Ideas in Literature: Building Skills and Understanding for the AP English Literature Course

In his role as Vice President of Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment for the College Board's AP Program, John R. Williamson led the transformation of all thirty-eight AP courses and Exams, including AP English Literature and Composition, Now, John and his fellow AP experts Mary Jo Zell and Elizabeth Davis have built a textbook program that fully aligns to the AP English Literature course.

Organized into nine units of instruction and practice that mirror the scope and sequence of the AP course, Ideas in Literature puts the Big Ideas at the heart of AP English Literature into practice. These strategically scaffolded units offer a direct pathway to success on the AP Exam.

Each of Ideas in Literature's nine units contains a recipe for AP Success: