Ap literature

“Resumen de toda la historia de la literatura de un solo vistazo”

pre-AP/AP English strategies, all in one visual!

As I graded 500+ essays for the 2020 exam, I created a skills list of roses and thorns (positives and negatives) to help inform our instruction in AP Lit for the upcoming school year using the new rubric. I have compiled a list of important writing skills that we need to focus on in the upcoming sc

Introducing literary criticism in the high school English classroom can be a daunting but worthy task: here's 5 reasons to do it!

Plan your AP Lit Syllabus with style. Check out these five styles of organizing your AP English Literature curriculum map.

Teaching literary analysis in the secondary English classroom is an essential cornerstone of high school English and middle school English curriculum. When teaching fiction in the middle school ELA or high school English classroom, whether it be a short story or a novel, it is so important to focus on more than just comprehension. While it is important to ask students about what they read, we must also ask them to analyze what they read. When I first teach literature to my students, I use…

Literary criticism is challenging for students. But using familiar lyrics from Taylor Swift can help demystify complex literary lenses!

Over the years, my students have come to sessions seeking help with literary devices. They have expressed confusion over the terms: literary devices, literary terms, literary elements and figurative language, and they also struggle with the many definitions. What are Literary Devices, Literary Terms, Literary Elements and Figurative Language? Literary Devices are creative writing strategies used by an author to convey his or her message(s). When used well, literary devices help readers to…

Inspired by AP Lit skills and objectives, you'll learn strategies for effective and efficient ELA instruction.