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    AP® Gov: Starting the Year Strong

    The beginning of the school year is an important time for establishing expectations and forming relationships, both teacher–student and student–student. In my district, we teach government and civics and AP® U.S. Government and Politics to...

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    Real to Reel: Dystopian Societies

    Netflix, Hulu, and Disney+ have taken over much of the television industry by taking popular and enticing books or comics and creating a TV series...

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    AP® Lang: A Lesson in Close Reading

    This resource is designed to provide a guided lesson on close reading, specifically imagery, figurative language, word choice, tone, and tonal shift...

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    Real to Reel: Textual Evidence

    Code-switching is changing something about yourself to fit a certain situation or audience. The way you might talk to your friends versus talking to...

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    8 Tips for New Teachers on How to Be Successful in an AP® Course

    Over years of experience teaching an AP® course (in my case, AP® World History), I’ve been able to compile a list of “must do” tips and suggestions...

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    Organizing Your AP® United States History Course

    Do you need some ideas and/or extra support to organize your AP® United States History course? Join Lou Gallo as he shares ideas on how to organize...

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    Real to Reel: Point of View

    In the majority of books, the narrator is human and alive, but in The Book Thief by Markus Zusak, the narrator is Death. Yes, Death with a capital D....

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    Planning your AP® Government & Politics Course

    Even though it feels like the whirlwind of the school year just ended, it’s never too early to start thinking through what you want your course to...

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    Real to Reel: Our Favorite Book-to-Screen Adaptations

    For book lovers, it’s nothing new to read a good book and seek out the movie rendition, but for students, many seek out movies or TV shows and then...

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    Summer Adventure Mini Lesson: Not in Kansas Anymore

    For his first two years of college, I drove my youngest son back and forth from San Antonio, Texas, to the University of Kansas. I drove him up for...

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