Using the AP Skills: The Interstate, the Microscope, and the Compass August 27, 2021August 27, 2021 Gina Kortuem2 Comments This lesson asks students to consider various literary skills as an interstate, a microscope, or a compass in their literary analysis.
AP Lit Skill Spotlight: Narrator & Perspective July 31, 2021August 10, 2021 Gina Kortuem4 Comments In this guest post from Susan Barber, we explore the narrator's perspective in popular movie clips and James Baldwin's "Sonny's Blues."
AP Lit Skill Spotlight: Character and Setting July 24, 2021July 24, 2021 Gina KortuemLeave a comment Analyze the relationship between setting and character using scenes from Pride and Prejudice and Ann Petry's "The Street."
AP Lit Skill Spotlight: Similes in Prose July 11, 2021July 14, 2021 Gina Kortuem4 Comments This free lesson using movie clips and "A Man Called Ove" explains how analyzing similes in prose builds strong analytical skills.
AP Lit Skill Spotlight: Function of Setting June 26, 2021June 26, 2021 Gina Kortuem1 Comment This free lesson guides students in analysis of a setting's function using a film clip and Langston Hughes' "Cora Unashamed." Additional short story suggestions are included.