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AP English Literature and Composition

Interpret poetry, short fiction, novels, and drama through close reading and textually supported literary arguments.

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1Short Fiction I7 topics

Students establish close-reading habits by tracing character, setting, plot, narration, and textual evidence in short fiction.

  1. LIT1-1.AInfer character, perspective, and motive from details
  2. LIT1-2.AIdentify details that establish setting
  3. LIT1-3.ATrack the ordering of plot events
  4. LIT1-3.BExplain the function of an event sequence
  5. LIT1-4.AIdentify the narrator or speaker
  6. LIT1-4.BExplain how point of view functions
  7. LIT1-7.ABuild a claim-and-evidence paragraph

2Poetry I7 topics

Students apply close reading to poetic character, structure, contrast, diction, simile, metaphor, and evidence-based claims.

  1. LIT2-1.AInfer character, perspective, and motive from details
  2. LIT2-3.CExplain how structure shapes meaning
  3. LIT2-3.DExplain the function of contrasts
  4. LIT2-5.BExplain the effect of words and phrases
  5. LIT2-6.AExplain how a simile functions
  6. LIT2-6.BExplain how a metaphor functions
  7. LIT2-7.ABuild a claim-and-evidence paragraph

3Longer Fiction or Drama I10 topics

Students follow character, setting, event, and conflict across a longer work while developing a defensible literary argument.

  1. LIT3-1.AInfer character, perspective, and motive from details
  2. LIT3-1.BExplain character change or stability
  3. LIT3-2.AIdentify details that establish setting
  4. LIT3-3.EExplain the function of significant plot events
  5. LIT3-3.FExplain the function of conflict
  6. LIT3-7.ABuild a claim-and-evidence paragraph
  7. LIT3-7.BWrite a defensible literary thesis
  8. LIT3-7.CConnect evidence, reasoning, and thesis with commentary
  9. LIT3-7.DSelect relevant and sufficient evidence
  10. LIT3-7.EControl composition for clear communication

4Short Fiction II14 topics

Students examine relationships among character, setting, plot, contrast, and narrative perspective while strengthening analytical essays.

  1. LIT4-1.AInfer character, perspective, and motive from details
  2. LIT4-1.CExplain the function of contrasting characters
  3. LIT4-1.DTrace complexity in character relationships
  4. LIT4-2.BExplain how setting functions
  5. LIT4-2.CConnect character and setting
  6. LIT4-3.ATrack the ordering of plot events
  7. LIT4-3.DExplain the function of contrasts
  8. LIT4-4.AIdentify the narrator or speaker
  9. LIT4-4.BExplain how point of view functions
  10. LIT4-4.CInfer perspective from diction and syntax
  11. LIT4-7.BWrite a defensible literary thesis
  12. LIT4-7.CConnect evidence, reasoning, and thesis with commentary
  13. LIT4-7.DSelect relevant and sufficient evidence
  14. LIT4-7.EControl composition for clear communication

5Poetry II11 topics

Students connect poetic structure and figurative language to defensible interpretations supported by precise evidence and commentary.

  1. LIT5-3.CExplain how structure shapes meaning
  2. LIT5-5.ADistinguish literal and figurative meaning
  3. LIT5-5.BExplain the effect of words and phrases
  4. LIT5-5.DExplain how imagery functions
  5. LIT5-6.BExplain how a metaphor functions
  6. LIT5-6.CExplain how personification functions
  7. LIT5-6.DExplain how an allusion functions
  8. LIT5-7.BWrite a defensible literary thesis
  9. LIT5-7.CConnect evidence, reasoning, and thesis with commentary
  10. LIT5-7.DSelect relevant and sufficient evidence
  11. LIT5-7.EControl composition for clear communication

6Longer Fiction or Drama II13 topics

Students analyze complex characters, plot architecture, narration, symbols, and evidence across the sustained arc of a longer work.

  1. LIT6-1.AInfer character, perspective, and motive from details
  2. LIT6-1.CExplain the function of contrasting characters
  3. LIT6-1.EAnalyze complexity through choices, actions, and speech
  4. LIT6-3.ATrack the ordering of plot events
  5. LIT6-3.BExplain the function of an event sequence
  6. LIT6-3.DExplain the function of contrasts
  7. LIT6-4.CInfer perspective from diction and syntax
  8. LIT6-4.DEvaluate narrator reliability
  9. LIT6-5.CExplain how a symbol functions
  10. LIT6-7.BWrite a defensible literary thesis
  11. LIT6-7.CConnect evidence, reasoning, and thesis with commentary
  12. LIT6-7.DSelect relevant and sufficient evidence
  13. LIT6-7.EControl composition for clear communication

7Short Fiction III14 topics

Students integrate character change, setting, plot, reliability, imagery, symbolism, and comparison in increasingly independent analysis.

  1. LIT7-1.BExplain character change or stability
  2. LIT7-1.DTrace complexity in character relationships
  3. LIT7-2.BExplain how setting functions
  4. LIT7-2.CConnect character and setting
  5. LIT7-3.ATrack the ordering of plot events
  6. LIT7-3.BExplain the function of an event sequence
  7. LIT7-4.DEvaluate narrator reliability
  8. LIT7-5.CExplain how a symbol functions
  9. LIT7-5.DExplain how imagery functions
  10. LIT7-6.AExplain how a simile functions
  11. LIT7-6.CExplain how personification functions
  12. LIT7-7.BWrite a defensible literary thesis
  13. LIT7-7.CConnect evidence, reasoning, and thesis with commentary
  14. LIT7-7.DSelect relevant and sufficient evidence

8Poetry III10 topics

Students synthesize structure, contrast, diction, symbol, metaphor, and allusion into coherent interpretations of challenging poems.

  1. LIT8-3.CExplain how structure shapes meaning
  2. LIT8-3.DExplain the function of contrasts
  3. LIT8-5.BExplain the effect of words and phrases
  4. LIT8-5.CExplain how a symbol functions
  5. LIT8-6.BExplain how a metaphor functions
  6. LIT8-6.DExplain how an allusion functions
  7. LIT8-7.BWrite a defensible literary thesis
  8. LIT8-7.CConnect evidence, reasoning, and thesis with commentary
  9. LIT8-7.DSelect relevant and sufficient evidence
  10. LIT8-7.EControl composition for clear communication

9Longer Fiction or Drama III8 topics

Students bring character, conflict, plot, perspective, evidence, and commentary together in a complete interpretation of longer fiction or drama.

  1. LIT9-1.BExplain character change or stability
  2. LIT9-1.EAnalyze complexity through choices, actions, and speech
  3. LIT9-3.EExplain the function of significant plot events
  4. LIT9-3.FExplain the function of conflict
  5. LIT9-4.CInfer perspective from diction and syntax
  6. LIT9-7.BWrite a defensible literary thesis
  7. LIT9-7.CConnect evidence, reasoning, and thesis with commentary
  8. LIT9-7.DSelect relevant and sufficient evidence