ap literature - open-ended essay: prompts & strategies

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• 0:00

  Welcome and Session Intro

• 0:35

  Pricing and Access Update

• 1:37

  Open Prompt Overview

• 2:10

  Making Sessions Interactive

• 2:43

  AP Exam Structure Review

• 3:45

  Recent Open Prompts Survey

• 4:47

  Student Book Suggestions

• 5:47

  Themes in Things Fall Apart

• 6:55

  Identity and Culture Collision

• 7:58

  Types of Open Prompt Questions

• 9:00

  Character Motivations Analysis

• 10:02

  Settings and Scenes Impact

• 11:03

  Literary Devices and Themes

• 11:35

  Steps for Open Prompt Essays

• 13:09

  Literary Merit Selection

• 14:10

  Essay Writing Guidelines

• 14:40

  2015 Cruelty Prompt Breakdown

• 17:48

  2016 Deception Prompt Analysis

• 18:51

  2017 Mysterious Origins Prompt

• 20:23

  2018 Gift Prompt Discussion

• 21:56

  Student Prompt Choices

• 23:02

  Deception in Jane Eyre

• 24:45

  Themes from Deception

• 27:48

  Open Prompt Examples

• 28:52

  Choosing Works and Gifts

• 29:53

  Cruelty Prompt Selection

• 31:34

  Heart of Darkness Consideration

• 32:04

  Antigone Thesis Example

• 34:47

  Political Cruelty in Antigone

• 36:20

  Condemning Antigone to Death

• 37:57

  Tyranny and Destruction Theme

• 39:33

  Thesis and Essay Tips

• 40:34

  Writing in Present Tense

• 41:38

  Student Essay Responses

• 43:11

  Colonialism Impact Discussion

• 44:13

  Session Wrap-Up