Ap Eng Lit - Great Books

Prerequisites

• - {'type': 'grade_level', 'allowed_grades': [12]}

Course Description

• This yearlong class is designed for dynamic seniors who are eager to challenge themselves as readers, to experiment with a variety of writing assignments and to contribute to our daily discussions about the literature. It is considered an Advanced Placement course, and students are encouraged to take the Advanced Placement Literature and Composition exam in the spring. Applicants for the class must have at least a 92% English average. While the syllabus may vary slightly from year to year, Great Bookies should expect to study at least fifteen major literary works over the course of the year. Despite the diversity of cultures, eras and styles that they represent, these books are linked thematically, and we will explore the connections among them. We will also focus on how the Modernist and Post-Modern movements used increasingly sophisticated narrative techniques to convey increasingly complex ideas. While the vast majority of these works were written within the last century, many of them are universally hailed as classics, but several are so new that there is no critical consensus to establish their enduring merit. Over the course of the year, we'll come to our own conclusions about the meaning and value of Great Books, and the role that literature plays in our own lives.