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🌶️AP Cram Sessions 2021

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🌶️ AP Lit Cram Review: Long Fiction I

Kevin Coughlin

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🌶️ AP Lit Cram Review: Unit 7: Short Fiction III

Kevin Coughlin

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AP English Literature Cram Free Response Tips and Tricks

Kevin Coughlin

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🌶️ AP Lit Cram Review: Unit 5: Poetry II

Kevin Coughlin

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AP English Literature Cram Unit 3: Longer Fiction or Drama I

Kevin Coughlin

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🌶️ AP English Literature Finale Watch Party Admin 3

Kevin Coughlin

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🌶Live Cram Sessions 2020

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Explaining Figurative Language - Slides

Candace Moore

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Real Time Prose Analysis

Candace Moore

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Function of Structure - Slides

Candace Moore

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Final Review: Tips and Tricks - Slides

Laura Walton

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📚 AP Lit 5-hour Cram Finale

Candace Moore

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Lit Cram 7: Symbolism - Slides

Candace Moore

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🌱Unit 1 – Intro to Short Fiction

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1.3 Understanding how a story’s structure affects interpretations

ChristineLing

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1.2 Identifying and interpreting setting

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1.6 The basics of literary analysis

ChristineLing

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1.5 Reading texts literally and figuratively

ChristineLing

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1.1 Interpreting the role of character in fiction

ChristineLing

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Unit 1 Overview: Introduction to Short Fiction

ChristineLing

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☕Unit 2 – Intro to Poetry

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2.2 Understanding & interpreting meaning in poetic structure

Ariella Ramjohn

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2.3 Analyzing word choice to find meaning

Ariella Ramjohn

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Unit 2 Overview: Introduction to Poetry

Ariella Ramjohn

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2.1 Identifying characters in poetry

Ariella Ramjohn

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2.4 Identifying techniques in poetry to analyze literary works

Ariella Ramjohn

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🎭Unit 3 – Longer Fiction & Drama Introduction

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3.1 Interpreting character description and perspective

Minna Chow

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3.3 Conflict and plot development

Minna Chow

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3.5 Identifying evidence and supporting literary arguments

Minna Chow

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3.4 Interpreting symbolism

Minna Chow

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3.2 Character evolution throughout a narrative

Minna Chow

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Unit 3 Overview: Introduction to Longer Fiction and Drama

Minna Chow

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⚔️Unit 4 – Short Fiction: Characters & Conflict

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4.2 Character interactions with setting and its significance

Minna Chow

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Unit 4 Overview: Character, Conflict, and Storytelling

Minna Chow

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4.1 Protagonists, antagonists, character relationships, and conflict

Minna Chow

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4.4 Types of narration like stream of consciousness

ChristineLing

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4.3 Archetypes in literature

ChristineLing

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4.5 Narrative distance, tone, and perspective

ChristineLing

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🌈Unit 5 – Poetry Structure & Figurative Language

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Unit 5 Overview: Structure and Figurative Language

ChristineLing

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5.3 Types of comparisons in poetry including personification and allusion

ChristineLing

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5.2 Use of techniques like imagery and hyperbole

ChristineLing

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5.4 Identifying and interpreting extended metaphors

ChristineLing

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5.1 Traits of closed and open structures in poetry

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🛠️Unit 6 – Literary Techniques in Extended Works

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6.2 Understanding and interpreting character complexity

Minna Chow

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6.1 Interpreting foil characters

Minna Chow

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6.3 Understanding nonlinear narrative structures like flashbacks and foreshadowing

Minna Chow

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Unit 6 Overview: Literary Techniques in Longer Works

Minna Chow

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6.6 Developing literary arguments within a broader context of works

Ariella Ramjohn

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6.5 Characters as symbols, metaphors, and archetypes

Ariella Ramjohn

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🏛️Unit 7 – Short Fiction: Society & History Context

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Unit 7 Overview: Societal and Historical Context

Minna Chow

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7.2 Epiphany as a driver of plot

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7.3 Relationships between characters and groups

Minna Chow

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7.4 Character interactions with changing and contrasting settings

Minna Chow

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7.7 Interpreting texts in their historical and societal contexts

Sylvia Rodriguez

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7.5 The significance of the pacing of a narrative

Sylvia Rodriguez

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🤾🏾‍♀️Unit 8 – Advanced Poetry Techniques

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8.1 Looking at Punctuation and Structural Patterns

Sylvia Rodriguez

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8.5 Learning proper attribution and citation in literary analysis

Sylvia Rodriguez

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8.3 How ambiguity can allow for various interpretations

Sylvia Rodriguez

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8.4 Identifying symbols, conceits, and allusions

Sylvia Rodriguez

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8.2 Interpreting juxtaposition, paradox, and irony

Sylvia Rodriguez

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Unit 8 Overview: Advanced Techniques in Poetry

Sylvia Rodriguez

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🚣🏾Unit 9 – Analyzing Depth in Extended Literature

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Unit 9 Overview: Nuanced Analysis

ChristineLing

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9.1 Looking at a character’s response to the resolution of a narrative

ChristineLing

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9.3 Narrative inconsistencies and contrasting perspectives

ChristineLing

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9.2 Suspense, resolution, and plot development

ChristineLing

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✏️Frequently Asked Questions

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Most Frequently Cited on the AP English Literature Exam

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What Is Poetry and How Can It Be Analyzed?

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AP Lit Reading List

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What is Classic Literature?

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How Can I Be Prepared for the AP English Literature FRQs?

Samantha Himegarner

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Best AP English Literature Quizlet Decks by Unit

Brandon Wu

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🤔Exam Skills

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Score Higher on AP Literature 2024: MCQ Tips from Students

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Score Higher on AP Literature 2024: Tips for FRQ 1 (Poetry Analysis)

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Score Higher on AP Literature 2024: Tips for FRQ 2 (Prose Fiction Analysis)

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Score Higher on AP Literature 2024: Tips for FRQ 3 (Literary Argument)

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Breaking Down an Exam Prompt - Slides

Laura Walton

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Characters and Relationships

Candace Moore

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2024 AP English Literature Exam Guide

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