1. Welcome to Advanced Placement Literature!
Mr. Murphy
Portable 2 – Periods 1, 3 and 7
Please fill out an “about your student” sheet before you leave
Contact information: –
Telephone – (425)

2. A little bit about me…

3. AP Lit Reading Writing Public Speaking
Course overview:
Students will develop their skills in…
This course will follow the curricular requirements outlined by the College Board in the AP English Literature and Composition Course Description which focuses on building skills necessary for college-level reading and writing, and preparing students to take the AP Literature exam. The texts include works from a variety of time periods and genres. This is a rigorous course, in which students will be asked to read and analyze challenging, provocative, dense, and sometimes controversial material.
Reading
8 books/plays
Writing
Practice in-class essays
2 Process essays
Public Speaking
Group and Individual

4. Books & plays our class will be reading:
Things Fall Apart
Chinua Achebe
Heart of Darkness
Joseph Conrad
Hamlet
Shakespeare
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead
Tom Stoppard
Catch-22
Joseph Heller
Great Expectations
Charles Dickens
Invisible Man
Ralph Ellison
Metamorphosis
Franz Kafka

5. Grading Policies A 90-100% B 80-89% C 70-79% D 60-69% F Below 60%
Grading Scale
Other Information
A %
B 80-89%
C 70-79%
D 60-69%
F Below 60%
Grades are determined by:
Class work & Homework
Quizzes and Tests
Assignments and Projects
Participation: attendance, punctuality, engagement in class activities, following instructions & classroom policies, respect for others.
Grades are not weighted by category
Grades can be accessed on PIV via the BSD website

6. Student expectations:
Come to class prepared
Pen/Pencil, Paper, Completed class materials
Participate in class
Speak up in large and small group situations
Complete work on time
Late work can be turned in within a week for 60% credit
Be respectful and appropriate
Treat others the way you know they should be treated
No iPods or texting!!

7. Advocating for themselves…
Students need to be self-advocating
Responsibility is ultimately placed upon the student for solving problems, answering questions and getting their work done
The Process I have emphasized in class:
Student discusses issue with me first
Parent contacts teacher/teacher contacts parent
Student and/or parent contact counselor if needed
Lastly, student/parent/teacher contacts administrator

8. Your assignment…
Please fill out one of the “About Your Student” sheets with your name, your or contact information, your students name, and any information you can tell me about them
This could be anything; information about how they learn; their favorite or least favorite subjects; what kinds of groups they work best in; things I should watch out for, or be sensitive of; or anything else that you think I should know
Please contact me if you have any questions or comments, or even if you just want to check in… –
Phone – (425)