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Dr. Brandon Abdon
AP English Multiple Choice—Preparing for the Test without Teaching to the Test
Most AP English teachers recognize that the multiple-choice questions assess skills and essential knowledge in composition and reading, but students...
A Rhetoric of Empathy in AP Lang
While we want argument and rhetoric to develop logically and follow a line of reasoning, we also must recognize that sometimes what others see as...
Analytical Writing Templates and Starters
Join Dr. Brandon Abdon and Timm Freitas from The Garden of English to discuss templated essay writing strategies.
Everything You Need to Know About the Digital Exam Changeover
Join Brandon Abdon as he hosts teacher, author, consultant, and digital exam coach Melissa Alter Smith to discuss preparing for—and training...
Sentencing Guidelines: Writing Wrongs
With an emphasis on close reading, analysis, and full-length essays, losing track of sentences is easy. Join Dr. Brandon Abdon, author of our AP®...
Writing for the AP Exam: English Language and Composition
Join Brandon Abdon, Timm Freitas, and Beth Hall as they celebrate their new book–AMSCO's Writing for the AP Exam: English Language and Composition....
AP® English: Sophistication & Complexity Webinar
The sophistication point on the essay rubrics often meets with much weeping and gnashing of teeth. Students want to know how to write it. Teachers...
Bridging the Gap Between AP Lang and AP Lit
Join authors Dr. Brandon Abdon and Becky McFarlan to learn about how to connect learnings from the AP Lang and AP Lit courses. {% video_player...
25(ish) Days Until the AP Lang Exam: What to do and not to do
Dr. Brandon Abdon is joined by AP Lit expert Susan Barber to discuss last minute strategies for preparing your students for the AP exam.
So You’re Teaching AP English Next Year? Start Here.
Congratulations—or maybe condolences? You just found out you are teaching an Advanced Placement® (AP) English class next year. Whether it’s AP...
Preparing Your Students for the AP Lit Exam
It’s a month before the AP exam and you’re freaking out. You're trying to think about what you need to review with your students, what you should...
Preparing Your Students for the AP Lang Exam
It’s a month before the AP exam and you’re freaking out. You're trying to think about what you need to review with your students, what you should ask...