Reading poetry more accurately, with deeper understanding for approaching the multiplechoice and written portions of the ap literature and composition exam. Reading passages with comprehension questions for distance learning. Highlevel vocabulary words from each section of the text are listed below. Ap literature sonnet vocabulary flashcards quizlet. Have you tried hamlet or shakespeare before but not felt successful with the bard. This was combined with other studies of poetry including reading a pair of poems per day for our march. Poets can shake up the rhyme scheme, play with the meter, and write about whatever they please. We are always thinking how best to integrate concepts, ideas, and thoughtprovoking conundrums into the lives and work of students who alternate, often in a flash, between the highest levels of sophistication and the deepest abysses of ignorance.
The ap literature exam is a threehour test that includes an hourlong multiplechoice section based on five prose and poetry passages and with 55 questions, and a twohour freeresponse section with three essays. Teaching shakespeares hamlet in ap literature and composition. Building justified confidence as all teachers dobut probably even more sowe ap english literature and composition teachers spend most of our days juggling. I had about six 90minute class periods to devote to sonnets before spring break.
Instruction in ap multiple choice and short essay questions is obviously essential. This book is a reprint of the shakespeare head press edition, and it presents all the plays in chronological order in which they were written in an easy to read format. Still, most sonnets fall into one of three categories. Hate to love sonnets in shakespeare s shall i compare thee to a summer s day, the writer has perfected a comparison of something he loves to another beautiful. How to ace the ap lit poetry essay annotate with me. A creative lesson on shakespearean sonnets brighthub. We used sonnet 90 petrarchdefinitely the hardest one, sonnet shakespeare, sonnet 29 shakespeare, sonnet 18 shakespeare, and sonnet 30 spenser. You can access more interactive tools in ap classroom, including unit guides, progress checks and a dashboard to measure student progress, and a bank of real ap questions. Jeanmarie mclaughlin teaching resources teachers pay. It also includes shakespeares sonnets, as well as his longer poems venus and adonis and the rape of lucrece. She started in ap lang, moved to ap lit, and now shes ap dexterous, teaching a class of each in ventura, california.
See more ideas about the scarlet letter, scarlet and american literature. Kelly herrera has been teaching english for 19 years and teaching ap for of those years. Jeanmarie mclaughlin teaching resources teachers pay teachers. As a result, i developed a 5day sonnet mini unit that is complete with a lessons, texts and assessment. Th is collection of essays on teaching drama in the ap classroom is an. Reading sonnets with attention to type, detail, rhyme scheme, meter, diction, narrative situation, sound devices, figures of speech, literary devices, and complexity.
For each of the twentyone poems or poetic forms for ap literature and composition, students and teachers will find a link to the poem and. Twentyone poems for ap literature and composition neh. From don pattersons book reading shakespeares sonnets. As long as the sonnet is fourteen lines of iambic pentameter it can have any rhyme scheme for an explanation of different poetic forms, check out the bright hub poetic forms study guide with examples. Since poetry isnt much of a focus in the lower grades at our high school, i have to find ways to help ease my students anxiety about digging into the complexities of a poem. To identify rhyme scheme, assign a letter of the alphabet to each rhymed sound at the end of a line.
See more ideas about ap literature, teaching and teaching literature. See more ideas about ap spanish, ap literature and teaching literature. If that sound is repeated later on in the poem, that line receives the same letter youll probably want to give some examples. Using our fully online ap english literature textbook course offers convenience, fun video lessons, outstanding instructors, and relief from back pain. Shakespeare in love william shakespeare shakespeare names shakespeare sonnets british literature english literature classic literature gcse english teaching literature interestingly, shakespeare and hathaway presented a significant reversal of traditional marrying ages. Shakespeare in love william shakespeare shakespeare names shakespeare sonnets british literature english literature classic literature gcse english teaching literature interestingly, shakespeare and hathaway presented a significant reversal of traditional marrying ages, namely for their eight year age difference. Ap literature british literature british poetry teaching literature teaching poetry teaching reading teaching ideas drama teaching reading games pop sonnets the bard meets the backstreet boys in pop sonnets, a collection of 100 classic pop songs reimagined as shakespearean sonnets. See more ideas about ap literature, literature and teaching. The art of teaching ap english literature ap central the. Lesson plans for writing and reading them exploring the sonnet in this technologyintegrated lesson, students explore shakespeares sonnet 18 and an italian sonnet, then write one of their own. Please wash your hands and practise social distancing. These sonnets are named for an old italian guy namedyou guessed itpetrarch.
