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This Pre-AP/AP Resource based on contemporary poems written by various poets can give students an edge on their AP English exams by providing guided practice that models the format, style, and skill achievement of the multiple-choice and free response questions students will encounter. Teachers can easily integrate resource guide activities into their existing lesson plans to gauge understanding of literary and language content while simultaneously familiarizing students with AP exam formats.

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Composed of approximately 90 multiple choice questions covering 12 passages, 6 free response questions, detailed answer explanations, teaching strategies, vocabulary and literary term lists, and essay scoring guides, this resource can provide concentrated instructional support for any Pre-AP and AP English course.

The following contemporary poems are included:

  • “Green Chile,” Jimmy Santiago Baca
  • "On Turning Ten," Billy Collins
  • “since feeling is first,” e. e. cummings
  • “A Myth of Devotion,” Louise Glück
  • “Men at Forty,” Donald Justice
  • “Blackberry Eating,” Galway Kinnell
  • “Jasmine,” Yusef Komunyakaa
  • “Gospel,” Philip Levine
  • “At Great Pond,” Mary Oliver
  • “Blackberrying,” Sylvia Plath
  • “Spring and All,” William Carlos Williams
  • “To the Confederate Dead,” Kevin Young

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