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    AP® English (6)

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    Strategies for Tackling the AP English Multiple Choice Questions

    The AP English exam can feel like a high-stakes challenge for students, and for teachers, preparing students to tackle the multiple-choice section...

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    Strategies for AP English Teachers: Second Semester Success

    Most AP English teachers now find themselves well into this critical second half of the school year. With the AP exam quickly approaching in May (I...

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    The Importance of Including Native and Indigenous Literature in AP English

    In AP English Literature classrooms, it is essential to recognize that everyone’s literature matters. The canon of literature has historically been...

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    A Rhetoric of Empathy in AP® Language

    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...

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    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.

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    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....

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    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®...

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    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...

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    Discussion with the Chief AP Lit Reader (2024)

    Dr. Brandon Abdon is joined by Chief AP Literature and Composition Reader Steve Price to discuss the 2024 AP exam.

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    Discussion with the Chief AP Lang Reader (2024)

    Chief AP Language and Composition reader Michael Neal joins Dr. Brandon Abdon to discuss to the 2024 AP exam.

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