Sonnets have a specific rhyme scheme, the pattern of rhyme in a poem. If you read primarily modern works, for example, you may stumble through analyzing a shakespeare sonnet. This example, shakespeares sonnet 116, illustrates the form with some typical variances one may expect when reading an elizabethanage sonnet with. Reading sonnets with attention to type, detail, rhyme scheme, meter, diction, narrative situation, sound devices, figures of speech.
The language is outdated and difficult to slog through. Pop sonnets can be a powerful tool to build vocabulary. Ap literature british literature teaching literature british poetry teaching poetry teaching reading teaching ideas drama teaching reading games the bard meets the backstreet boys in pop sonnets, a collection of 100 classic pop songs reimagined as shakespearean sonnets. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools.
Of course there are classics and particular forms you have to teach, like a lot of longdead white guys who wrote sonnets, but the writers at collegeboard who create the ap exams appreciate both modern and classic writers of poetry. Introduction thank you for downloading, ap english literature. When a book comes up over and over again on exams, this suggests both that its thematically rich. Materials include pacing guide, daily lesson plans, class note powerpoints, student book or lab manual and assessments.
This was combined with other studies of poetry including reading a pair of poems per day for our march madness unit and students were also. Aug 27, 2019 in this video, ill show you how to write the ap english literature poetry essay q1 step by step using the actual 2018 prompt. British literature full course teacher guide provides the tools, strategies and instructional materials to equip you for teaching this subject and preparing your students. Shakespeare standard on teaching poetry, shakespeare. Strategies for teaching english ap literature the classroom. It resembles the italian sonnet s rhyme scheme and the english sonnet s 12line problem, 2line solution format. I really dont enjoy reading or teaching shakespeare.
Teaching sonnets lesson plan ela common core lesson plans. See more ideas about shakespeare, shakespeare plays and ap literature. See more ideas about shakespeare, teaching and ap literature. It will include student selected sonnets, an analysis of each one, original poems by each student in the group and a glossary of all poetry techniques and devices used in their creative book. Ap english literature textbook course online video.
This week, were learning about sonnets, and english literature s bestknown purveyor of those fourteenline paeans, william shakespeare. These sonnets are divided into two sectionsan octave, with eight lines, followed by a sestet, with. Among its bestknown programs are the sat, the psatnmsqt, and the advanced placement program ap. Teaching english ap literature means test preparation, since ap test success, according to studies, predicts college success. In this video, ill show you how to write the ap english literature poetry essay q1 step by step using the actual 2018 prompt. As long as the sonnet is fourteen lines of iambic pentameter it can have any rhyme scheme. Students can find many of these words in the text of shakespeares plays and sonnets. Aug 28, 2016 teaching shakespeare sonnets easing into shakespeare with a modern sonnet modern sonnets can be more accessible than shakespeares to most students, and one of millays can be a good introduction to both a classic form of the sonnet and to one of its most recurrent and popular themes, lost love. When i received my copy of terrance hayes book american sonnets for my past and future assassin i decided that i wanted to freshen up my sonnet unit to look beyond the traditional sonnets. The characters can be incredibly obnoxious, not to mention unnecessarily overdramatic. As all teachers dobut probably even more sowe ap english literature and composition teachers spend most of our days juggling. When i start poetry in my ap lit class, i always begin with sonnets. Watch me annotate the poem given, identify literary devices, draft.
