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independent work. When a note in the Teacher’s Edition calls for a specific classroom
strategy, such as an Interrupted Reading, a description and best practices for that
strategy can be found in the Teacher’s Resource Materials.

ELL Support

Teachers know that English Language Learners are capable of high-level academic
work, but they need the right supports. That’s why — in addition to the supports already
built into the book, such as Key Context notes, Vocabulary in Context questions, and
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Foundational Texts — we offer ELL Essential Guide handouts for every page of the
student edition. These handouts offer a suite of ELL supports, such as a summary that
previews the text, additional context or information to help build background
knowledge, detailed help with vocabulary, and more. A Glossary/Glosario in the back of
the book provides helpful definitions and examples of academic vocabulary in both
English and Spanish.

Cultural Relevance
In addition to supporting students through the differentiation tools described above, we
also recognize that many of our students today come from a wide range of cultural
backgrounds and therefore have built in several components to support the need for
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culturally relevant teaching practices in the AP Literature classroom. First, research
has shown that students need to have opportunities to see themselves in the texts they
read, so you will find texts written by authors of varying backgrounds, differing by race,
ethnicity, culture, and gender in every chapter. Second, throughout this Teacher’s
Edition are notes written by skilled and thoughtful teachers currently working in
classrooms and as teacher trainers around the country that are intended to give you
suggestions for culturally responsive practices, including questions to ask, pitfalls to be
aware of, and contexts to provide. No students should feel unsafe or disconnected in
our classrooms because of their cultural background, and these resources are intended
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to help us support all of our students, leading them on the path to AP and college
readiness and success in their futures.

Preparing Students for the
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AP English Literature Exam

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Every day of your course is preparation for the AP Exam, and every interaction
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between the teacher and the students should focus on the goals of the AP Exam.
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According to the College Board course overview, AP English Literature and
Composition is a course in which students cultivate their understanding of literature
through reading and exploring varied texts, such as poetry, drama, novels, and short
fiction. Students develop literary arguments through reading, analyzing, and writing
texts as they explore Big Ideas like character, structure, and figurative language. These
goals can be accomplished through practicing the skills that will be tested on the exam,
for which more details are available in the College Board’s Course and Exam
Description (CED). Do take advantage of the College Board’s resources for exam
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preparation, including the personal progress checks (PPCs), available on AP Classroom.

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