Bibliography
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Board, The College. The AP English Literature and Composition Exam. http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/repository/ap07_eng_lit_frq.pdf (accessed June 2009).
This is an example of one of the many retired AP English Literature and Composition Exam Free Response Questions available on-line at AP Central.
—. The AP English Literature and Composition Exam. http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/repository/ap08_eng_lit_frq.pdf (accessed June 2009).
This is an example of one of the many retired AP English Literature and Composition Exam Free Response Questions available on-line at AP Central.
Bradley, Adam. Book of Rhymes. New York: Basic Citvas Publisher, 2009.
The most current, in-depth book on the use of poetic techniques and languge use in rap. Bradley seperates the poetics of rhythm, rhyme, and wordplay in contrast to the story that rap tells.
Brown, Annaya. Using Hip-Hop in Schools: Are We Appreciating Culture or Raping Rap? 2008. http://www.ncte.org/magazine/archives/123024 (accessed July 2009).
Brown questions the use of hip-hop in schools. She also makes the argument that by inserting hip-hop into curriculum that teachers must make it clear that hip-hop is a culture that exists in normalcy and is not just a way to draw students' attention.
Culatta, Barbara, Kendra Hall, Dana Kovarsky, and Geraldine Theadore. "Contextualized approach to language and literacy (Project CALL): capitalizing on varied activities and contexts to teach early literacy skills." Communication Disorders Quarterly, 2007.
Several edcational psychologists study the long term effects of literacy strategies on young children.
Frost, Robert. Collected Poems, Proses, and Plays. New York: Litearary Classics of the United States, Inc., 1995.
This anthology is great because it covers most of Frost's works, but also includes some of his prose.
Martin, Bedford/St. The Compact Bedford Introduction to Literature. http://bcs.bedfordstmartins.com/meyercompact/default.asp?s=&n=&i=&v=&o=&ns=0&uid=0&rau=0 (accessed June 2009).
Used a resource to The Compact Bedford Introduction to Literature this website offers a variety of reading quizzes, writing topics, and author resources.
Meyer, Michael. The Compact Bedford Introduction to Literature. New York: Bedford/St. Martin Press, 2007.
This classroom text not only has an extensive poetry collection, but includes many short pieces of fiction and several full text plays.
Morse, Ogden. AP Central. http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/preap/teachers_corner/45200.html (accessed July 2, 2009).
This resource is a very compact version of how to use SOAPStone in your classroom.
PBS. Poetry Everywhere. 2008. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/poetryeverywhere/ (accessed June 2009).
As a resource for teachers and students this website provides many live recordings of poetry.
Pinksy, Robert. The Sounds of Poetry. New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1998.
This text offers easy to read chapters on line and meter.
Reed, Ishmael. From Totems to Hip-Hop. New York: Thunder's Mouth Press, 2003.
This modern anthology of poems includes works from a variety of cultural perspectives.
Sedgwick, Fred. Teaching Literacy. London: Continuum International Publishing, 2002.
Sedgwick's book has a lengthy section that discusses the importance of teaching poetry and the literacy strategies that can make it more accessible.
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