Essential Questions for AP Literature and Composition
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
What is the role of the reader in contemporary texts?
How does context shape content?
How do form and content interact in art?
How do readers recognize and writers use elements of good literature?
How can a reader recognize truth in text?
The Sun Also Rises
What is the role of the reader in contemporary texts?
How does context shape content?
How do form and content interact in art?
How do readers recognize and writers use elements of good literature?
How can a reader recognize truth in text?
Poetry
What is the role of the reader in texts?
How does context shape content?
How do readers recognize and writers use elements of good literature?
How can a reader recognize truth in text?
Modern American Drama
What is the role of the reader in these contemporary texts?
How does context shape content?
How do readers recognize and writers use elements of good literature?
How can a reader recognize truth in text?
What is the American Dream and how does it impact our lives?
Going After Cacciato
What is the role of the reader in contemporary texts?
How does context shape content?
How do readers recognize and writers use elements of good literature?
How can a reader recognize truth in text?
How do cultures communicate ideas about values?
What is the nature of reality?
-isms and Short Fiction
How can we use technology and other information tools to organize and display knowledge and understandings in ways others can view, use and assess it?
What is the value of collaboration in the inquiry process?
How do we transfer knowledge in order to contribute to the exchange of ideas in the local and global learning community?
How do readers recognize and writers use elements of good literature?
How can a reader recognize truth in text?
Othello
What are the roles of love and jealousy in our lives?
What of our own story is there to be found in the stories of others?
Can fiction reveal truth? How do stories reveal truths about human nature?
How do readers recognize and writers use elements of good literature?
How does the manipulation of language create meaning?
The Bluest Eye
What is the role of the reader in these contemporary texts?
How does context shape content?
How do readers recognize and writers use elements of good literature?
How can a reader recognize truth in text?
How do cultures communicate ideas about values?
How do cultural ideas about beauty and love affect individual development?