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Architecture, Design & Structure in Literature
Ernest Hemingway once famously said that “Prose is architecture. It’s not interior design.” Well-known for the sparsity and tight structure of his...
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AP® English (11)
Rhetorical Analysis: Letter from a Birmingham Jail
This resource will introduce students to each element of the rhetorical situation as it relates to a complex text, “Letter from a Birmingham Jail” by...
AP® Literature at The Middle of the Year
It’s December. You’re tired. You are fairly certain that you cannot lead another discussion about—or design another activity around—something like...
“Where in the…?" — A Conversation on Literature & Setting
Everything happens somewhere. Hester and Pearl live on the outskirts of town; George and Lennie start off in the wilderness but then live on a farm;...
AP® Lang: The Dialectical Journal
This resource is designed to provide structure, guidance, and inspiration for students to complete a series of dialectical journal entries based on...
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...
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...
#APLangTop5 Session 5: A Focus on Line of Reasoning
For many years, LOR—for most English teachers—stood for The Lord of the Rings. But now, LOR has come to stand for something seemingly even more...
#APLangTop5 Session 4: Providing & Explaining Commentary
In this session of our #APLangTop5 Most Difficult Concept Series, we focus on concretely explaining what commentary is, why it matters in the context...
#APLangTop5 Session 3: Generating Evidence
In the two sessions of the third installment of our series, “The Top 5 Most Difficult Concepts to Teach in an AP® Language Course...and how to...