AP Literature Amy Klenz Open House 2018 AP Literature Amy Klenz

Intro Amy Klenz 22nd year teaching 20th year at WHS 13th year teaching AP Lit Bachelor’s from Miami University Master’s from Cleveland State University mrsklenz.com Fastest way to reach me: klenz@wlake.org Phone extension is #2085

Advantages of the AP program College credit – up to 6 semester hours for $92 test fee Credit conferring differs from school to school based upon test score, check w/ admissions, web pages, etc. – also college board website: https://apstudent.collegeboard.org/creditandplacement/search-credit-policies Academic rigor in the senior year Analytical skills for higher level thinking Writing skills for college level writing

How AP Lit differs from other 12th grade options Focus exclusively fiction Some literary criticism In-class, timed essays v. out of class Major poetry focus HW almost exclusively reading – 30 pages per night is typical w/ major works Not just reading for comprehension – reading for analysis Participation grade – 10%

SENIOR YEAR CONCERNS College essays – Conferencing begins next week- sign up for slot, bring essay and prompt and SPECIFIC concerns/?s the day before Applications/Recs

Brief Syllabus Major texts Writing Poetry Jane Eyre – C. Bronte Wide Sargasso Sea - Rhys Othello–Shakespeare Fences - Wilson Hedda Gabler –Ibsen Oedipus the King – Sophocles The Catcher in the Rye - Salinger Writing Majority – in-class essays, lit analysis Poetry Explication, lit analysis, quizzes

AP Lit Exam Scoring 1-5, 5 is best, 3 is passing score 2 sections Historically, average at WHS last 6 years is between 3.1-3.9 2 sections 1st section: Multiple Choice 1 hour to read 5 literary texts (some prose, some poetry) that students have not been exposed to prior and answer 55 Analytical questions 2nd section: Essay 2 hours to respond in well-organized manner to 3 essay prompts Poetry Prose Open-ended