AP French Literature

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Subjects:

Art History Biology Calculus (AB & BC) Chemistry Chinese Language and Culture Comparative Government & Politics Computer Science A Computer Science AB English Language & Composition English Literature & Composition Environmental Science European History French Language French Literature German Language Human Geography Italian Language and Culture Japanese Language and Culture Latin: Vergil Latin Literature Macroeconomics Microeconomics Music Theory Physics B Physics C: Mechanics Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism Psychology Russian Language and Culture Spanish Language Spanish Literature Statistics Studio Art (2-D, 3-D, & Drawing) U.S. History U.S. Government & Politics World History

Advanced Placement French Literature (or AP French Literature) is an Advanced Placement course and examination offered by the College Board. This course is designed to replicate a college French literature course for high school students. Students study a variety of novels, plays, and poetry, all written in French.

[edit] Required Reading

The works required by the College Board for the 2006 exam were:

• La Guerre de Troie n'aura pas lieu (Tiger at the Gates) by Jean Giraudoux
• Candide by Voltaire
• L'Enfant noir (The Dark Child) by Camara Laye
• Pierre et Jean (Pierre and Jean) by Guy de Maupassant
• L'École des femmes (The School for Wives) by Molière
• Poems by Charles Baudelaire, Jean de la Fontaine, Joachim du Bellay, Guillaume Apollinaire, Anne Hébert, and Louise Labé.

[edit] Grade Distributions

In the 2006 administration 2,009 students took the exam from 478 schools. The mean score was a 2.99.

The grade distribution for 2006 was:

Score	Percent
5	16.3%
4	21.7%
3	26.7%
2	15.7%
1	19.6%

[edit] External links

• AP French Literature at CollegeBoard.com