📚AP English Literature

Unit 1 Overview: Introduction to Short Fiction

Interpreting the role of character in fiction

Identifying and interpreting setting

Understanding how a story’s structure affects interpretations

Understanding and interpreting a narrator’s perspective

Reading texts literally and figuratively

The basics of literary analysis

Unit 2 Overview: Introduction to Poetry

Identifying characters in poetry

Understanding & interpreting meaning in poetic structure

Analyzing word choice to find meaning

Identifying techniques in poetry to analyze literary works

Unit 3 Overview: Introduction to Longer Fiction and Drama

Interpreting character description and perspective

Character evolution throughout a narrative

Conflict and plot development

Interpreting symbolism

Identifying evidence and supporting literary arguments

Unit 4 Overview: Character, Conflict, and Storytelling

Protagonists, antagonists, character relationships, and conflict

Character interactions with setting and its significance

Archetypes in literature

Types of narration like stream of consciousness

Narrative distance, tone, and perspective

Unit 5 Overview: Structure and Figurative Language

Traits of closed and open structures in poetry

Use of techniques like imagery and hyperbole

Types of comparisons in poetry including personification and allusion

Identifying and interpreting extended metaphors

Unit 6 Overview: Literary Techniques in Longer Works

Interpreting foil characters

Understanding and interpreting character complexity

Understanding nonlinear narrative structures like flashbacks and foreshadowing

The effect of narrative tone and bias on reading

Characters as symbols, metaphors, and archetypes

Developing literary arguments within a broader context of works

Unit 7 Overview: Societal and Historical Context

Sudden and more gradual change in characters

Epiphany as a driver of plot

Relationships between characters and groups

Character interactions with changing and contrasting settings

The significance of the pacing of a narrative

Setting as a symbol

Interpreting texts in their historical and societal contexts

Unit 8 Overview: Advanced Techniques in Poetry

Looking at Punctuation and Structural Patterns

Interpreting juxtaposition, paradox, and irony

How ambiguity can allow for various interpretations

Identifying symbols, conceits, and allusions

Learning proper attribution and citation in literary analysis

Unit 9 Overview: Nuanced Analysis

Looking at a character’s response to the resolution of a narrative

Suspense, resolution, and plot development

Narrative inconsistencies and contrasting perspectives

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Short Fiction Overview

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AP English Literature Multiple Choice Help (MCQ)

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Literary Device Review

Literary Device Review - Slides

Creating a Short Fiction "Boot Camp"

Creating a Short Fiction "Boot Camp" - Slides

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Breaking Down an Exam Prompt

AP Literature - Theme Statements and Thesis Statements

Defending a Claim - Slides

Defending a Claim

AP Lit - Annotating for Understanding - Slides

AP Lit - Annotating for Understanding

Complexity of Poetry - Slides

Complexity of Poetry

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How Form Creates Meaning

How Form Creates Meaning - Slides

Student Open Poetry Study

Characters and Relationships

Characters and Relationships - Slides

Finding Theme Through Characterization

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Annotating for Analysis, Part 2 - Slides

Multiple Choice Intro

Multiple Choice Intro - Slides

Prose MC Strategies and Practice

Prose Analysis Prompt Deconstruction and Strategies

Prose Analysis Prompt Deconstruction and Strategies - Slides

Prose Analysis (Q2) Thesis and Introduction

Prose Analysis (Q2) Thesis and Introduction - Slides

Prose Analysis (Q2) Evidence and Commentary

Prose Analysis (Q2) Evidence and Commentary - Slides

Figurative Language and Function - Slides

Figurative Language and Function

Q1 Thesis and Introduction

Poetry Analysis (Q1) Thesis and Introduction

Poetry Analysis (Q1) Evidence and Commentary

Poetry Analysis (Q1) Evidence and Commentary - Slides

Commentary and Sophistication FAQs

Commentary and Sophistication - Slides

Prose Analysis: Setting and Characterization

Literary Argument (Q3): Setting, Characterization and Theme - Slides

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🌶️ AP Lit Cram Review: Long Fiction I

AP English Literature Cram Unit 1: Short Fiction I

🌶️ AP Lit Cram Review: Unit 2: Poetry I

AP English Literature Cram Unit 2: Poetry I

AP English Literature Cram Unit 3: Longer Fiction or Drama I

🌶️ AP Lit Cram Review: Unit 3: Longer Fiction or Drama I

🌶️ AP Lit Cram Review: Unit 4: Short Fiction II

AP English Literature Cram Unit 4: Short Fiction II

🌶️ AP Lit Cram Review: Unit 5: Poetry II

AP English Literature Cram Unit 5: Poetry II

AP English Literature Cram Unit 6: Longer Fiction or Drama II

🌶️ AP Lit Cram Review: Unit 6: Longer Fiction or Drama II

🌶️ AP Lit Cram Review: Unit 7: Short Fiction III

AP English Literature Cram Unit 7: Short Fiction III

AP English Literature Cram Unit 7: Short Fiction III

🌶️ AP Lit Cram Review: Unit 8: Poetry III

AP English Literature Cram Unit 8: Poetry III

🌶️ AP Lit Cram Review: Unit 9: Longer Fiction or Drama III

AP English Literature Cram Unit 9: Longer Fiction or Drama III

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AP English Literature Free Response Tips and Tricks

AP English Literature Cram Free Response Tips and Tricks

🌶️ AP Lit Cram Review: Free Response Tips and Tricks

AP English Literature Cram Free Response Tips and Tricks

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Function of Structure - Slides

Prose Analysis: Foundation of Function

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Prose Analysis: Figuratively Speaking

Prose-based Argument: What + Where = Why

Lit Cram 3 - Slides

Characters and Relationships

Prose Analysis: Characters & Relationships

Diction and Syntax - Slides

Prose Analysis: "It's Not What You Say"

Prose Analysis: Complexity and Conflict

Lit Cram 6: Complexity and Conflict - Slides

Final Review: Tips and Tricks - Slides

Final Review: Tips and Tricks

Lit Cram 7: Symbolism - Slides

Prose Analysis: Setting & Symbols

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Prose Practice - Slides

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