Title: AP English Literature & Composition (Spring Semester)
Credit: 0.5 units
Lessons: 12 lessons, 12 submitted
Exams: 2 exams
Grading: Computer and Faculty Evaluated
Prerequisites: None
Description: Students will read challenging literary selections from classical to modern times and across genres—short fiction, poetry, and drama. Assigned readings are college level and may contain mature content. In addition, students will write extensively. Following a semester timeline, students will work directly with their teacher and other classmates by participating in an online discussion forum and live chats. This course is the second of two semesters designed to help students prepare for the College Board's Advanced Placement Examination for English Literature and Composition.
The Norton textbook is also used for AP English Literature & Composition (Fall Semester).
Note: College Board authorized this course.
Gifted: This course is academically challenging. Any student who has an interest in the subject and has met the prerequisites (if any), may enroll.
Special Instructions: Enrollment begins the first business day of October; course starts January 11, 2010. Class size is limited. Students must have an email account to enroll and agree to participate in online discussions. The course content will be viewable two weeks prior to the start date.
Students must have an e-mail account. Students will be required to upload documents in Word 97–2003 (.doc) or Rich Text (.rtf) format. These documents can be created in Microsoft Word or another office suite that saves in the .doc or .rtf format, such as the open-source OpenOffice or Google Docs online.
Note: AP courses follow a specific calendar, and the normal 9 month completion policy does not apply to these courses. Therefore, students who have not completed all work by the due date for the course final (listed on the course calendar) will automatically be withdrawn from the course.
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