However, while theres not necessarily a specific, mandated ap literature reading list, there are books that come up again and again on the suggestion lists for student choice freeresponse questions. The college board is committed to the principles of excellence and equity, and that commitment is embodied in all of its programs, services, activities, and concerns. High school literature ap literature british literature teaching literature teaching activities teaching tools teaching strategies education english teaching english in this set of debate activities by bespoke ela, students will participate in a series of debates in response to yesno questions about shakespeares play macbeth. Ap english literature and composition exam 5 exam day 7 levels of reading and questioning the text 8. Mar 17, 2019 teaching shakespeares hamlet in ap literature and composition. This post by kelly herrera is the first in a fourpart series on poetry to align with nctes emphasis on poetry in preparation for national poetry month in april. Sonnets have appeared frequently on the ap literature and composition exam. Are you looking for a resource that will help your students improve their reading comprehension. The art of teaching ap english literature ap central. Great resource for each individual sonnet with notes and contextual information.
See more ideas about british literature, ap literature and literature. If you are teaching pop sonnets as a supplement to the study of a specific play, you may wish to challenge students to. This resource is a version of the rubric on collegeboard that has been reformatted for teacher and student use, condens. The sonnets are shakespeares most popular works, and a few of them, such as sonnet 18 shall i compare thee to a summers day, have become one of the most widelyread poems in all english literature. Teaching shakespeare sonnets easing into shakespeare with a modern sonnet modern sonnets can be more accessible than shakespeares to most students, and one of millays can be a good introduction to both a classic form of the sonnet and to one. The revised 2019 ap literature and composition rubrics are out and this resource is designed to help you better assess where your students stand on the new sixpoint grading scale.
Beginning with wyatt and ending in the present day,the oxford book of sonnets is a unique treasury of memorable sonnet reflections on love and life. At this point in the year, weve done some poetry multiple choice questions, but. William shakespeare english literature educational school posters. Shakespeares sonnets introductory powerpoint, worksheets.
See more ideas about pop songs, teaching and songs. Students will work in cooperative groups of threetofour students to create a scrapbook. These videos are not a substitute for reading shakespeare, listening to shakespeare, or watching shakespeare performed. This was combined with other studies of poetry including reading a pair of poems per day for our march madness unit and. Ap lit sonnets and such in a final attempt to get in some serious poetrytime prior to the start of apmania aka brain burnout aka the last week of school aka hellweeks, i introduced a sonnet the other day mc sonnet 90 and asked you to do some background research as well. Below is a diverse selection of supplemental materials, including lesson plans and teaching strategies, from the college board and your ap colleagues. As an ap lit teacher, one of the biggest challenges that i face at my school is helping students feel comfortable with poetry analysis. This week, were learning about sonnets, and english literatures bestknown purveyor of those fourteenline paeans, william shakespeare.
Look for more classroom resources from you peers in the ap teacher community. Ap literature british literature teaching literature 9th grade english middle school english teaching poetry teaching reading teaching ideas learning help your students begin to make sense of shakespeares language with this multiday sonnet bundle. Experts guide to the ap literature exam prepscholar. Shakespeare wrote 154 sonnets, likely composed over an. After correctly organizing the sonnet in sentence strips, students answered guiding reading questions in our textbook and then taught the sonnet to the class. Mar 21, 2020 the ap literature exam is a threehour test that includes an hourlong multiplechoice section based on five prose and poetry passages and with 55 questions, and a twohour freeresponse section with three essays. In a beautiful onepoemperpage design, shakespeares marriage of true minds rubs shoulders with john davies of herefrods the late abc of love, keats stout cortez with darleys manrique. And to be a successful teacher of ap lit, you shouldnt try to. Sonnets, hamlet, and critical theory teachers pay teachers. Apr 22, 20 ap lit sonnets and such in a final attempt to get in some serious poetrytime prior to the start of apmania aka brain burnout aka the last week of school aka hellweeks, i introduced a sonnet the other day mc sonnet 90 and asked you to do some background research as well sonnet research. Shakespeares sonnets introductory powerpoint, worksheets, project.
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