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Dr. Brandon Abdon
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...
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. {% video_player...
The Results Are In: Now What Do I Do With Them (AP Lit)
Dr. Brandon Abdon and expert guests break down how to analyze results from the 2023 AP Literature and Composition exam. {% video_player...
Easy Access to Complex Poetry
Join Dr. Brandon Abdon and special guest Melissa Alter-Smith, founder of #TeachLivingPoets, to explore common-sense approaches to help even the most...
Discussion with the Chief AP Lit Reader (2023)
Join Brandon Abdon and Guest Dr. Steve Price to discuss what happens at the AP Exam reading and why it matters.
2022 AP Literature Scoring Bump: What Happened?
Dr. Brandon Abdon and guest Clair Antoon-Newton to dig into why test scores jumped on the 2022 AP Literature Exam, standards setting, and what it all...
AP® English: Sophistication & Complexity Webinar
The sophistication point on the essay rubrics often meets with much weeping and gnashing of teeth. Students want to know how to write it. Teachers...
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®...
“Where in the…?" — A Conversation on Literature & Setting
Everything happens somewhere. Hester and Pearl live on the outskirts of town; George and Lennie start off in the wilderness but then live on a farm;...
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. {% video_player "embed_player"...
Prepping Your Students for the AP® English Exams
It’s a month before the AP exam and you’re freaking out- You're trying to think about what you need to review with your students, what you should ask...
AP Literature: Character Layers Analysis Activity
We are all constantly practicing the skill of character analysis. I remind my often insecure students of this fact before we dive into a difficult...