Allusions List & Exams: Mythological & Biblical Terms for PreAP/AP Preparation
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Give your AP English Literature and Composition students and budding literary analysts the tools they need to navigate challenging texts. This bundle includes a comprehensive list of literary devices and elements with student-friendly definitions and examples; a list of more than 90 common allusionsPrice $17.50Original Price $21.00Save $3.50
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Need a list of Biblical and mythological allusions that can help your students navigate their study of Western literature without spending hours combing the Internet and cross-checking for reliable resources?
This curated list of allusions is a good resource for PreAP/honors and AP English Literature & Composition students as they build a cultural toolkit because it addresses the most common figures, names, and places students will encounter in their reading.
Some students find Greek/Roman mythology fascinating and some have spent years studying the Bible; we cannot, though, assume all students are familiar with these terms. Ensure equity in your classroom and provide all students with the same foundational information as part of your course.
Multiple test formats (detailed below) and editable documents allow teachers to easily modify the exam to meet the needs of their students and course.
⭐️ Be sure to check out the preview to see the complete allusions list. ⭐️
As a bonus, we're sharing access to 4 Kahoot! Challenge review sets. Whether you want to assign them to students for individual at-home practice or host an in-class competition, these flashcard sets will help students familiarize themselves with the terms and prepare for the exams.
What’s Included in this Resource:
1. Common Mythological & Biblical Allusions List (PDF, includes digital and print versions)
2. Common Mythological Allusions List (PDF, includes digital and print versions)
3. Common Biblical Allusions List (PDF, includes digital and print versions)
4. Links to 4 Kahoot! Challenge review flashcard sets
5. Mythological and Biblical Allusions Exam (fully editable)
- Multiple-choice exam
- Matching-exam
- Allusions list cross-off sheet
- Answer sheet (this makes scoring MUCH faster, trust us)
6. Mythological Allusions Exam (fully editable)
- Multiple-choice exam
- Matching-exam
- Allusions list cross-off sheet
- Answer sheet (this makes scoring MUCH faster, trust us)
7. Biblical Allusions Exam (fully editable)
- Multiple-choice exam
- Matching-exam
- Allusions list cross-off sheet
- Answer sheet (this makes scoring MUCH faster, that’s right, trust us)
8. Resource Overview (includes content standards)
Although we made these resources in Google Apps for Google Apps, we wanted to provide you with lots of assessment options, which means lots of similarly named files! If you're like us, you want to be able to find things easily. Using a ZIP file allows us to keep everything nice and tidy for you. Need help uploading the file to Google Drive? Check this out.
Related Resources:
Looking for more resources to build your PreAP/honors and AP English Literature and Composition students' literary toolkit? Check out our Essential Literary Terms List & Exam resource.
If you're an AP English Literature and Composition teacher, we suggest checking out Literary Devices & Elements for Literary Analysis - AP Literature & Composition. In this bundle you'll find:
- A Literary Terms List for PreAP/AP Students
- Allusions List & Exams: Mythological & Biblical Terms for PreAP/AP Preparation
- How to Read Literature Like a Professor Study Guide & Exam (+ Escape Room)
It's a must-have for all AP Literature classrooms!
Planning to read The Odyssey? Consider introducing the text with our Unit Plan: Introduction to Greek Mythology and the Hero’s Journey; the mythology part of this resource is included in the unit plan!
Standards Addressed:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.9
Analyze how an author draws on and transforms source material in a specific work (e.g., how Shakespeare treats a theme or topic from Ovid or the Bible or how a later author draws on a play by Shakespeare).
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