Acellus® AP English Literature & Composition
Unit 1 - Short Fiction Analysis I
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Introduction to the Course
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Reading Fiction Responsively
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Syntax and Diction
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Exploring Plot
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“Three Girls” by Joyce Carol Oates
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“A Rose for Emily” - Vocabulary
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“A Rose for Emily” by William Faulkner
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"Killings" - Introduction
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“Killings” by Andre Dubus
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Exploring Character
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“Saving Sourdi” by May-Lee Chai
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"A&P" - Vocabulary
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“A&P” by John Updike
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Exploring Setting
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"Soldier's Home" - Vocabulary
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“Soldier’s Home” by Ernest Hemingway
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"Christmas 1910" by Robert Butler
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"Christmas 1910" - Discussion
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Revisiting "A Rose for Emily"
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"A Rose for Emily" - Setting
Unit 2 - Short Fiction Analysis II
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Exploring Point of View
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"The Lady with the Pet Dog" - Vocabulary
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“The Lady with the Pet Dog” by Anton Chekhov
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“The Lady with the Pet Dog” by Joyce Carol Oates
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“The Lady with the Pet Dog” - Discussion
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“Roselily” by Alice Walker
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"Roselily" - Discussion
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Exploring Symbolism
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“Clothes” by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
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"Clothes" - Discussion
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“The Hand” by Colette
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"The Hand" - Discussion
Unit 3 - Short Fiction Analysis III
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Exploring Theme
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Revisiting “Killings” for Theme
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Revising “A&P” for Theme
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Exploring Style, Tone, and Irony
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“Popular Mechanics” by Raymond Carver
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"Popular Mechanics" - Discussion
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"Story of an Hour" - Vocabulary
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“Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin
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"Good Country People" - Vocabulary
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“Good Country People” by Flannery O’Connor
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“Everyday Use” by Alice Walker
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“Everyday Use”- Putting the Elements Together
Unit 4 - Writing Short Fiction Analysis
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Fiction - Prompt Diagnosis
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Fiction - Element Selection
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Fiction Analysis - Introduction
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Fiction Analysis - Body Paragraph
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Fiction Analysis - Conclusions
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Organization: Chronological
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Organization: Topical
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Reading "The Street"
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Fiction Analysis - "The Street"
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Reading "Kiss of the Fur Queen"
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Fiction Analysis - "Kiss of the Fur Queen"
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Reading "The Other Paris"
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Fiction Analysis - "The Other Paris"
Unit 5 - Poetry Analysis I
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Reading Poetry Responsively
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Poetry Terms to Know
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TP-CASTT: Device for Analysis
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Exploring Word Choice, Word Order, and Tone
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"Those Cold Winter Sundays" by Robert Hayden
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"Mountain Graveyard" - Introduction
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"Mountain Graveyard" by Robert Morgan
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“a narrow fellow in the grass” - Introduction
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“a narrow fellow …" by Emily Dickinson
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“To the Virgins …" - Introduction
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“To the Virgins …" by Robert Herrick
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"To His Coy Mistress" - Introduction
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“To His Coy Mistress” by Andrew Marvell
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"London" - Introduction
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“London” by William Blake
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"Root Cellar" - Introduction
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“Root Cellar” by Theodore Roethke
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"Cavalry Crossing a Ford" - Introduction
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“Cavalry Crossing a Ford” by Walt Whitman
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"To Autumn" - Introduction
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“To Autumn” by John Keats
Unit 6 - Poetry Analysis II
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Devices: Figurative Language
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“you fit into me” by Margaret Atwood
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"The Author to Her Book" - Introduction
