A.P. English is a college level English course.  Our focus is on close, critical reading of poetry, drama, and prose fiction from the sixteenth century to the present, written in English.  The overarching goal of A.P. English is to help you develop mature habits of critical thinking as an independent reader of and writer about literature.  A.P. English is both demanding and intellectually stimulating.  While this class is not strictly a preparatory course for the Advanced Placement Exam, taking the exam is a way of gaining college credit or advanced standing for the work done in this course.  If you meet all of our goals, you will be well prepared to take the exam.

Texts: subject to change
Macbeth by William Shakespeare (summer)
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare
Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut
Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller
As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner
Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad

Selected poetry, short fiction, and criticism will come from various sources.