AP English Literature and Composition A

The AP® English Literature and Composition course provides high school students with college-level instruction in reading, interpreting, and analyzing a range of imaginative texts. The student will become a skilled reader of literature written in various periods, disciplines, and styles. The student will learn about elements of poetry and the novel such as language, style, and tone, as well as become immersed in a study of drama involving William Shakespeare’s King Lear. In addition, the student will deepen understanding of language, structure, and style by composing a variety of written texts—both formal and informal—that use literary tools and structures to analyze, argue, and inform. This course effectively prepares the student for the AP English Literature and Composition exam by enabling reading, writing, and comprehension of complex texts, while developing further communication skills on a college level.