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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...
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AP® Language
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.
AP Language: Quote Displacement Activity
In this lesson, students will choose pages from a scene from an assigned novel (this can be done with a shorter text, too). Students will start by...
AP Language: Teaching the MCQ
With 45 questions in an hour, four answer choices per question, it’s understandable why the multiple-choice section can be intimidating.
AP Language: Doodle Notes
In this lesson(s), students will create “Doodle Notes” to showcase their understanding of one of the free response questions on the AP Language exam...
Analytical Writing Templates and Starters
Join Dr. Brandon Abdon and Timm Freitas from The Garden of English to discuss templated essay writing strategies.
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 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,...
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...
AP® Language: Vocab Acquisition Template
This lesson provides strategies for predicting meaning, previewing texts, and making inferences about word meaning and vocabulary. Students will be...