MIDAS

Ideas in Literature: Building Skills and Understanding for the AP® English Literature Course 1E

Back

Core Code Alignment

Language Arts
Language Arts Electives
06010000093: A.P. Literature & Composition

Recommendation

Recommended Limited

Evaluation

This textbook aligns directly to the AP Literature & Composition course, but is only useful for that course. It is an excellent source with a variety of types of texts and provides overall units of instruction to help a new-to-AP teacher work through a challenging course while providing excellent help and practice for the AP exam. The text likely has a shelf life of about five years.

Educators Using These Materials

No educators found.

Material Categories

No categories assigned.

Rubric : English Language Arts

Compliance with State Law (Required)

Item	3 - Extensive	2 - Adequate	1 - Inadequate	0 - None
Sensitive Materials and Prohibited Submission 53G-10-103, R277-628	Does Not Violate Law	NA	NA	May Violate Law
Biases: (accessible for students regardless of background): Most texts are from American and British writers; there's a bit of a heavy focus on classics from a traditional cannon, but newer and more diverse voices ARE present in every unit. Commercial Free, including political interest: As a whole, the text is free of political interest or promotion of products or companies. All instruction is skill-centric. However, given texts have definite perspectives and prejudices. For example, one unit includes an excerpt from the Bible AND an excerpt from a Toni Morrison piece. Both of these texts are controversial and promote specific perspective. The overall textbook does an excellent job of providing multiple perspectives and voices. If a person were to randomly choose a piece, they may assume the textbook to have a particular perspective. However, if that person were to read the whole book, they would not be able to identify a political interest or party promoted by the text itself. legal compliance: yes
Prohibited discriminatory practices 53G-2-103-5, 53B-1-118 and 67-27-107	Does not violate law	N/A	N/A	May violate law
Variety of Settings/situations: As a collection of sources and instructional aides, this could be used in any setting of high-school or college-level students. Appropriate time frame: Yes; as a textbook, this would have a longer turnaround rate for updated resources. This text is likely to be effective and relevant for at least five years.
Maintaining constitutional freedom in the public schools. 53G-10-202	Does not violate law	N/A	N/A	May violate law
Variety of Settings/situations: As a collection of sources and instructional aides, this could be used in any setting of high-school or college-level students. Appropriate time frame: Yes; as a textbook, this would have a longer turnaround rate for updated resources. This text is likely to be effective and relevant for at least five years.
Free from advertising, e-commerce, or political interest	This item has not been graded.

Content

Item	3 - Extensive	2 - Adequate	1 - Inadequate	0 - None
Alignment	The content of this material is evidence-based and aligns with grade-level Utah core standards. It is current, well-researched, and referenced from reliable sources.	The content of this material is evidence-based or research-based. The material aligns with most grade-level Utah core standards but will need supplementary materials to ensure coverage of all the Utah core standards.	The content of this resource aligns with a few grade-level Utah core standards but is not evidence-based or research-based.	The content of this resource does not align with any of Utah's core standards.
Aligns with grade level Core Standards: Consistently identified and thoroughly aligned to the AP Literature & Composition content; perfectly aligns with the AP Central units. This text is not directly aligned to Utah Core Standards. This text and course are focused on literature, meaning that this text does not include reading non-fiction. Current, Well-Researched, Reliably Sourced: Yes; updates will be less frequent than an online program Explicit, systemic, engaging: Very systemic; engagement depends entirely on teacher delivery; clear guidance for teachers, but teachers should have outside training in teaching AP Lit; a new teacher would be successful by following the directions/suggestions in this text, but will probably need additional professional support to understand the AP course and best practices for engaging students. phonics: none -- this is a college-level text fluency: variety of text lengths and complexity; fluency practice dependent entirely on teacher. comprehension: in-depth comprehension instruction and guidance oral language: dependent entirely on teacher instructional approaches to material Writing: excellent writing instruction, scaffolding, and prompts. Text-Complexity (Lexile, etc): on level; some variety Text-Mix (lit/non-fiction): Narrative (fiction & nonfiction) and poetry. Non-fiction material is instructional rather than for analysis or comprehension purposes.
Navigation	Educators and students can navigate the material independently. Instructions are clear and understandable. The material is well organized.	The material contains instructions that are understandable and easy to navigate. Students may need educator support to navigate the material.	The material is only usable with direct educator support due to a lack of clear instructions. Students will need educator support to navigate the material.	The instructions in the material are unclear, and navigation is difficult. The material is unorganized.
Assistance for variety of Levels: Scaffolding in terms of breaking down the tasks and skills into doable concepts - especially in terms of writing; however, this text and the strategies are designed for fluent, high-school level readers and writers. Student sharing/presenting: Prompts provide these opportunities; teacher adaptation and implementation determines how this is managed.
Instructional Support	This material goes beyond the content outlined in "Adequate" by providing problem or project-based content with integrated skills and concepts from various disciplines to help students make sense of the material. It also supports the learning needs of all students, including those with disabilities, multilingual learners, etc., by offering flexibility and maintaining high standards.	The material provides supplemental resources and some examples to educators of ways to deliver instruction. It contains a few of the following: scaffolding lesson plans, personalized/differentiated instruction, experiential learning, concept mapping, questioning techniques, and family involvement.	The material contains a limited amount of instructional support.	The material does not provide instructional support or examples for the educator.
Clear, easy, and understandable navigation: Simple and straightforward; because this aligns so closely with AP central and AP classroom, the material is easy to navigate. This is not a complex online, interactive system. As such, digital navigation is not particularly relevant. However, the table of contents is easy to read and the text itself is easy to navigate.
Assessments	This item has not been graded.

