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    AP® Language (6)

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    Top 3 Tips For AP Lang

    Join Dr. Brandon Abdon and partners in AP Lang Timm Freitas (Garden Of English) and Beth Hall (‪Coach Hall Writes‬) to discuss their top tips for...

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    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.

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    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...

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    Analytical Writing Templates and Starters

    Join Dr. Brandon Abdon and Timm Freitas from The Garden of English to discuss templated essay writing strategies.

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    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...

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    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,...

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    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...

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    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...

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    The Results Are In: Now What Do I Do With Them? (AP Lang)

    Dr. Brandon Abdon and expert guests break down how to analyze results from the 2023 AP Language and Composition exam.

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    AP® Language: Exploring Contemporary Issues

    In this lesson, students are asked to consider how they are situated within the world around them–locally, nationally, and globally. Students will...

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