AP English Literature and Composition Schedule 2020

Monday-Thursday, June 29-July 9 (no meeting July 3)


This on-line course will include a combination of group instruction, small group collaborations using available group formats, and individual assignments.

Days 1 and 2: Overview of AP English Literature and Composition Course and Examination

  • Introductions/ goals/ questions
  • Equity and Access
  • Course description
  • Overview of AP Literature: Course and Exam Description (Effective Fall 2019)
  • Big Ideas / Enduring Understandings / Essential Knowledge
  • Overview of AP English Literature examination
  • Structure of exam
  • Skills assessed on Multiple Choice exam
  • Conceptual Framework
  • Free Response Essays
  • Skills tested on Free Response Essay
  • AP Classroom - On-Line Resources


Days 3, 4: Analysis Short Fiction

  • Close study: Short Fiction Units 1, 4, 7
  • Begin planning Unit 1: Short Fiction I
  • Focus lesson: Close Reading: Syntax
  • Rubric Training: short fiction
  • Read and score essays for 2019 Question 2: Short Fiction


Day 5 and 6: Analysis: Poetry

  • Close study: Poetry Units 2, 5, 8
  • Begin planning Unit 2: Poetry I
  • Focus lesson: TPCASST
  • Focus lesson: Comparative poetry
  • Rubric Training: Poetry
  • Read and score essays for 2019 Question 1: Poetry


Day 7 and 8: Analysis: Longer Fiction or Drama

  • Close study: Longer Fiction and Drama Units 3, 6, 9
  • Begin planning Unit 3: Longer fiction and Drama I
  • Focus lesson: Strategies for teaching Shakespeare
  • Rubric Training: Longer Fiction and Drama
  • Read and score essays for 2019 Question 3: Literary Analysis
  • Sharing: best practice- literary discussions
  • Strategies for teaching literary analysis:
  • Focus Lesson: Strategies for teaching Shakespeare
  • Putting it all together
  • Questions and concerns
  • Sharing of best practice