This bundle has been overhauled to represent the 2019 changes to the AP English Literature course description and meets the AP Lit ® Skills for Unit 2 (Poetry 1).

This bundle includes all of the materials you would need to introduce poetry analysis to AP® Lit students or other advanced literature students, as well as supplementary material to expand it as you need. It includes a unit plan and student objectives, which are not sold separately.

This bundle includes the following resources, also sold separately:

• Figurative Language poetry notes
• Sound and Structure notes
• Imagery, Tone & Misc. poetry elements notes
• Rhyme Scheme & Meter Notes
• AP Lit paragraph assignment + 6 writing prompts
• "Women" by Alice Walker poem analysis slideshow
• "Metaphors" by Sylvia Plath poem analysis slideshow
• "To an Athlete Dying Young" by A. E. Housman poem analysis slideshow
• "Musee des Beaux Arts" by W. H. Auden poem analysis slideshow
• 12 poetry essential skill tests
• Poetry terms quiz
• Poetry pre-test (FREEBIE)

This bundle also comes with two suggested unit plans, supplementary poetry notes, and detailed instructions on how to implement the resources.

This resource aligns with the following AP® English Lit Essential Skills:

• CHR 1.A - Identify and describe what specific textual details reveal about a character, that character’s perspective, and that character’s motives.
• STR 3.C – Explain the function of structure in a text.
• STR 3.D – Explain the function of contrasts within a text.
• FIG 5.B – Explain the function of specific words and phrases in a text.
• FIG 6.A – Identify and explain the function of a simile.
• FIG 6.B – Identify and explain the function of a metaphor.
• LAN 7.A – Develop a paragraph that includes 1) a claim that requires defense with evidence from the text and 2) the evidence itself.

Looking for more poetry resources for AP Lit? Check out my no-prep units for Poetry Unit 2 and Poetry Unit 3!

This resource is included in my AP Lit Full Course Bundle!

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