AP English Literature Websites

AP English Literature Websites
An Internet Hotlist on AP Lit. Websites

Introduction
To help you get started on your AP English Lit. planning, I have combined resources with Conni Shelnut, Marti Nelson and other members of the apenglish listserv community to provide a Hotlist of websites that may be useful to AP English Literature teachers. The links below will get you started but are by no means the only useful sites. If you have or find others that are useful, please forward them to me, and I will be glad to update the list. Happy browsing!

The Internet Resources

Taking the Exam

AP Literature: Titles from Free Response Questions since 1973 - Posted and updated by Norma Wilkerson, works are listed alphatecially with the years in which the work was suggested on the open question
Applied Practice Units - Although pricey, these units replecate exam style questions and come with an answer key and explanations. The units contain both m.c. and essay style formats.
Miss Effie's AP Site - Has downloadable lists of works used, questions on past exams as well as a wealth of information useful to both AP teachers and students. There are units on specific works as well.
What AP Readers Want to See - A compendium of suggestions from 2007 readers of the Lit. exam compiled by a listserv member.

Of General Interest

AP Audit information - A direct link to apcentral's audit page.
Bedford/St. Martins Links - Website includes many links to various authors, works
Internet Literary Criticism - 'The IPL Literary Criticism Collection contains critical and biographical websites about authors and their works that can be browsed by author, by title, or by nationality and literary period.'
Literature Circle Roles - Literature Circle PDF with printable roles
Quotation Project - Assignment on quotations from a presentation created by Anne Arvidson and presented at Atlanta NCTE Convention
Satire - Brief outline of types and devices of satire.
Socratic Seminar Guidelines - Comprehensive instructions, rubrics from Cindy Adams; a good way to allow AP English students to explore the underlying questions raised by great literature
Symbolism Dictionary - Alphabetical list and explanations of literary symbols for the uninitiated.
Teaching Comedy - From the ASCI Convention, 15 articles by Brendan Kenny on comedy
Teaching Literature - Categories include poetry, Brit. lit., multicultural, critical lenses and lessonplans/syllabi. Links will take you to chapter activities, further reading, web links and literary texts.
The VocabularyReview/Language Links - List of links to vocabulary, word play, puzzles and the 'The Apostrophe Protection Society'
Virtual Salt Literary Terms - A comprehensive glossary of literary terms by Richard Harris.
Voice of the Shuttle - A wealth of liberal arts resources

Help with Specific Works

Cyber Guides - 'CyberGuides are supplementary, standards-based, web-delivered units of instruction centered on core works of literature.'
Faulkner Internet Sources - List of Internet sources for Faulkner
Faulkner on the Web - Library, plot synopses, movie connections and much more
Links to Literature in DiYanni Text - Even if you don't use Robert DiYanni's text, Literature: Reading Fiction, Poetry and Drama, you may find the links to specific works helpful.
Literature on the Web - Chronological data base with both British and American as well as a Hyper-Concordance.
Mr. Krucli's Website - Some links of general interest and lots of American lit. links
Name Significance in As I Lay Dying - 'What's in a Name? Etymology and As I Lay Dying by Faye Friesen and Charles Peek'
Teaching Faulkner - Five critical essays on As I Lay Dying plus other essays on various Faulkner novels and short stories.
The Cambridge History of English and American Literature - 'The Cambridge History of English and American Literature An Encyclopedia in Eighteen Volumes. The set encompasses a wide selection of writing on orators, humorists, poets, newspaper columnists, religious leaders, economists, Native Americans, song writers, and even non-English writing, such as Yiddish and Creole.'
Wallaceworld - A teacher site with many links for individual texts

Poetry

How to Explicate a Poem - Step-by-step instructions on understanding a poem. The site is by Betsy Draine of the University of Wisconsin-Madison
Poetry & Short Story Discussion Questions - From an Eng. 101 course, links and questions to short stories and poems.
Poetry Archives - A collection of classical poems searchable by author, title or first line
Sonnet Central - 'An archive of English sonnets, commentary, and relevant web links and a forum for poets to share and discuss their own work.' This site sponsors new poetry and has a searchable data base of famous and not-so-famous sonnets.

