<p>OK, so I'm planning to take AP exam in English Lit. next spring. I have an insane list of texts to choose from and i'm going to try to get as many of them done as possible, in hopes of completing them all. Now, that said, I'm curious as to the other facets of the class besides intensive reading. I know, of course, that there's composition, but I'm taking AP English Lang.(lots of writing) next year, and I really am a good writer (and English student in general). So basically I'm wondering what type of writing I should focus on, what type of skills are particularly crucial and unique to AP English Literature and ways in which I should approach the texts that I plan to read.</p>
<p>uuuhhh...dude, I basically suck at English, I DIDN'T read a SINGLE book my teach told me to, or any other book in general, basically didn't go to class even (teacher loved me so she gave me A's all year long)...basically didn't do any sort of **** related to AP Lit, and i got a "5" on the test!!</p>
<p>so, I guess if you're "good" at English, and I know I suck, you'll get a 5 easy :)</p>
<p>There is a lot of interpretation of texts on the ap... they use poems and stories with archaic language with is sometimes pretty hard to understand. A lot of cultural and historically based reading. The essays are fairly sraightfoward- compare elements in these two poems, write an essay about a book in which a main character is strenthened by a lesser, etc. The good thing is if you have a good ap class this year you will be writing a lot of essays so you should be prepared. If you are nervous about it I would recommend getting a prep book and going through some multiple choice.
But with minimal effort this year I still got a 5, and many of my frinds did well too, so it's really not that nervewracking. Just read a lot :)</p>
<p>took AP eng lit in 11th and got a 4 without any prep, also decided to take the SAT II while I was at exam, got 730. AP class really prepares you all year if you have decent teacher.</p>
<p>It's honestly not that big a deal. Make sure you've read a decent number of literature texts that you could cite in an essay, review the vocab (e.g. syntax, metaphor, synecdoche, etc) and that's basically it. At least, that's what I did and I got a 5. The texts that I had read and reviewed in preparation for the test were: Hamlet, Huck Finn, Pride and Prejudice, Death of a Salesman, Othello, and Beloved. Hope this helps!</p>
<p>Oh no Bigb14, the two English AP's are English Language and Composition (traditionally 11th grade) and English Literature & Composition (traditionally 12th grade). I was addressing the fact that I should have adequate composition skills to take the test, seeing as though I'm a rising junior, and will be taking AP English Language & Composition.</p>
<p>That same question tortured me for sooooo long, whether or not 11th graders too English Language or Literature, lol, because my school simply calls them English 3 AP and English 4 AP.</p>