Advanced+Placement+Literature+and+Composition+Resources

=__ LOOK HERE FOR SPECIFIC CLASS RELATED LINKS __=

=__**Online Text Copies of Class Novels**__= [|Life of Pi by Yann Martel] [|Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison] [|Hamlet by Shakespeare] [|Dante's Inferno - The Divine Comedy] [|Dante's World - Virtual Inferno] [|Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad] [|Macbeth- Text and Audio - by Shakespeare] [|A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith] [|1984 by George Orwell] [|Project Gutenberg 1984 Resources] [|Brave New World by Aldous Huxley]
 * [|The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi]**

=**__Background Information on Persepolis__**=
 * **__//[|Persepolis Powerpoint: Feminine Lens]//__**
 * **__//[|Persepolis Background Prezi]//__**
 * **__//[|Persepolis Background (part one)]//__**
 * **__//[|Persepolis Background (Part Two)]//__**
 * **__//[|BBC Iranian Revolution Timeline]//__**
 * [|Argo Movie Trailer]

=__**Song of Solomon Presentations**__=
 * __ **[|'Love' Presentation]** __
 * __ **[|Home Presentation]** __
 * __ **[|Minor Character Presentation]** __
 * __ **[|Gender and Race Issues in the Novel]** __
 * [[file:Song of Solomon Allusion Presentation.docx]]
 * [[file:Hero's Journey Presentation]]

=__Hamlet Resources__= __ [|Librivox Free Audio Recording of Hamlet] __
 * __Entire Audio Recording of Hamlet__ **

__** Introduction to Hamlet **__ [|Simba encounters Mufasa's Ghost]

[|Librivox Audio Recording of Hamlet Act I]


 * Look below to find,//Hamlet// Haven, your resource for navigating scholarship on one of Shakespeare's most famous plays. Today a daunting quantity of //Hamlet// scholarship exists. Although databases and electronic catalogues aid research, these directories present a virtual wall of minimal bibliographic data. Sorting through lists still takes eons. Meanwhile, new publications are constantly added to the academic stacks that ever threaten to tumble over. This website hopes to assist in the navigation of //Hamlet// scholarship//.// It groups together scholarly publications that use similar approaches and that treat similar subjects--translating the overwhelming into the maneuverable.**
 * [|Hamlet Haven: An Online Annotated Bibliography] **


 * [|Shakespeare's 'Language' Explained] **

__**Use the Character Tree as Needed**__
= = =__**Background Presentations on Dante**__= __**[|Levels Three and Four]**__ __**[|Levels Five and Six]**__ [|Levels Seven and Eight]

=__Record of Outside Reading (500 additional pages DUE each semester)__= __[|Major Works Data Sheet]__ __[|AP Literature Book List]__ __[|Good Reads AP Book List]__ __[|AP Book List with Short Summaries]__

**__Below find a list of novels that dea with the theme of Good vs Evil__**


===__**Not all classsic texts are long, drawn out novels. Below find a list of short (less than 200 pages) novels. These classic texts are short and therefore there is no excuse not to read them. ENJOY :)**__===

**[|List of "Short" Classic Novels]**

 * Two more...**
 * __The Doors of Perception__ by Aldous Huxley**
 * __Of Mice and Men__ by John Steinbeck**

=**__Grading Rubrics Used for Assessment in Class__**= [|AP Literature and Composition Grading Rubrics]

=__Literary Glossary Assignment (20 first semester and 20 more third quarter)__=

=__Literary Terms and Devices__= [|AP Literature Terms with Definitions] [|Kip Wheeler's List] [|Commonly Used Lit Terms] [|Effect on the Work as a Whole]

__**Test Your Knowledge of Literature Terms BELOW**__
[|AP Lit Term Quizlet] [|AP Lit Term Quizlet 2]

=__Theme Statements__= [|Theme Statement: Fill-in Archetypes] [|Literary Periods] [|Incorporating Quotations in the Analysis of Literature]

=__**Multiple Choice**__= __**[|Free Varsity Tutors Multiple Choice Tests]**__

=__Annotating__= [|Annotating Text: How to "Mark a Book"] = = =__Tone__= [|List of Tone Words]

**[|Extensive Tone Word List - Valencia College]**
[|HUGE LIST of Tone Words and Definitions]

[|AP Literature Poetry Essay Prompts]
 * Check out the list of poetry prompts for the AP Lit Test. (Link Below) **
 * Possibly use the prompts to guide your Independent Poetry Responses.**



[|poetryarchive.org]
 * Poetry is meant to be spoken aloud. Listen to the poems below as you read along with the text provided**

[|21 Poems All AP Lit Students Should Read]

[|Reading Poetry] ; [|Explication] ; [|Things to Know About Poetry]

[[file:Poetry Dictionary.docx]]


[|Ekphrastic Poetry - The Poet Speaks of Art]
 * Below you will find poetry and the artwork that inspired it. (Text of Poems Included)**


 * As we are dealing with Good Vs. Evil in Literature Below Find Links to Some Poems You Should Consider**
 * [|'Evil' Poetry]**
 * [|Poems about 'Goodness']**


 * [|How to Write a Sestina]**
 * [|Sestina Examples]**
 * [|Sestina: Like by A.E. Stallings]**
 * [|Sestina: Like Prezi Analysis]**
 * [|Sestina by Elizabeth Bishop]**

**[|AP Literature Score Calculator]**
[|The Ten Commandments of AP Literature]

[|Information About AP from College Board]

[|Description of AP Lit from College Board]

[|College Credit Policies for AP Scores]

[|What AP Readers Want to See in Essays (Long Version)]

[|What AP Readers Want to See in Essays (Shorter Version)]

[|Approaching Free-Response Questions on the AP Exam]

[|Timed Writing Essay Hints]

=__AP Test Review Resources__=

**[|AP Practice Exams]**