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Exploring "The All of It" from the 2025 AP Lit Exam
There are occasionally released items on the AP Exam that cause a teacher to immediately think, Well I did all that I could. This thought is often...
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AP® Literature
Short Story Activities
In my district, every nine weeks we ask our students at all grade levels to read a work independently and then demonstrate their knowledge of that...
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...
AP English: Getting Poetry—and Getting Better at It
As the school year reaches its midpoint, many AP Literature teachers find themselves asking the same questions: How are my students really doing with...
From Summary to Insight: Pushing AP English Students Toward Sophisticated Commentary
One of the most persistent challenges in AP® English classrooms isn’t getting students to write—it’s getting them to move beyond summary.
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.”
Helping Students Earn the Sophistication Point in AP English
Every May, AP readers hear the same refrain: “The sophistication point is a unicorn.” But that’s not quite right. Unicorns don’t exist. The...
Reasoning and Commentary in AP English: Building Stronger Arguments
It’s a comment I hear from teachers everywhere I go. No matter what size of school or district or the AP “passing” rates of the students, it’s the...
What AP® English Teachers Must Know about Their Students on Day One
The first days of any AP® English course are less about handing out a syllabus and more about laying a foundation: telling students what is expected...
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...