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: Literal and Figurative Meanings
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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
AP Lit Skill Spotlight: Diction
This lesson helps you introduce analysis of diction to your AP Lit students through poetry and a discussion on ambiguity.