AP-English-Literature-&-Composition-12 Course Description
AP English Literature & Composition 12 is a challenging course designed as
a substitute for college freshman English. Students who enroll must be
astute and sophisticated readers and writers who genuinely love the
beauties and complexities of the written word in English. The course
prepares students to earn grades of “3,” “4,” or “5” on the AP English exam,
given nationally in May each year, and it is assumed that all students who
take the course intend to take the AP English exam (costing approximately
$87, but earning qualified examinees up to six college credits, saving
hundreds of dollars). The classics of the British canon, from Spenser
through Shakespeare, Milton, Swift, to Joyce, are closely read, analyzed in
depth, and discussed. Independent reading includes classics of American,
continental, and world literature. Writing is heavily emphasized, focusing
on the response to literature and the research paper.
