Course at
a Glance
Plan
The Course at a Glance provides
ausefulvisualorganization
of the AP English Literature
and Composition curricular
components, including:
§ Sequence of units, along with
suggested pacing. Please
note that pacing is based
on45-minuteclassperiods,
meetingvedayseachweek,
for a full academic year.
§ Progression of skills within
each unit.
§ Spiraling of the big ideas and
skills across units.
Teach
SKILL CATEGORIES
Skill categories spiral across units.
1
Explain the
function of
character.
2
Explain the
function of setting.
3
Explain the
function of plot
and structure.
4
Explain the
function of the
narrator or speaker.
5
Explain the
function of word
choice, imagery,
and symbols.
6
Explain the
function of
comparison.
7
Develop textually
substantiated
arguments about
interpretations of
part or all of a text.
BIG IDEAS
Big ideas spiral across units.
CHR
Character
SET
Setting
STR
Structure
NAR
Narration
FIG
Figurative
Language
LAN
Literary
Argumentation
Assess
AssigntheProgressChecks—either
ashomeworkorinclass—foreach
unit. Each Progress Check contains
formativemultiple-choiceandfree-
response questions. The feedback
from the Progress Checks shows
students the areas where they need
to focus.
NOTE:Partialversionsofthefree-response
questions are provided to prepare students
for more complex, full questions that they
will encounter on the AP Exam.
UNIT
1
Short Fiction I
~10
Class Periods
CHR
1
1.A Identify and describe what
specic textual details
reveal about a character, that
character’s perspective, and
that character’s motives.
SET
2
2.A Identify and describe specic
textual details that convey or
reveal a setting.
STR
3
3.A Identify and describe
how plot orders events in
a narrative.
STR
3
3.B Explain the function of a
particular sequence of events
in a plot.
NAR
4
4.A Identify and describe the
narrator or speaker of a text.
NAR
4
4.B Identify and explain the
function of point of view in
a narrative.
LAN
7
7.A Develop a paragraph that
includes 1) a claim that
requires defense with
evidence from the text and
2) the evidence itself.
Progress Check 1
ONLINE ONLY
Multiple-choice: ~20 questions
ONLINE OR PAPER
Free-response: 2 passages with
shortertask
§ Contemporary Prose: short story
excerpt or microfiction (partial)
UNIT
2
Poetry I
~10 Class Periods
CHR
1
1.A Identify and describe what
specic textual details
reveal about a character, that
character’s perspective, and
that character’s motives.
STR
3
3.C Explain the function of
structure in a text.
STR
3
3.D Explain the function of
contrasts within a text.
FIG
5
5.B Explain the function of
specic words and phrases
in a text.
FIG
6
6.A Identify and explain the
function of a simile.
FIG
6
6.B Identify and explain the
function of a metaphor.
LAN
7
7.A Develop a paragraph that
includes 1) a claim that
requires defense with
evidence from the text and
2) the evidence itself.
Progress Check 2
ONLINE ONLY
Multiple-choice: ~20 questions
ONLINE OR PAPER
Free-response: 2 passages with
shortertask
§ 20th-Century/Contemporary
Poetry (partial)
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