The cost of Advanced Placement exam is the students responsibility. College preparatory students survey American literature with emphasis on interpretation, historical development, style and convention. Stylistic development, two researches based reviews of various genres, and a fully documented seven to nine page research are required. The novel, poetry, the drama, the short story, supernatural fiction, a tragedy of Shakespeare, and a persuasive speech are mandatory elements. In addition, students are prepared for the reading and writing section of the New Jersey High School Proficiency Test.
Summer reading is required.