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“The Author to Her Book” by Anne Bradstreet
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Symbol, Allegory, and Irony
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"Acquainted with the Night" - Introduction
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“Acquainted with the Night” by Robert Frost
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"The Haunted Palace" - Introduction
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“The Haunted Palace” by Edgar Allan Poe
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"Richard Cory" - Introduction
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“Richard Cory” by Edwin Arlington Robinson
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Rhyme Scheme
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Types of Meter
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Revisiting “Richard Cory”
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Revisiting "Acquainted with the Night"
Unit 7 - Poetry Analysis III
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Poetic Forms
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Sonnet: “The World Is Too Much …"
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“The World Is Too Much …" by William Wordsworth
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Villanelle: "Do Not Go Gentle into That …"
“Do Not Go Gentle into That …" by Dylan Thomas
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Epigram: "Theology"
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100 "Theology" by Paul Laurence Dunbar
101 Elegy: "Elegy for My Father …"
102 “Elegy for My Father …" by Andrew Hudgins
103 Ode: Revisiting "To Autumn"
104 "Mending Wall" - Introduction
105 "Mending Wall” by Robert Frost
106 “Shall I compare thee …" - Introduction
107 “Shall I compare thee …" by William Shakespeare
108 "Traveling Through the Dark" - Introduction
109 “Traveling Through the Dark” by William Stafford
Unit 8 - Writing Poetry Analysis
110 Poetry - Prompt Diagnosis
111 Poetry - Element Selection
112 Poetry Analysis - Introduction
113 Poetry Analysis - Body Paragraph
114 Poetry Analysis - Conclusions
115 Poetry Organization - Chronology
116 Poetry Organization - Topical
117 Poetry Organization - Compare/Contrast
118 Block v Point-by-Point -- Sample
119 Reading "Century Quilt"
120 "Century Quilt" - Poetry Analysis
121 Reading "An Echo Sonnet"
122 "An Echo Sonnet" - Poetry Analysis
Unit 9 - Drama Analysis I
123 Drama Analysis
124 A Raisin in the Sun: Act I
125 A Raisin in the Sun: Act II
126 A Raisin in the Sun: Act III
127 A Raisin in the Sun - Setting
128 A Raisin in the Sun - Plot
129 A Raisin in the Sun - Characters
130 A Raisin in the Sun - Symbols
131 A Raisin in the Sun - Theme
Unit 10 - Drama Analysis II
132 Death of a Salesman: Act I - Introduction
133 Death of a ... Act II, Requiem - Introduction
134 Death of a Salesman - Setting
135 Death of a Salesman - Plot
136 Death of a Salesman - Characters
137 Death of a Salesman - Symbols
138 Death of a Salesman - Theme
Unit 11 - Drama Analysis III
139 Hamlet - Introduction
140 Hamlet: Act I
141 Hamlet: Act II
142 Hamlet: Act III
143 Hamlet: Act IV
144 Hamlet: Act V
145 Hamlet - Setting
146 Hamlet - Plot
147 Hamlet - Characters I
148 Hamlet - Characters II
149 Hamlet - Symbols
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Hamlet - Theme
Unit 12 - Novel Study I
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Revolutionary Road : Part I
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Revolutionary Road: Part II
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Revolutionary Road: Part III
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Revolutionary Road: Setting
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Revolutionary Road: Plot
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Revolutionary Road: Characters I
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Revolutionary Road: Characters II
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Revolutionary Road - Symbols
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Revolutionary Road - Theme
Unit 13 - Novel Study II
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As I Lay Dying - Introduction
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As I Lay Dying: Part I
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As I Lay Dying: Part II
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As I Lay Dying: Part III
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As I Lay Dying -Setting
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As I Lay Dying - Plot
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As I Lay Dying - Characters I
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As I Lay Dying - Characters II
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As I Lay Dying - Symbols
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As I Lay Dying - Theme
Unit 14 - Novel Study III
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Adventures of Huckleberry Finn - Introduction
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Huck Finn: Chapters I-VII
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Huck Finn: Chapters VIII-XXXI
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Huck Finn: Chapter XXXII - End
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Huck Finn - Setting
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Huck Finn - Plot
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Huck Finn - Characters
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Huck Finn - Symbols
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Huck Finn - Theme
Unit 15 - Writing the AP Free Response Essay
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Open Response - Diagnosing Prompt
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Open Response - Selecting Works
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Open Response - Organizing
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Open Response - The Introduction
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Open Response - The Body
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Open Response - The Conclusion
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Order of Writing Essay Responses
Unit 16 - Tackling the AP Multiple Choice
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Multiple Choice - Main Idea
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Multiple Choice - Inference
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Multiple Choice - Rhetorical Questions
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Multiple Choice - Diction
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Multiple Choice - Language
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Multiple Choice - Grammar
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Multiple Choice - Structure
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Multiple Choice - Meter
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Multiple Choice - Strategies
Multiple Choice - Passage Order
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