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About the Class
The texts in AP English IV are drawn primarily for European literature: we will be reading major works by Orwell, Huxley, Plato, Sophocles, Chaucer, Shakespeare, Milton, Swift, Voltaire, Chopin, as well as various peots and writers of short stories. Outside reading will come from those works listed as useful for answering the open-ended question on the AP test.
The skills we will be working on reflect those competencies tested on the Advanced Placement Literataure and compostition Test given in May, but there will also be assignments which emphasize creativity and self-expression. The work load is significant, but we will do our best to keep it fairly evenly paced; students will always have plenty of notice on major assignments. Each syllabus will be handed out to the students and will be posted on this website. As in all courses, but especially in discussion-based classes such as mine, good attendance is critical. There is a great deal of instruction I simply cannot duplicate for a student who has missed.
This class is based on your particpation both in and out of the class. Please be sure to keep up with all assignments and to come see me if you have any questions. I am here to help you succeed. I am excited about the 2009-2010 school year. and can not wait to continue the conversation with you.
What to know and Where to go
The AP Literature and Composition Test is Thursday, May 6. Please make arrangements to be at the PDC by 7:30. You will be expected to return to school after the test. Comforting cookies and milk will be served in my room after school.
Preparing for the Big Day!
To help prepare for the exam, I have posted the AP prep lesson plans for the next few weeks. You can know what to expect in class or get works that you may have missed due to an absence.
Preparing for Next Year
Your summer reading assignment is to read either 1984 by George Orwell or Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. Check the link to see the summer assignments that go along with your reading and the summer essay assignment.
We will begin the year discussing the summer reading and assignments. To keep up with the course, take a look at the class expectations and our first tentative schedule along with copies of the handouts given out in class.
April 21, 2010