This blog post explains how to teach complexity in a simple way, plus several different strategies you can use to teach complexity.
Discussing Complexity in AP Lit
Category: Prose Analysis Lessons & Resources
6 Movies that Enhance How to Read Literature Like a Professor
These films and movie clips will help your students get the most out of How to Read Literature Like a Professor.
6 Television Shows that Enhance How to Read Literature Like a Professor
This blog post offers six shows and clips that can help reinforce principles from How to Read Literature Like a Professor.
AP Lit Task Card Lessons and Ideas
At the beginning of the school year I was trying to think of a way to make the AP Lit standards visible and accessible for my students, so I turned the questions from the CED into task cards (and naturally, I made them pretty!). These task cards are available in my store here, but you… Continue reading AP Lit Task Card Lessons and Ideas
How Analyzing Film Can Actually Strengthen Your AP Prose Lessons
I have been teaching AP Lit for almost 15 years, and the test prep has always been a difficult process. For years my students felt stressed about the open question, so I created the Independent Novel Project. Then, they felt overwhelmed and underprepared for the poetry question, so I created weekly poem lessons and two… Continue reading How Analyzing Film Can Actually Strengthen Your AP Prose Lessons