What Does “Literary Merit” Even Mean?
Educational jargon can feel like its own language: engagement, differentiation, text-dependent questions, academic conversation, high-stakes assessment. And don’t forget the…
AP Literature
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Irony in Literature Made Easy: 8 Strategies + 5 Texts for ELA Teachers
Rain on your wedding day is a lot of things, but without context, it’s not ironic. Alanis Morrisette’s “Ironic” describes…
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Structure and Poetry: What Your Students Need to Know (+11 Great Poems)
“If it’s square, it’s a sonnet.” Thomas C. Foster may have removed this chapter about structure and poetry from his…
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Easy, Low-Prep AP Lit Exam Review Ideas for Teachers
As we creep toward the beginning of May, AP teachers and students around the world feel stress levels ratchet up…
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Writing the College Essay: The Unit Plan We Use in AP Lit
The Common Core lists about 42 content standards to cover for senior-year English. If you teach AP English Literature and…
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Modern Books for AP Literature: 22 Fresh Ideas for Independent Reading
Finding the right books for AP Literature independent reading is tricky. You want students reading texts they can use for…
