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AP English Multiple Choice—Preparing for the Test without Teaching to the Test
Most AP English teachers recognize that the multiple-choice questions assess skills and essential knowledge in composition and reading, but students...
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AP® Language (5)
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...
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.
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....
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®...
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...
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.
Q&A with an AP Lang Reader (2024)
Dr. Brandon Abdon is joined by an AP® Language Exam Reader Christopher Judson to discuss the 2024 AP Exam.
Reviewing for the AP Lang and AP Lit Exams
Join Dr. Brandon Abdon for top review tips for the last month of preparation leading up to the AP English exams.
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...