Advanced Placement® Literature Tests (to 2022)
AP Lit Referenced Titles, 1970 to 2022, as Webpage.
AP Lit Referenced Titles as PDF (2-column format).
AP Literature Open Prompts, 1970-2022, as PDF, PowerPoint, and Webpage. Condensed 1-Page List (Thanks to Claudia Felske).
AP Literature Poetry Prompts, 1970 to 2022, as PDF.
AP Literature Poetry Prompts with Poems, 1970 to 2022, as PDF.
AP Poets Referenced, 1970-2022, as PDF.
AP Literature Prose Prompts, 1970 to 2022, as PDF.
AP Literature Prose Passages, 1970 to 2022, as PDF.
AP Prose Writers Referenced, 1970-2022, as PDF.
AP Prose Prompts Rewritten with Stable Wording, as PDF (Thanks to Tia Miller).
Overview of AP Literature Stable Pronots, as PDF and as PowerPoint.
Interesting re-grouping of AP Literature prompts by subjects (Thanks to Ann Elizabeth Richards). Open Pronpts Grouped, Poetry Pronpts Grouped, and Prose Prompts Grouped. |
Advanced Placement® Language Tests
All Three AP Language Free Response Prompts, 1970 to 2022, as PDF.
AP Language Prose Passages, 1982 to 2022, as PDF (Thanks to Chris Godat).
Overview of AP Language Stable Prompts, as PDF and as PowerPoint.
DropBox Files
I am unable to share some materials online. A DropBox link will be provided to donors who contribute at least $25.00, using any of the “Donate” buttons on any page. Your donation pays for online storage space, extended bandwidth, software, security services, and my time. You will need to have a free DropBox account for access.
(These materials are offered under the face-to-face teaching fair access exemption).
Donors are welcome to contact me with any special requests for information (mseffie@mac.com). |
Detailed List of All Materials — DropBox Content.
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Binder materials from my summer workhops (250+ pages in .PDF format). Reworked to include both AP Language and AP Literature (with an admitted greater emphasis on literature).
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New rubrics in several formats.
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More than 20 Bell Work / iOpeners for beginning your classes.
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More than 25 Book Projects.
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More than 50 AP appropriate Short Stories.
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More than 75 Passages appropriate for AP English.
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More than 75 PowerPoints suited to both AP and Regular English classes.
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Visual Literacy Materials for Art and Advertising.
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And more. . .
Advanced Placement® Language and Literature Tests from 1970 to 2022.
AP Language and LiteratureTests Reorganized: Each prompt is now a separate dated file with prompt, scoring guide (6-point and/or 9-point), sample student essays, comments -- whatever I have, attached. Released multiple-choice exams are in a separate folder.
Q3 Sample Essay List organized by Title, Year, and Score (Thanks to Brian Sztabnik), as PDF. |
AP Language FRQs
- Argument
- Defend, Challenge, or Qualify
- Paired Passages
- Thetorical Analysis
- Synthesis Prompts
- Take a Position
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AP Literature FRQs
- Open Question
- Poetry
- Prose
You can still use the list of titles to locate which file holds the scored sample essays. |
Special Prompts -- Long lost formats, four that were actually used for both Literature & Language. Personal favorites, like the Pairs Prompt. And a 1996 Country Prompt student essay on The Things They Carried that the Chief Reader agreed was a 10 (and photo-copied for me). Yes, a 10.
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AP Central & YouTube -- Finding your way around the Advanced Placement website can be tricky. Direct links listed below (with some of those acronyms defined).
AP English FaceBook Groups
Teacher Sites -- Where have all the teachers gone? On sabbatical, into administration, to commercial sites, to retirement. So sorry.
- Gina Korteum’s AP Lit & More: Modest but masterful, Gina shares a wealth of free resources and extensive affordable materials on Teachers Pay Teachers. Practical, adaptable jewels.
- Tim Freitas’ The Garden of English: Delightful, often surprising viewpoint. Sense of humor meets excellence. Love all the videos, handouts and posters.
- Susan Barber’s and Brian Sztabnik’s Much Ado About Teaching: The reincarnation of AP LIT Help. These gifted inspiring teachers have mastered the ability to explain everything AP clearly. Articles, videos, handouts are amazing.
- Susan Barber’s Teach with Class site offers Teacher Resources.
- Jerry Brown’s website has buried treasure, well worth seeking.
- Don Pogebra’s Quixotic Pedagogue: Gorgeous website with generous materials. Retired.
- Ronnie Campagna’s DropBox is a wealth of materials. Please download; do not delete or move.
- Dawn Hogue’s Online English Resources provides a Teacher’s Toolbox and other online resources for AP and regular classes.
- MsEffie’s LifeSavers: Several ways to get there – Google “mseffie” [first hit], use the short domain router (mseffie.com). Mine. What can I say? Such a nerd!
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Terminology
Writing Help
Literary Theory and Criticism
Miscellaneous Resources -- $ Resource Requiring Payment
- TeachIt is a United Kingdom site (for their teachers) whose worksheets approach texts in a different way than we do. Though designed for their “regular” classes, the emphasis is usually on the kind of analysis we do in Advanced Placement classes. PDF files are free to download if you register.
- Thought.Co Writing is the old About.com and offers a disorganized but intriguing mess of articles on language, literature, art, and more -- tips on grammar, sample paragraphs of every mode, suggestted topic lists, critical analyses, passages by well-known authors focusing on specific stylistic traits, and so on. The short introductions analyze each piece and help focus discussion.
- TED Ed: Lessons Worth Sharing -- Based upon the regular TED Talks and a library of original animated videos, TedEd provides a platform for teachers to share lessons based on the videos.
- $ Applied Practice -- Resource Guides for more than 100 titles. Each includes AP style multiple-choice and free response questions withy answers. With explanations of answers. Other stuff available, too.
- $ Prestwick House -- Reasonably priced packages include Activity Packs, Response Journals, Literature Teaching Units, AP Teaching Units, and Multiple Critical Perspectives. response journals, activity sets, AP Style exams, chapter-by-chapter guides, and literary criticism units. Samples available to download to check them out.
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Just for Advanced Placement® Teachers