Catholic Central News Flash: Read More About Our AP Language and Literature Staff Member Mrs. Erin Kutchery

Erin Kutchery has been a part of the Catholic Central staff for three years. She currently teaches Advanced Placement English courses to juniors and seniors. Both AP Language and AP Literature are college-level courses. At the end of the year, students will take an AP exam, which will determine whether they will have the opportunity to receive college credit for their work. Here is a brief description of each course, and what they’re currently working on:

AP Language (Juniors): This class involves the critical reading of texts, focusing primarily on American authors and non-fiction works. Students also write extensively, with a focus on synthesizing sources, persuasive writing, and rhetorical analysis. Students just finished a unit on Justice. Throughout that unit, they read The Crucible by Arthur Miller, and also a true-crime book on their own. They are currently working on improving their rhetorical analysis skills before moving on to a Satire and Politics unit.

AP Literature (Seniors): This class focuses on literary analysis of fiction works, with a heavy emphasis on poetry. Students regularly write and revise analytical essays in class and on their own. Students just finished a unit on Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad. During that unit, they also participated in Literature Circles, where they read either The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver, or Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe. They are currently reading Macbeth in class together, and they will continue to work on improving their skills in prose analysis.