Rubrics, Games, Grammar, Web tools

Dante's Inferno & Infernal Grammar - Uses The Inferno to teach grammar. In this case grammar IS hell.
Filamentality Web Pages - This site was built with Filamentality, an easy to learn system for creating various types of Internet-based assignments.
Grammar Bytes - There's no ignoring this 500 lb. gorilla. There are terms, handouts, exercises and more.
Guide to Grammar - Comprehensive grammar explanations and interactive quizzes.
Jeopardy & other games - Click the fourth choice on the list.'These PowerPoint™ presentations can be modified with your own questions to create an interactive review or test for your students.'
Jeopardy Template - To create your own review game before the exam.
Nicenet - A place to share files,conference, post assignments and create classroom Internet activities.
Owl at Purdue - All things MLA and grammar. A very comprehensive explanation in clear terms of grammar rules.
Rubric Builder - Free website for building rubrics
Rubrics - Another create-your-own-or-use-ours site.
The Awesome Library of Grammar and Usage - Lots of grammar help and a link to 'The Language LIVE Home for Abused Apostrophes'
Vocabulary puzzles, games - 'Separated into 3 levels of difficulty, these free interactive vocabulary puzzle and activity sessions use Latin and Greek 'roots and cells' to help decode words.'
WebQuest Construction - This site hosted by San Diego State was created by Bernie Dodge, a pioneer in WebQuest design. There are samples and a template for building these Internet activities.
Wikispace - A free public space to create web pages for the teacher or for a class to use for projects.
del.icio.us - A no-frills space for 'social bookmarking' where you can share links.

Teacher Web Pages, AP Lit. Syllabi

'The Still Side of Garner High' - Ronald Still's AP Lit. syllabus, lesson plans and links for specific AP works.
Argo (IL) Community High School AP Lit. - Summer reading,British lit. links and writing tips from Tim Strzechowski
Dawn Hogue's AP English Literature - A website with syllabi, summer reading and a section for AP teachers
Dr. Elfie Israel's AP Class Page - Dr. Israel's class created this site which contains useful tips and a link to selective colleges' accepted AP English scores.
Eau Gallie H.S. AP English - Carter Hammond's materials on AP Lit. and Lang.
Mr. Pogreba's AP Lit. Syllabus - Scroll the menu to AP IV.
Mrs. Renneisen's Syllabus - Detailed thematic approach
On-Line Syllabus - An on-line course.
Resources for Language Arts Teachers - Cindy Adams'comprehensive list of contact information and summaries of what is offered by numerous publishing companies who create study guide materials. Worth perusing.
Ridge High School Curricula - Use the pull down menu to select Gr. 12 Advanced Placement Lit. or view other course curricula.
Sample Syllabi - apcentral has two sample syllabi for AP English Lit. and one for Lang. These might be helpful in preparing a syllabus for the audit.
Strategy Card Handouts - Judy Hill's Handout page with explanation and handouts for strategy card instructions, useful in writing analysis essays and review for the exam. Also available are acronyms such as TP-CASTT, an allusion list and charts for plays and novels.
Study Guide.org - Cindy Adams' comprehensive site for teachers. Her Socratic Seminar page is especially helpful.
The Pathology Guy - Yes, Ed Friedlander is a pathologist and Chairman, Dept. of Pathology, Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences, but a doctor with keen insight into literature. Scroll the main page to 'literature' and find material on several Shakespeare plays, 'The Lady of Shalott,' Oedipus and Blake's poetry.
Web English Teacher - The AP/IB page from Carla Beard lists many links for syllabi and other AP related pages. Annotation explained at 'How to Mark a Book' site.
West Windsor/Plainsboro HS - Weekly syllabus

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Last revised Mon Jun 15 15:20:26 US/Pacific 2009