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📚AP English Literature

Exam Date: May 3, 2023

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👶🏼Introduction

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Intro to AP Lit for Teachers - Slides

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What Lit Is: Exam and Course Overview - Slides

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AP Exam Format and Strategies

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Intro to AP Lit for Teachers

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What Lit Is: Exam and Course Overview

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🧐Exam Review – Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ)

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MC Answers and Review (Short Fiction, Part 2)

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MC Answers and Review (Short Fiction, Part 2)

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Multiple Choice Questions (Long Fiction)

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Multiple Choice Questions (Poetry, Part 1)

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Multiple Choice Intro

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Prose MC Strategies and Practice

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📝Exam Review - Poetry Analysis Essay

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AP Lit - Annotating for Understanding - Slides

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Complexity of Poetry - Slides

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How to Read a Poem - Slides

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Q1 Thesis and Introduction

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AP Lit - Annotating for Understanding

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Poetry Analysis (Q1) Evidence and Commentary

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📕Exam Review – Short Fiction FRQ

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Short Fiction Overview

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Prose Analysis (Q2) Evidence and Commentary

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Prose Analysis (Q2) Thesis and Introduction

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Prose Analysis Prompt Deconstruction and Strategies

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Prose Analysis: Setting and Characterization

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AP Lit Prose Analysis Practice Essays & Feedback

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💬Exam Review – Literary Argument Essay

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Annotating for Analysis, Part 2 - Slides

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Characters and Relationships - Slides

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Figurative Language and Function - Slides

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Annotating for Analysis, Part 2

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Characters and Relationships

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Finding Theme Through Characterization

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✏️Frequently Asked Questions

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AP Lit Reading List

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Best AP English Literature Quizlet Decks by Unit

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How Can I Be Prepared for the AP English Literature FRQs?

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Most Frequently Cited on the AP English Literature Exam

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What is Classic Literature?

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What Is Poetry and How Can It Be Analyzed?

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🙌Exam Skills

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Breaking Down an Exam Prompt - Slides

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Culturally Relevant Pedagogy and AP Lit - Slides

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Defending a Claim - Slides

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Breaking Down an Exam Prompt

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Culturally Relevant Pedagogy and AP Lit

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Literary Device Review

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🙏🏽Exam Reviews 2020

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Final Review: Tips and Tricks - Slides

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🎉NMSI AP Reader Chat: English Literature

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Final Review: Tips and Tricks

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❓Q and A Sessions

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Q&A Student Study Session

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🌶️AP Cram Sessions 2021

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AP English Literature Cram Free Response Tips and Tricks

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

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🌶️ AP English Literature Finale Watch Party Admin 3

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🌶️ AP Lit Cram Review: Long Fiction I

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🌶️ AP Lit Cram Review: Unit 5: Poetry II

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

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🌱Unit 1 – Intro to Short Fiction

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1.1 Interpreting the role of character in fiction

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1.2 Identifying and interpreting setting

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1.3 Understanding how a story’s structure affects interpretations

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1.5 Reading texts literally and figuratively

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1.6 The basics of literary analysis

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Unit 1 Overview: Introduction to Short Fiction

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☕Unit 2 – Intro to Poetry

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2.0 Unit 2 Overview: Introduction to Poetry

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2.1 Identifying characters in poetry

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2.2 Understanding & interpreting meaning in poetic structure

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2.3 Analyzing word choice to find meaning

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2.4 Identifying techniques in poetry to analyze literary works

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🎭Unit 3 – Intro to Longer Fiction & Drama

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3.0 Unit 3 Overview: Introduction to Longer Fiction and Drama

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3.1 Interpreting character description and perspective

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3.2 Character evolution throughout a narrative

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3.3 Conflict and plot development

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3.4 Interpreting symbolism

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3.5 Identifying evidence and supporting literary arguments

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⚔️Unit 4 – Character, Conflict, & Storytelling in Short Fiction

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4.0 Unit 4 Overview: Character, Conflict, and Storytelling

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4.1 Protagonists, antagonists, character relationships, and conflict

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4.2 Character interactions with setting and its significance

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4.3 Archetypes in literature

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4.4 Types of narration like stream of consciousness

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4.5 Narrative distance, tone, and perspective

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🌈Unit 5 – Structure & Figurative Language in Poetry

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5.1 Traits of closed and open structures in poetry

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5.2 Use of techniques like imagery and hyperbole

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5.3 Types of comparisons in poetry including personification and allusion

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5.4 Identifying and interpreting extended metaphors

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Unit 5 Overview: Structure and Figurative Language

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🛠️Unit 6 – Literary Techniques in Longer Works

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6.1 Interpreting foil characters

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6.2 Understanding and interpreting character complexity

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6.3 Understanding nonlinear narrative structures like flashbacks and foreshadowing

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6.5 Characters as symbols, metaphors, and archetypes

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6.6 Developing literary arguments within a broader context of works

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Unit 6 Overview: Literary Techniques in Longer Works

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🏛️Unit 7 – Societal & Historical Context in Short Fiction

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7.0 Unit 7 Overview: Societal and Historical Context

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7.2 Epiphany as a driver of plot

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7.3 Relationships between characters and groups

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7.4 Character interactions with changing and contrasting settings

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7.5 The significance of the pacing of a narrative

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7.7 Interpreting texts in their historical and societal contexts

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🤾🏾‍♀️Unit 8 – Advanced Techniques in Poetry

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8.0 Unit 8 Overview

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8.1 Looking at Punctuation and Structural Patterns

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8.2 Interpreting juxtaposition, paradox, and irony

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8.3 How ambiguity can allow for various interpretations

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8.4 Identifying symbols, conceits, and allusions

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8.5 Learning proper attribution and citation in literary analysis

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🚣🏾Unit 9 – Nuanced Analysis in Longer Works

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

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9.2 Suspense, resolution, and plot development

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9.3 Narrative inconsistencies and contrasting perspectives

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Unit 9 Overview: Nuanced Analysis

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🌱Unit 1 – Intro to Short Fiction

☕Unit 2 – Intro to Poetry

🎭Unit 3 – Intro to Longer Fiction & Drama

⚔️Unit 4 – Character, Conflict, & Storytelling in Short Fiction

🌈Unit 5 – Structure & Figurative Language in Poetry

🛠️Unit 6 – Literary Techniques in Longer Works

🏛️Unit 7 – Societal & Historical Context in Short Fiction

🤾🏾‍♀️Unit 8 – Advanced Techniques in Poetry

🚣🏾Unit 9 – Nuanced Analysis in Longer Works

Other Resources

👶🏼Introduction

🧐Exam Review – Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ)

📝Exam Review - Poetry Analysis Essay

📕Exam Review – Short Fiction FRQ

💬Exam Review – Literary Argument Essay

✏️Frequently Asked Questions

🌶️AP Cram Sessions 2021

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