1. AP English Literature & Composition
Mrs. Natalie Astigarraga

2. A Little Note About Me
I was born and raised in Miami, FL. After graduating from Miami Palmetto Senior High School, I attended Florida State University where I earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in English Literature. My husband, son and I moved to Stillwater, OK some years later and I was blessed with the opportunity to go back to school after the birth of my daughter. I earned a Master of Science Degree in Secondary Education from Oklahoma State University. We returned to Miami two years ago and I was fortunate to join the Somerset Silver Palms family.

3. Teacher’s Website
Includes information regarding upcoming events, requested materials, College Board Resources, and more.

4. A Little Note About the Course
We will examine various literary genres, styles, and techniques from the 16th to the 21st century
Students will engage, synthesize, and evaluate the material.
Our goal is to expand critical thinking, content knowledge, and confidence
As the May 4th test day nears, students should feel fully prepared to take the AP exam and succeed.

5. Preliminary list of novels, dramas, and anthologized material
Love Medicine, Louise Erdrich
A Yellow Raft in Blue Water, Michael Dorris
Their Eyes Were Watching God, Zora Neale Hurston
Frankenstein, Mary Shelley
Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen
Oedipus the King, Sophocles
Othello, William Shakespeare
How to Read Literature Like a Professor, Thomas C. Foster
The Bedford Introduction to Literature, 10th, Ed. Michael Meyer

6. Grading Scale
All assignments are graded on a 100 point scale. Within each quarter, the grades are comprised as follows:
Essays/Projects/Exams – 40%                            
Classwork – 30%
Quizzes/Formative Assessments – 20%             
Participation – 10%

7. Discipline Procedures
All students must be in compliance with the MDCPS Code of Conduct. Should a student be in violation of the classroom guidelines, or those of the MDCPS Code of Conduct, the following behavior plan will be utilized:
1. A warning and documentation of the incident
2. An action plan and parental contact
3. Administration of detention
4. Referral to an administrator for further action
Contact with the parent will be made in regards to all of the actions listed above

8. On behalf of all of the Somerset staff…
Thank you!