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ap literature - course overview & rubric

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Learn how to teach AP Literature with proven strategies for literary analysis, essay writing, and exam prep. This comprehensive teacher training covers course structure, new rubric changes, and effective approaches to guide students through poetry, p ...more

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  • 0:00

    Introduction and Setup

  • 1:06

    AP Lit Overview for Teachers

  • 1:37

    Course Goals and Organization

  • 2:08

    Follow Fiveable Social Media

  • 2:38

    Upcoming Events and Streams

  • 3:08

    Literary Device Review Preview

  • 3:41

    Culturally Relevant Pedagogy

  • 4:11

    Course Description Changes

  • 4:42

    Vision and Class Structure

  • 5:13

    AP Lit Exam Experience

  • 5:43

    Exam Structure Overview

  • 6:15

    Multiple Choice Details

  • 6:46

    Free Response Questions

  • 7:16

    Literary Argument Shift

  • 7:46

    New Rubric Alignment

  • 8:18

    Thesis and Evidence Instructions

  • 8:48

    Line of Reasoning Importance

  • 9:19

    Rubric Key Components

  • 9:50

    Course Description Highlights

  • 10:21

    Imaginative Literature Focus

  • 10:54

    Language for Meaning and Pleasure

  • 11:25

    Structure, Style, and Themes

  • 11:57

    Analyzing Literary Works

  • 12:28

    Student Intentions for Class

  • 12:59

    Support from College Board

  • 13:30

    Open Access Challenges

  • 14:00

    AP Classroom Features

  • 14:31

    Personal Progress Checks

  • 15:02

    Signing Up Students

  • 15:32

    AP Literature Community

  • 16:04

    Using AP Classroom Stream

  • 16:35

    Question Banks and Dashboard

  • 17:06

    Online Assignments Benefits

  • 17:36

    College Board Resources

  • 18:08

    Rubric Changes Explained

  • 18:40

    Point-Driven Rubric Categories

  • 19:11

    Evidence and Commentary Focus

  • 19:42

    Thesis Requirements

  • 20:12

    Evidence Relationship to Thesis

  • 20:42

    Sophistication in Writing

  • 21:14

    Persuasive Analysis Elements

  • 21:44

    Teaching Sophistication

  • 22:16

    New Exemplars in September

  • 22:47

    Scoring Old Essays

  • 23:18

    Benefits of Rubric Shift

  • 23:48

    Alignment and Remediation

  • 24:20

    Holistic vs Point Rubric

  • 24:52

    Scope and Sequence Units

  • 25:25

    Big Ideas Overview

  • 25:56

    Function of Literary Elements

  • 26:27

    Enduring Understandings

  • 26:57

    Core Skills Breakdown

  • 27:28

    Nine Units Cycle

  • 27:58

    Class Periods and Scheduling

  • 28:29

    Exam Weight Distribution

  • 29:00

    Teaching by Question Type

  • 29:30

    Literary Argumentation Everywhere

  • 30:01

    Building Arguments Gradually

  • 30:32

    Thesis and Interpretation

  • 31:03

    Structure in Every Unit

  • 31:34

    Spiraling Skills Expectations

  • 32:05

    Timed Writing Strategies

  • 32:37

    Growing Expectations

  • 33:08

    Skill Building Across Units

  • 33:40

    Favorite Texts to Teach

  • 34:10

    Excitement in Teaching

  • 34:42

    Great Gatsby and Beloved

  • 35:14

    Skills in Masterpieces

  • 35:46

    Thematic Poetry Units

  • 36:17

    Organizing Class Ways

  • 36:48

    Scaffolding Readings

  • 37:18

    Things Fall Apart Analysis

  • 37:49

    Scaffolding Skills and Texts

  • 38:19

    Starting with Favorites

  • 38:51

    Organizing by Genre

  • 39:22

    Free Response Practice

  • 39:53

    Alignment with Skills

  • 40:24

    Text Limitations

  • 40:55

    Implicit Connections

  • 41:26

    Organizing by Analysis Element

  • 41:56

    Skill Building Explicitly

  • 42:28

    Analyzing Across Genres

  • 42:58

    Prompt-Specific Practice

  • 43:31

    Potential Burnout

  • 44:04

    Inauthentic Practice Risks

  • 44:36

    Organizing Thematically

  • 45:07

    Meaning of Work Focus

  • 45:37

    Combining Approaches

  • 46:08

    Character and Narration Focus

  • 46:38

    Thematic Threads

  • 47:08

    Spiraling with Skills

  • 47:40

    Planning Course Overview

  • 48:11

    Thematic Poetry Units

  • 48:42

    Boot Camp Introduction

  • 49:14

    Literary Vocabulary Basics

  • 49:44

    Framing in Lit Terms

  • 50:16

    Overview for New Teachers

  • 50:48

    Conclusion and Thanks

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english & capstone
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arts
🎨 ap art & design🖼️ ap art history🎵 ap music theory
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