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Common Mistakes in Rhetorical Analysis Essays (and How to Fix Them)
When scoring AP Lang rhetorical analysis essays, I typically see one common problem: students select good evidence, but they struggle to develop...
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Real-Life Connections to AP® Free Response Questions
To reinforce essential AP Free Response skills (argumentation, rhetorical analysis, synthesis) by having students connect question types and...
AP® English Students and Teachers Share Strategies Before Exams
These two AP English webinars offer practical strategies to help both teachers and students make the most of the final month before exams, so...
Teaching Students to Think Rhetorically About Statistics
In AP English Language and Composition, we ask students to enter an ongoing conversation, craft an argument, and make deliberate rhetorical choices....
Six Word Memoir Activity
In this creative and reflective assignment, you’ll explore the art of powerful storytelling through just six words. You’ll examine examples of 6-word...
Using Art to Teach Historical Thinking Skills: Introducing the 4 C's
One of the best days I’ve ever had in the classroom is when we look at art.
Creating Text Messages to Reflect Rhetorical Situation Activity
Lesson Overview This assignment is designed to help students think critically about how we use rhetoric in everyday communication—specifically...
Analyzing Rhetorical Analysis FRQs by Medium & Genre
Before students begin writing full rhetorical analysis essays, they need to understand the kinds of texts they will encounter on the AP Language and...
AP English at the Middle of Year: Where are you at? Where are you going?
“The December spiral … prevents us from seeing the slow, meaningful gains our students are actually making.”
Situation and Context in AP English Language and Composition
Rhetoric really is everything, everywhere, and all at once since every act of communication is spinning in a multiverse of contexts that all shape...