AP Literature and Composition provides an in-depth study of literature for juniors and seniors while preparing them for the AP English Literature exam. Students study poetry, plays and novels selected to meet the AP standards. Students write essays, both timed and untimed, in response to these readings. They also learn test-taking skills and strategies for achieving success on the AP exam.  These skills include: a working knowledge of literary terms, analytic skills to grasp meanings in complex works of literature, practice in reading and writing about literature using the AP essay style, and practice with revision and editing. Students also give frequent class presentations based on their most recent essays.

Textbooks: AP English Literature and Composition Student Guide copyright 2002;   Literature, World Masterpieces, Prentice Hall; copyright 1995.