AP© Literature is dedicated to:
Exploring how stories are connected together or change across space and time
Connecting stories/poetry to our understanding of the world, humanity, and ourselves
Evaluating how literary elements (Characters/Setting) help an author/poet develop their ideas
Develop our own creative writing abilities, inspired by classical writers
This site aims to bring together resources related to AP© Literature to help students develop their skills and context around our authors. See the breakdown of different pages below to help you in your search:
Literary Eras: An overview of American and British literary eras, including rough dates, key characteristics, and major authors.
Reading Annotation: Find tips and skills related to annotating poetry and longer fiction. These skills focus on noticing key moments, using background knowledge to contextualize your reading, and asking questions as your read.
Literary Elements: A breakdown of different literary elements organized by AP© Literature's key topics. A quick reference to all of the elements useful for analyzing literature with videos annotating and analyzing those elements.
Poetic Elements: Building off of information in the Literary Elements section, this page offers more information about applying those literary elements specifically to poetry. This includes poetry-specific structural elements likes enjambment.
Writing Skills: Information related to developing complex writing, especially as it relates to structuring your writing, developing a complex thesis, and enhancing your transitions.
Critical Lenses: Overviews and research guides related to major Critical Lenses that you can use to extend your research and further your understanding.
Further Resources: A list of other resources that may be useful in AP© Literature, whether books, websites, or videos.
As we read, I will add pages with important passages and background information for each of our novels. This will mostly just gather together class notes and annotation passages.
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Coleridge
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
The Kreutzer Sonata by Leo Tolstoy
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
Antigone by Sophocles
As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner