This blog post presents 10 MORE engaging and challenging poems to enrich your AP English Literature curriculum, plus several more honorable mentions!
My 10 NEW Favorite Poems to Teach in AP Lit
Category: Poetry Lessons & Resources
AP Lit Skill Spotlight: Literal and Figurative Meanings
This lesson will help you teach literal versus figurative meanings to your AP and Pre-AP students through film and poem analysis.
AP Lit Skill Spotlight: Personification
This free lesson uses Pixar's Inside Out to introduce personification, then includes analytical questions for Olive Senior's "Plants."
AP Lit Skill Spotlight: Imagery
This AP Lit lesson introduces imagery through sensory film clips, which connect with three iconic poems. Free graphic organizer included!
AP Lit Skill Spotlight: Allusion
AP* Lit Essential Skill 6.D focuses on the function of allusion. Allusion is not a complicated device to spot, but students sometimes struggle with explaining its function. The key lies in analyzing the bridge between the text and the alluded work. *AP® is a trademark registered by the College Board, which is not affiliated with, and… Continue reading AP Lit Skill Spotlight: Allusion