AP Literature and Composition Summer Reading Assignment · B. Annotations – For all of your reading assignments you are required to complete annotations (attached). Complete the

AP Literature and Composition

Summer Reading Assignment

Mr. Ku

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Hi all! Welcome to AP Literature and Composition, a college-level course that will be a step above any class

that you have taken in high school so far. This summer, you will be engaging in an assignment that will help

prepare you for the class, as well as for the AP exam. This assignment is to be completed by the end of the

first week of school. We will also use the first two weeks of school to review material from your summer

assignment, so it is imperative that you complete this assignment with your best effort. This assignment will

be divided into FOUR PARTS:

A. Reading –

1. How to Read Literature like a Professor – Thomas C. Foster

You can purchase a hard copy of this book, or find a copy online. This book will be the basis for your summer

assignment, so make sure you read it carefully. Each chapter of this book focuses on a particular aspect, or

lens, from which literature can be read and analyzed. Be sure to have a comprehensive understanding of each

chapter. You will be focusing on FOUR chapters of your choice to do annotations (see Annotations).

2. A novel that you have read before

For this assignment, you will need to revisit a novel that you have read before, whether for school or for

leisure. You must have a hard copy of this novel. The novel you choose should be something that you found

challenging, or something you did not fully understanding. Choosing an easy novel will only lower the quality

and usefulness of this assignment. Please practice to mark up and write notes on your copy of the novel.

Reread the novel of your choice, and select TWO passages/chapters to connect to two chapters from How to

Read Literature like a Professor to complete your annotations (see Annotations).

3. Frankenstein – Mary Shelley OR Great Expectations – Charles Dickens

For your third reading, you may choose either of the above novels. You must have a hard copy of this novel.

Please practice to mark up and write notes on your copy of the novel. You will also annotate TWO

passages/chapters of your chosen novel to connect to two different chapters from How to Read Literature like

a Professor (see Annotations).

B. Annotations –

For all of your reading assignments you are required to complete annotations (attached). Complete the

organizers by citing the page numbers, providing textual evidence, identifying the related chapter from How

to Read Literature like a Professor, and a writing a DETAILED explanation which analyzes and expounds the

text (use the examples which Foster provides as a model).

C. Key Terms and Literary Devices –

In this packet, you will also be required to define and give examples for some important terms and literary

devices (attached). Some of these terms will be familiar, while others will be new. All of these terms are

important, and will be referenced frequently in class and on the AP exam. Make sure you are familiar with all

of them.

D. In-class Assignments

1. Socratic Seminars and Discussion

During the first week of school, we will engage in multiple seminars and discussions regarding all of your

readings. Be prepared to discuss your findings with the class, and see if you can make connections to your

peers’ contributions to our discussions. A rubric for Socratic seminars is attached.

2. In-class Essay

On the Friday of the first week of school, you will write an in-class essay using all three reading assignments.

You are allowed to use any materials in this packet, your books, and additional notes for this essay. The more

prepared you are, the better your essay will be. This essay will be graded by the official AP Literature and

Composition open response rubric, which is attached. Your essay should be multiple paragraphs, include

textual evidence and citations, and have in-depth analysis which connects your readings to a chapter of How

to Read Literature like a Professor.

ANNOTATIONS

Novel (#1): ___________________________ Related Foster Chapter: ________________________________

Page # Textual Evidence Explanation/Analysis







Key Terms and Literary Devices

General

TERM DEFINITION EXAMPLE (from literature)

Allegory

Allusion

Anecdote

Imagery

Mood

Prose

Rhetoric

Theme

Tone

Voice

Character


Antagonist

Characterization

Dynamic

Character

Flat Character

Foil

Hero (Epic)

Hero (Tragic)

Hubris

Protagonist

Round Character

Static Character

Stock Character

Tragic Flaw

Dialogue


Aside

Diction

Euphemism

Hyperbole

Invective

Litotes

Monologue

Proverb

Soliloquy

Narration


Anticlimax

Catastrophe

Comic Relief

Deus ex machina

Flashback

In media res

Inversion

Motivation

Non sequitur

Paradox

Perspective

(limited)

Perspective

(omniscient)

Plot Manipulation

Red herring

Stream of

consciousness

Suspension of

disbelief

Unreliable

narrator

Genre (Time period)

Beat Generation

Classical Era

Comedy

Deconstructionism

Elizabethan

Existentialism

Fable

Fantasy

Gothic Literature

Harlem

Renaissance

Magical Realism

Metaphysical

Modernism

Naturalism

Post-Modernism

Realism

Romanticism

Surrealism

Transcendentalism

Victorian

Socratic Seminar: Holistic Participation Rubric

Participation is Outstanding

Ø Participant offers enough solid analysis, without

prompting, to move the conversation forward Ø Participant, through his/her comments, demonstrates

a deep knowledge of the text and the question Ø Participant has come to the seminar prepared, with

notes and a marked/annotated text Ø Participant, through his/her comments, shows that

he/she is actively listening to other participants Ø She/he offers clarification and/or follow-up that

extends the conversation Ø Participant's remarks often refer to specific parts of

the text

Participation is very good

Ø Participant offers solid analysis without prompting Ø Through his/her comments, participant demonstrates

a good knowledge of the text and the question Ø Participant has come to the seminar prepared with

notes and/or a marked/annotated text Ø Participant shows that he/she is actively listening to

others. She/he offers clarification and/or follow-up

Participation is satisfactory

Ø Participant offers some analysis, but needs prompting

from the seminar leader and/or others Ø Through his/her comments, participant demonstrates

a general knowledge of the text and the question Ø Participant is less prepared, with few notes and no

marked/annotated text Ø Participant is actively listening to others, but does not

offer clarification and/or follow-up to others' comments

Ø Participant relies more upon his/her opinion, and less on the text to drive his/her comments

Participation is not satisfactory

Ø Participant offers little commentary Ø Participant comes to the seminar ill-prepared with

little understanding of the text and question Ø Participant does not listen to others, offers no

commentary to further the discussion

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AP Literature and Composition Summer Reading Assignment · B. Annotations – For all of your reading assignments you are required to complete annotations (attached). Complete the