Ethnic Studies Ethnic studies in core standards and curriculum should be a narrowly tailored incorporation of age-appropriate opportunities that naturally arise through education without pretextual effort in courses, programs, or activities where ethnic studies is not a primary focus. The material should incorporate a curriculum of people and cultures that reflect the state’s various demographics without commentary that seeks to violate the neutrality standard established in codes: 53B-1-118, 53G-2-103, 53G-2-104, 53G-2-105, 67-27-107,	This item has not been graded.

Shared Values and Character Traits	This item has not been graded.

Material Characteristics

Item	3 - Extensive	2 - Adequate	1 - Inadequate	0 - None
Physical Characteristics	This material goes beyond the content outlined in "Adequate" by incorporating modern, up-to-date, and relatable visuals.	In physical terms, the material is interactive and provides high-quality audio-visual and tactile experiences for all users.	The material offers limited or low-quality audio-visual and tactile experiences for students, but it is reusable.	The content either has low audio-visual quality or is not intended for reuse.
Durability and reliability: high quality textbook with beautiful images and solid paper.
Technical Standards	This material surpasses the content outlined in "Adequate" by ensuring the safeguarding of student data privacy and easy installation or access without technical assistance. Furthermore, any licensing information is clearly stated in the description.	The materials meet all the requirements of federal and state laws, as well as accepted technical standards such as ISTE Standards and VPAT Compliance. Additional technical specifications and limitations, including hardware requirements, bandwidth demands, and software/web access restrictions, are clearly outlined in the description. The design of the materials allows for error-free installation or access without the need to purchase additional components.	The material is constrained by specifications that require additional materials, technical assistance, hardware, software, or infrastructure. Access to resources within the material expires after a trial period.	Student data privacy is at risk.
Instructor Support: The instructor's edition provides excellent suggestions and support for teachers.
Adaptability	The material is currently relevant and adaptable for educators and students. The material can be customized for the needs of diverse learners.	Educators or students can utilize the material, but it may not be customizable for the needs of diverse learners.	The material has limited options to address adaptability for the needs of diverse learners.	The material is not suitable for different educational settings with diverse learners.
"Supplements Available: - The workbook is an optional, very useful supplement. - In addition, there were several ancillary materials that provided some of the following -- these could supplement an AP Lit course, making it more comprehensive, as these materials include the non-fiction and argument focus from AP Lang: 17794 Adv. Lang. & Lit. 2E Examview Assessment Suite - (Variety of ways to create exams; Student access easy; Scrambles answers and questions in tests; Flashdrive 1 per instructor for every 30 copies purchased) 17786 Advanced Language & Literature: Strong Roots for AP®, College, and Beyond 2E Student Edition - (Student can take notes as they read within the EBook; Links to quick definitions to words and links to terms learned in the chapter as a review before culminating activity; We like the text examples chosen in this book. We like how this book handles interpreting themes as well as other elements of literature; Lots of good examples and nonexamples; Just the right amount of practice for teaching each grammar skill - not too long ; Provides controversial topics that students love like “Designer Babies”. This article does present both sides, albeit does not go into depth -- e.g. “In general, Americans approve of using reproductive genetic tests to prevent fatal childhood disease, but do not approve of using the same tests to identify or select for traits like intelligence or strength.” --; Teaching Argument: How Content & Style Work Together. (EBook pg. 114) Rhetorical Situation - Picture of Colin Kapernick who kneeled during the National Anthem. The commentary for this Nike ad says this “suggests that we, Kapernick, and Nike are all in this fight for justice so Just Do It!”) " Supplements Referenced: AP Central, several references to outside authors and texts. No references to additional instructional materials.

UTAH STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION

250 East 500 South

Salt Lake City, UT 84111-3204

Phone: 801.538.7807