Are you a teacher looking for ways to prepare your middle and high school students for advanced reading and writing? Look no further. This post will give you the top four skills all ELA students should learn. Inspired by AP English Literature and Composition skills and objectives, you'll learn strategies, tips, lesson ideas, and more for effective and efficient English language arts instruction.
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These 25 Short AP Lit Books are perfect for encouraging non-readers and readers alike. Use them when you are short on time or desire depth.
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Planning or revising your AP Literature Curriculum Map, here are 5 ways to organize you year that will keep your students focused...
By studying the titles used in the AP English Lit open question, teachers can find new books for their students and themselves.
If you want to know how to annotate a book for AP English Literature and Composition, follow these 5 steps to annotate effectively and prepare for the AP exam.
Prepare your students thoroughly for crucial multiple-choice examination. Easy administration—print, distribute, and review. Three-part product: 1. Thirty-three item practice exam written in AP style 2. Student’s handy testing guide (literary techniques and vocabulary) 3. Review section explains each choice and provides corrections Originally composed by veteran AP English Lit teacher with excellent scores Three balanced sections (short story, poetry, drama or literary non-fiction) Each literary passage is followed by 11 AP-style items for a total of 33 questions. Consider full-year AP unit from Time for Testing: FULL YEAR: GIANT AP ENGLISH LITERATURE & COMPOSITION UNIT by Time for Testing (teacherspayteachers.com)
First year AP Lit teachers reflect on what they've learned (and what they wish they knew) before teaching AP English Literature.
Recently, the College Board has come under fire for its changes to AP World History, announcing that the course would now limit itself to covering only history after 1450 CE. Critics of the move…
One of the essential skills that our AP English students need is to develop a line of reasoning in the essay writing.
These 25 Short AP Lit Books are perfect for encouraging non-readers and readers alike. Use them when you are short on time or desire depth.
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This blog post presents 10 MORE engaging and challenging poems to enrich your AP English Literature curriculum, plus several more honorable mentions!
Teaching Shakespeare can be a rewarding experience, and incorporating creativity into your approach can make the material more engaging for students. Here are seven creative ways to begin a unit on William Shakespeare or a unit that studies his literature... 1. Create a scavenger hunt with facts related to Shakespeare's life, works, and the Elizabethan era. Hide or hang the facts around the classroom or school. Then, have students hunt for the facts. As they find each fact, have them add the information to their notes as they build background on Shakespeare. This activity gets students up and moving while providing them a historical base for their Shakespeare studies. Need ready-made facts? Find them here! 2. Have students choose a character from one of Shakespeare's plays and write a modern-day monologue for that character. This activity allows students to connect with the characters on a personal level and showcase their understanding of the language and themes. 3. Make learning about Shakespeare especially engaging with a doodle poster. Have students fill the poster with facts about William Shakespeare. Then, have students glue the pages together to make an extra-long infographic. As students color in their doodle poster, they'll be exposed to facts one more time. This activity makes building background creative and fun. Grab a ready-made doodle poster HERE. 4. Ask students to imagine that Shakespeare and his characters had social media profiles. They can create Facebook pages, Instagram accounts, or Twitter feeds for characters like Romeo, Juliet, or Hamlet. This activity encourages creativity and helps students relate Shakespearean themes to contemporary communication. 5. Give students a chance to investigate one of Shakespeare's sonnet. You can assign a sonnet or have students choose one of their own. Then, guide them through analyzing the poem with a Doodle Poem Analysis one-pager. This guide makes analyzing the poem approachable and creative. It's also a great way to get students to share their poem analysis with others. You can download the FREE Doodle Poetry Analysis HERE. 6. Use a simple craft like this "Will's Quill" activity to get students learning about Shakespeare. First, have them research facts about Shakespeare. They should also find a quote that they like from Shakespeare. Students will add their work to feather shapes. Then, they'll cut out and glue the feathers together to make a quill just like one William Shakespeare would have used. Find everything you need to do this activity HERE. 7. Devote a day to immerse students in the Elizabethan era. Encourage them to come dressed in costumes from that time, play Renaissance music, and even serve Elizabethan-inspired snacks. This thematic approach can set the stage for a deeper exploration of Shakespeare's works. ----------------------------------------------------------- These ideas are designed to make learning about Shakespeare fun and relatable. Taking the time to make Shakespeare approachable can be a great way to foster a lifelong appreciation for his work. I hope you give some of these ideas a try. (And don't forget get to save a TON of TIME with the William Shakespeare Doodle and Do resource!) Thanks for stopping by, Mary Beth P.S. Find more ways to make learning fun here.
If you want to ace AP English Literature, then read this post for some literary devices that will put you ahead of the crowd.
Alliteration, anaphora, asyndeton...
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