AP LITERATURE SUMMER READING
Required Reading
• How to Read Literature Like a Professor by Thomas Foster
• Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Assignment
• Annotate Huckleberry Finn, be sure to pay close attention to the role of settings, diction/syntax, symbols, and themes. Be prepared to write an AP style, open-ended essay upon the start of the course.
• Use Foster’s chapters to analyze your text. Be sure to pay special attention to Chapters 1, 5, 12, and 19 as these allude directly to Huckleberry Finn.
Here is an electronic copy of How To Read Lit like a Professor
Here is an electronic copy of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
AP SEMINAR SUMMER READING and ASSIGNMENT
In AP Seminar you will develop and practice the skills in research, collaboration, and communication. You’ll investigate topics in a variety of subject areas, write research-based essays, as well as design and give presentations both individually and as part of a team. As required summer reading, you are to complete two assignments. Both assignments are due on the second day of class.
AP RESEARCH SUMMER READING and ASSIGNMENT
Welcome to AP Research! Congratulations on completing AP Seminar and welcome to the second half of the AP Capstone! I’m excited about the year ahead. Now that you have mastered analyzing and evaluating sources to build and synthesize arguments, you will take the next step: designing your own original research inquiry.
While AP Seminar ends with synthesizing an argument from reputable sources, AP Research begins with you developing a research question of your own. Your final goal will be to present your findings in a 4,000-to-5,000-word academic paper, along with an oral presentation and defense. But remember, it’s the process of research-curiosity, exploration, and persistence-that will help you grow the most as a student.
Dr. Itle-Clark