Category: AP Lit

Perfume, The Story of a Murderer

Posted on July 21, 2022October 20, 2023 by Jennifer Brooke

The international version of Patrick Suskind’s Perfume was translated by Alfred Knopf and published in 1986. The novel is originally

Judging a Book by Its Cover – Previewing and Selecting Fiction for Independent Reading

Posted on August 21, 2021August 21, 2021 by Anneke Hoekstra

Independent reading and inquiry is an important part of the English curriculum at my school, particularly the 9th and 10th grades. This activity invites

Where is home? Map Activity

Posted on August 18, 2021August 20, 2021 by Anneke Hoekstra

Our 11th-grade students read one of 10 texts over the summer that all fall under the topic of “Mobility and

Defining “Comprehension”

Posted on March 12, 2021July 23, 2022 by Jennifer Brooke

This activity introduces the concept to students that there are three levels of comprehension: Literal comprehension Inferential comprehension Critical comprehension

What happens when I read?

Posted on March 12, 2021August 18, 2021 by Jennifer Brooke

This metacognitive activity invites students to consider the complex processes involved in decoding and comprehending texts. Understanding the roles that

AP Unit 7: Short Fiction III

Posted on February 17, 2021June 19, 2021 by Anneke Hoekstra

This is a short unit that allows students to further their skills developed in Units 1 and 4 of AP