AP Literature Resource Materials

• AP Classroom: Log onto the Classroom to practice questions for the test. 
• Practice FRQ to prepare for 2020 Test! Look at past test prompts and sample student responses. Analyze the rubrics and how each student sample was scored for tips and strategies when writing your own.  
• AP English Literature and Composition online classes and review sessions taught by Ms. Barber, Grady High School (Atlanta, GA), and Mr. Escobar, Felix Varela Senior High School (Miami, FL). Watch the video series posted by these AP Teachers who post tips and content in order to be more successful for the AP Lit exam. 
• 2020 AP Lit Exam:  AP exams in 2020 will be at-home, online tests. Check the link for more information.
• AP Lit Bingo Utilize this chart to pick various activities that will help you improve your skills and contribute to something positive as well!
• How to Understand Poetry Poetry may seem like one of the more daunting pieces of literature, but watch Laura Randazzo’s quick guide on Youtube and you may find yourself searching for more. The free response question on the test could very well be poetry, so familiarize yourself with as many quick tips as possible!
• AP Lit Practice Exam Choice Board: This document will give you several links to visit to practice for the AP Lit Exam which is now May 13 at 1:00. This will be taken on a cellular device, lap top, computer, or tablet. Responses to FQ2 will be typed OR handwritten then submitted electronically. 

Writing Activities

• 30 Day Writing Prompt Challenge: This activity has 30 Write Prompts that are meant to get you thinking and reflecting. For each day, read and respond to the prompt in full sentences, either in a notebook or in a digital document
• Virtual Pen Pals: 5 Resources for Connecting Kids around the World:  Connect with students all over the world. Develop a more global perspective, increase their cultural understanding, and they just might just establish a lifelong friendship.​
• Article of the Week: Practice reading and writing skills with the various articles posted here. Each article gives questions for response and allows for annotations and reflections. 
• Writing Prompts from YouTube: Here's a set of short videos sketched out to spark creative thinking and help students fall in love with writing.
• Story Starters: Needing a jumpstart for an awesome story? Pick one of these 50 story starters to create your own story!
• Bite-size Grammar Lessons: Improve your writing by enhancing grammar skills. Check out Laura Randazzo’s short video clips for further instruction and practice. 
• Personification exercise: Go outside and write down the first moving thing that they see. It could be a leaf, a squirrel or a car - but not a person. Then write a paragraph from that object's point of view.

Reading Activities

• READ: Find a book, and read it! 
• Audible - Free as long as schools are closed.
• NYTimes Article of the Day: This site looks at one New York Times article each day and offers questions for pre-reading, class discussion, and writing.
• ACT Academy: Practice your reading comprehension and skills. 
• US News – High School: Reading doesn’t always mean having your nose in a book. Staying up to date with news and current events requires reading too! Check out these news articles pertaining to high school students. 
• Vocabulary Builder: Check out Laura Randazzo’s lessons on advanced vocabulary to improve your reading and writing skills. 
•  Understanding Poetry: Laura Randazzo has a host of videos uploaded to her YouTube page, and this one with tips to better understand poetry might have you searching for poems to add to your reading list!
• NYTimes Student Crosswords: More than 150 puzzles on topics inspired by subjects across the curriculum. Each one is written by Times crossword master Frank Longo, and each comes with links to the answers and to more Times and Learning Network content on the topic.