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    Top 5 Takeaways From the 2023 AP® Language Exam

    While the 2023 AP English Language and Composition exam represents year 4 of assessment using the analytic scoring guide and year 3 of the changes to the multiple choice section, for me personally, it truly felt like the 22-23 school year was the...

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    AP® World History: Comparison, Continuity, and Causation

    Do your students struggle to understand the difference between Comparison, Continuity, and Causation when writing essays? Using this presentation...

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    Books Your Students Might Have Missed Over Summer Break

    For some students, summer is an exit from all things academic and literature, which means they might be coming back in the fall clueless on the...

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    The AP Rubric: Scoring, Grading, and the Sophistication Point

    Join Dr. Brandon Abdon, Senior Author of our AP English Literature and AP English Language coursebooks, for a deep dive into the rubric, strategies,...

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    Behavioral Immaturity in the Middle School Classroom

    You feel it, I feel it, we all feel it: group dynamics are different now. I started this article with a rather long lament about it. We don’t have as...

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    Interview with a Character (ELA Activity)

    There are so many more interesting methods to writing a character analysis than writing an analysis paragraph. Oftentimes, English or language arts...

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    Developing Stamina in our Readers and Writers

    How do I get my kids in reading and writing shape, so they can move forward? Here are 6 questions I am asking myself as I attempt to help students...

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    8 "Herstory" Books You Need to Read

    I know sometimes it can be a struggle to get kids excited about nonfiction. Even I find myself more drawn to the escapism of fiction. But our world...

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    Discussion with the Chief AP Lit Reader (2023)

    Join Brandon Abdon and Guest Dr. Steve Price to discuss what happens at the AP Exam reading and why it matters.

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    Discussion with the Chief AP Lang Reader (2023)

    Join Dr. Brandon Abdon and his guest, the Chief Reader of the 2023 AP Language and Composition Exam Akua Duku Anokye to talk about this year's AP...

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