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Additional Resources for AP English Literature and Composition

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Pedagogy

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Course Perspective: English Literature and Composition

A teacher’s ideas for new AP English Literature teachers.

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Calling Forth Joy: A Poet's Ideas About Teaching Poetry

The former Poet Laureate of Montana discusses how she introduces her students to poetry.

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Implicit and Explicit Documentation: Teaching Students to Write from Literature

This article shows how the author uses student examples as models for discussions about incorporating sources into essays.

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Why Students Plagiarize and What We Should Do: Part I

A discussion of the reasons students plagiarize and how to teach students to avoid it, along with a list of steps and strategies to help students resist plagiarism.

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Anticipating and Previewing Difficult Texts such as The Bluest Eye

A teacher shares guides she uses to help students understand and begin to analyze Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye.

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The Art of Teaching AP English Literature

A teacher discusses the idea of “justified confidence” and how to foster it in students.

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Teaching "Offensive" Literature

A teacher relates his approach to speaking with parents about controversial texts in his classes.

Related Articles

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Broadening the Curriculum: Israeli Author Amos Oz

A teacher discusses her experience teaching The Same Sea.

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Islamic Women's Voices

This article discusses the potential of the novel So Long a Letter to broaden students’ perspective on Islamic culture and the legacy of colonialism as seen through women’s eyes.

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How to Handle the Paper Load

A teacher explains her strategy to reduce time spent reading and grading student papers.

Web Resources

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Online Resources Recommended by AP Teachers

A list of online resources recommended by your fellow AP English Literature and Composition teachers.