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AP Literature and Composition
Summer Reading Assignment
Mr. Ku
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 –
How to Read Literature like a Professor – Thomas C. Foster https://www.stamfordpublicschools.org/sites/stamfordps/files/uploads/how_to_read_literature_like_a_professor.pdf
1. 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 THREE chapters of your choice
to do annotations (see Annotations).
Frankenstein – Mary Shelley http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/84 2. For your second reading, you will read Frankenstein, one of the more frequently referred novels on the
AP Lit exam. If you are able to get a hard copy, that’s great, but the novel is available in public
domain. Please practice marking up and writing notes as you read the novel. You will also annotate
THREE passages/chapters of your chosen novel to connect to THREE 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
During the first week of school, you will write an in-class essay using all both texts. 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 (Frankenstein)
Related Foster Chapter: ________________________________
Page # Textual Evidence Explanation/Analysis
Related Foster Chapter: ________________________________
Page # Textual Evidence Explanation/Analysis
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
Tone
Voice
Character
TERM DEFINITION EXAMPLE (from literature)
Characterization
Dynamic
Character
Flat Character
Foil
Hero (Epic)
Hero (Tragic)
Hubris
Protagonist
Tragic Flaw
Dialogue
TERM DEFINITION EXAMPLE (from literature)
Aside
Diction
Litotes
Monologue
Proverb
Soliloquy
Narration
TERM DEFINITION EXAMPLE (from literature)
Anticlimax
Catastrophe
Comic Relief
Deus ex machina
Flashback
In media res
Motivation
Non sequitur
Paradox
Perspective
(limited)
Perspective
(omniscient)
Plot Manipulation
Red herring
Stream of
consciousness
Suspension of
disbelief
Unreliable
narrator
Genre (Time period)
Classical Era
Comedy
Deconstructionism
Elizabethan
Existentialism
Fable
Fantasy
Gothic Literature
Harlem
Renaissance
Magical Realism
Metaphysical
Modernism
Naturalism
Post-Modernism
Realism
Romanticism
Surrealism
Transcendentalism
Victorian