1. Welcome to AP English Literature and Composition! Heidi Little Please sign in! hlittle@everettsd.org

2. My background  Attended Cascade High School (go class of 2001!)  Everett CC (AA)  Western (BA in English and Teaching Certification)  UW Bothell (Master’s in Ed ~ literacy focus)  9 th year full-time teaching at JHS (student taught here as well!)  Completed my Pro-Teach certification two years ago  Attended the Pre-AP institute four years ago  Attended the summer AP institute for AP Lit in 2014; went again this summer  I LOVE DISNEY!

3. Class Materials to look for…  Composition Book with labeled sections – Journal!!!  Independent Novel (of “literary merit”) – new book per quarter

4. Additional Materials Needed Pencils/Pens Colored Pens Paper Highlighters Post-It / Sticky Notes …students should be engaging in a variety of texts all the time… Reading = Read and annotate/respond

5. College Board course description introductory college-level close reading critical analysis structure, style, and themes, figurative language, imagery, symbolism, and toneexpository, analytical, and argumentative essays  The AP English Literature and Composition course aligns to an introductory college-level literary analysis course. The course engages students in the close reading and critical analysis of imaginative literature to deepen their understanding of the ways writers use language to provide both meaning and pleasure. As they read, students consider a work’s structure, style, and themes, as well as its use of figurative language, imagery, symbolism, and tone. Writing assignments include expository, analytical, and argumentative essays that require students to analyze and interpret literary works.

6. AP English Literature and Composition Course Content The course is designed to help students become skilled readers and writers through engagement with the following course requirements:  Reading complex imaginative literature (fiction, drama, and poetry) appropriate for college-level study  Writing an interpretation of a piece of literature that is based on a careful observation of textual details, considering the work’s structure, style, and themes; the social and historical values it reflects and embodies; and such elements as the use of figurative language, imagery, symbolism, and tone  Composing in several forms (e.g., narrative, expository, analytical, and argumentative essays) based on students’ analyses of literary texts  Writing that proceeds through several stages or drafts, with revision aided by teacher and peers  Writing informally (e.g., response journals, textual annotations, collaborative writing), which helps students better understand the texts they are reading  Revising their work to develop a wide-ranging vocabulary used appropriately and effectively;  A variety of sentence structures, including appropriate use of subordination and coordination;  Logical organization, enhanced by techniques such as repetition, transitions, and emphasis;  A balance of generalization and specific, illustrative detail; and  An effective use of rhetoric, including tone, voice, diction, and sentence structure.

7. Grading 10% Formative o Daily class work / Class Activities o Homework 90% Summative (15 % reserved for semester final) o Assessments (essays / writing, projects, and/or presentations)

8. Homework  Reading is constant (assigned and independent)  Interacting with journals (passage analyses, poetry journals, vocabulary book)  Finishing work from daily class activities  Process Essays  See Calendar on my webpage

9. How to help…  Check our website: http://www.everettsd.org/Page/16758 http://www.everettsd.org/Page/16758  Check out his/her journal!  Ask what your student is reading ~ the answer will never be “nothing”  Communicate with me ANY TIME!!!

10. Communication hlittle@everettsd.org Questions?