AP* English Literature
Course Outline
For New Teachers
Provisional schedule
Monday
Planning the AP* course:
Demographic, social, political conditions
Equity and inclusion issues
Scheduling: year-long calendar and summer reading
Choosing textbooks and literary works
The AP* Audit
Writing the syllabus; Meeting the requirements
The AP* English Literature Exam
Test development, administration, and scoring
The Multiple-choice section
Tuesday
The Essay section: mechanics
Essay scoring,
Question writing and student practice
Computer Lab: AP* Central
Teaching Literature:
Humor, Reference and allusion, Shifts
Teaching Fiction: Fiction Boot Camp
Wednesday
Boot Camp (conclusion)
Teaching Literature: Tone
Voice Lessons
Teaching the Novel
Selection and pacing
Thursday
Teaching Poetry
Diagnosis, the Poetry Response Paper
Poems to teach
Teaching Shakespeare
Pacing, tools
Friday
Teaching Writing
Definition Writing
Tools and techniques for teaching AP* Exam writing
Evaluations
College Board Evaluations
