AP Literature Book Card Project DATE DUE_____________

PURPOSEAfter we finish a major unit, we will complete these cards

and put them in your classroom folder. At the end of the year, they will
help you review for your AP Lit Exam
A quick reference to major works studied in your high school years
Study guide for literary and stylistic devices
Consider similarities/differences

SELECTIONSAfter each major unit of study, you will complete one of

these cards.
*See directions below

In addition, we will complete cards after certain sections/study units of

poetry.
At least one card will cover key strategies to evaluate poetry and
other key considerations, terminology, etc.
Another wil1 cover unique literary or stylistic devices regarding form
(i.e. sonnet, ode, lyric, free verse, etc.) or theme(s) particular to
literary periods (i.e. Romanticism, Modernism, metaphysical poetry,
etc.)
You may also be asked to include an annotated copy of a poem from
the AP recommended list.
 FRONT OF CARD

Full title/Authors full name/ point of view of narrator

Setting

Summary (65-75 words) Who, what, why , when ,where, how=summary

Major Characters-identify/describe/relationships/purpose (i.e.: foil, archetype, protagonist, etc)

Minor Characters significance: same info as Major characters (some essay questions focus on minor
characters!)

Significant symbols/motifs-list, explain significance connotations, etc. NOTE: You must include
references for BOTH symbol AND motif!

THEME(S)Note any prominent contextual, universal, and/or archetypal themes; then write a thesis
statement that addresses ONE of your listed themesbe sure to include all required components of a
thesis

SIGNIFICANT QUOTATION(S): Choose at least oneCOPY CORRECTLY and provide correct

parenthetical citation. Then in a brief paragraph, explain one quotations context (speaker, situation,
etc.) clearly as well as its significance not only to the specific context, but also to the work as a whole.

MAJOR LITERARY DEVICES/STRATEGIESbriefly explain how each contributes to the

greater understanding of the work itself