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Summary vs. Analysis Lesson Plan for ELA Teachers
Students often rely on summaries as a shortcut to understand literature. While summaries help review the plot, they flatten storytelling into a list...
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Student-Generated Questions: How to Teach 3 Levels of Questioning
There is no shortage of professional development on teaching educators how to write questions. We add them to our lesson plans, we spin manual or...
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What to Teach in the First Weeks of AP® Language & AP® Literature
The first weeks of an AP English course carry more weight than the calendar suggests. Some students walk in certain they belong. Others were talked...
Teaching Students to Have Original Ideas in the Age of AI
As artificial intelligence becomes increasingly accessible, many teachers are asking the same question: How do we teach students to think for...
AP® Reader Reflection: 2026 FRQ 3 Argument
The 2026 argument FRQ focused on the following 2009 keynote address quotation by physician, engineer, and former astronaut Mae Jemison: “Never be...
AP® Reader Reflection: Thoughts From a First-Time Reader
I never expected my application to be accepted. I was in the middle of my first year teaching AP Literature, and, at least in my mind, I am the...
Discussion with Chief Readers about 2026 AP® English Exams
Watch an exclusive conversation with the Chief Readers and Chief Reader-Designate of AP English Language and AP English Literature and Composition as...
AP® Language: Selfie Prompt Deconstruction Assignment
In today’s digital world, photographs play a significant role in how we express ourselves, communicate with others, and document our lives. This...
Character Posts: Social Media Storytelling from the Text
In this creative and analytical lesson, students will explore character development, relationships, and key events in a literary text by crafting a...
Now What? Some Ideas for After the AP® Exam
The AP exams end, the proctors tell students to log out, and for a brief moment, the room exhales. That one day in May has really come and gone. Then...