka

Grading Scale Other Information

A 90-100%B 80-89%C 70-79%D 60-69%F Below 60%

Grades are determined by: Class work & Homework Quizzes and Tests Assignments and Projects Participation: attendance,

punctuality, engagement in class activities, following instructions & classroom policies, respect for others.

Grades are not weighted by category

Grades can be accessed on PIV via the BSD website

Grading Policies

Student expectations:

Come to class prepared Pen/Pencil, Paper, Completed class materials

Participate in class Speak up in large and small group situations

Complete work on time Late work can be turned in within a week for 60%

creditBe respectful and appropriate

Treat others the way you know they should be treatedNo iPods or texting!!

Advocating for themselves…

Students need to be self-advocating Responsibility is ultimately placed upon the student for

solving problems, answering questions and getting their work done

The Process I have emphasized in class:Student discusses issue with me firstParent contacts teacher/teacher contacts parentStudent and/or parent contact counselor if neededLastly, student/parent/teacher contacts

administrator

Your assignment…

Please fill out one of the “About Your Student” sheets with your name, your email or contact information, your students name, and any information you can tell me about them This could be anything; information about how they learn;

their favorite or least favorite subjects; what kinds of groups they work best in; things I should watch out for, or be sensitive of; or anything else that you think I should know

Please contact me if you have any questions or comments, or even if you just want to check in… Email – murphybr@bsd405.org Phone – (425) 456-7452