AP Literature Syllabus
Please see the front page for the Syllabus Document.
Study Materials
AP Literature "Big Ideas" and "Essential Skills
Exam Information from the College Board with 6 KEY CONCEPTS
Thesis Writing: See videos at the bottom
Literary Terms (Please note: you can find lists a LOT bigger than this one, but many of the terms on those appear once every five-ten years). These are all the ones that commonly appear and will therefore be more useful to know). Here Links to an external site.is a link to an extremely helpful quizlet, created by an amazing student in 2021 :)
Identifying Shifts in Literature
Wrtiting Themes and Writing Complex Themes
Voice and Narration Techniques that go beyond first, second and third person
Tips for Multiple Choice on AP Exam (document) and Class Presentation of Helpful Tips
Want more books to read? Here's an annotated Reading List (my notes) with books that have appeared on the exam. Here is a great blog with reading plans/outlines to help you strategize.
AP Prompts from Novel Questions
Poetry Presentation & Common Terms
External Readings
E-Books in the Public Domain. (These also come in Kindle compatible formats).
Audiobooks in the Public Domain.
Greek Mythology:
- Most scholarly is Ovid's Metamorphoses Links to an external site. , published in 8 A.D. (most modern re-tellings are based on this text)
- Most commonly used in high schools, Edith Hamilton's Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes Links to an external site.
- And my personal favorite (very accessible includes lots of pictures) is D'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths Links to an external site. can be read online. Or can be purchased here: Greek Mythology
Biblical Allusions Overview and Specific Stories Links to an external site.with full text
Novels that have appeared on the AP Exam Class List with themes (The one that we worked on together)
Thesis Writing:
Thesis Writing (with Poem) & Thesis Writing (with Whole Novel) & Breaking down an AP Prompt
Class Overview: