1. Welcome to Advanced Placement Literature! Mr. Murphy Portable 2 – Periods 1, 3 and 7 Please fill out an “about your student” sheet before you leave Contact information: E-mail – murphybr@bsd405.org Telephone – (425)456-7452 http://tchrmurphy.wordpress.com/

2. A little bit about me…

3. AP Lit Students will develop their skills in… Course overview: • Reading • 8 books/plays • Writing • Practice in-class essays • 2 Process essays • Public Speaking • Group and Individual This course will follow the curricular requirements outlined by the College Board in the AP English Literature and Composition Course Description which focuses on building skills necessary for college-level reading and writing, and preparing students to take the AP Literature exam. The texts include works from a variety of time periods and genres. This is a rigorous course, in which students will be asked to read and analyze challenging, provocative, dense, and sometimes controversial material.

4. Books & plays our class will be reading: • Things Fall Apart • Chinua Achebe • Heart of Darkness • Joseph Conrad • Hamlet • Shakespeare • Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead • Tom Stoppard • Catch-22 • Joseph Heller • Great Expectations • Charles Dickens • Invisible Man • Ralph Ellison • Metamorphosis • Franz Kafka

5. Grading Policies Grading Scale Other Information A 90-100% B 80-89% C 70-79% D 60-69% F Below 60% • Grades are determined by: • Class work & Homework • Quizzes and Tests • Assignments and Projects • Participation: attendance, punctuality, engagement in class activities, following instructions & classroom policies, respect for others. • Grades are not weighted by category • Grades can be accessed on PIV via the BSD website

6. Student expectations: • Come to class prepared • Pen/Pencil, Paper, Completed class materials • Participate in class • Speak up in large and small group situations • Complete work on time • Late work can be turned in within a week for 60% credit • Be respectful and appropriate • Treat others the way you know they should be treated • No iPods or texting!!

7. Advocating for themselves… • Students need to be self-advocating • Responsibility is ultimately placed upon the student for solving problems, answering questions and getting their work done The Process I have emphasized in class: • Student discusses issue with me first • Parent contacts teacher/teacher contacts parent • Student and/or parent contact counselor if needed • Lastly, student/parent/teacher contacts administrator

8. Your assignment… • Please fill out one of the “About Your Student” sheets with your name, your email or contact information, your students name, and any information you can tell me about them • This could be anything; information about how they learn; their favorite or least favorite subjects; what kinds of groups they work best in; things I should watch out for, or be sensitive of; or anything else that you think I should know • Please contact me if you have any questions or comments, or even if you just want to check in… • Email – murphybr@bsd405.org • Phone – (425) 456-7452