Closer Readings

The selections within this listing represent frequently taught authors and texts in AP English Literature and Composition.

For each of the twenty-one poems or poetic forms for AP Literature and Composition, students and teachers will find a link to the poem and additional multimedia resources. These include EDSITEment lessons as well as EDSITEment-reviewed websites that discuss the poem, the poet, and its context.

Through this collection of over 30 lessons, students can explore the great American authors of the 1800s, including Edgar Allen Poe, Emily Dickinson, Walt Whitman, and Mark Twain.

Gear high school students up for college with this collection of lessons based on College Board's recommending reading lists.

This page features resources relating to medieval literature, and presents information about the works of Chaucer and Dante. Learn more about these authors and Europe during Middle Ages by visiting the lesson plans and websites referenced on this page.

Explore the great Hispanic poets, from 1600 to present.

Descubre algunos de los más grandes poetas hispanos.

Give your students a treat and explore the ghostly historical and the ghoulishly dramatic with a variety of online resources on Halloween.

This National Poetry Month feature educates students about different poetic forms developed across time and around the world.

Each year, December brings a month filled with holidays, celebrations complete with a variety of gift giving traditions, and school vacations. Before departing to enjoy the break from school, take the opportunity to discuss with students ritual gift giving in their own families and across cultural holiday traditions.