1. AP Literature Amy Klenz
Open House 2018
AP Literature
Amy Klenz

2. 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:
Phone extension is #2085

3. 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:
Academic rigor in the senior year
Analytical skills for higher level thinking
Writing skills for college level writing

4. 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%

5. 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

6. 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

7. AP Lit Exam Scoring 1-5, 5 is best, 3 is passing score 2 sections
Historically, average at WHS last 6 years is between
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