Articles of the Week 9.26.18
I am a firm believer that writing at the sentence level is not emphasized enough in high school and college composition classes. How to Write a Great Sentence by Joe Moran in Guardian this week turns...
View ArticlePlaying with Punctuation
Style is one of the hardest concepts to teach students. The idea of playing with sentences and experimenting with style is foreign to so many students – and teachers I dare say. I’m amazed at how many...
View ArticleArticles of the Week 10.3.18
Building Better Topic Sentences by David Rickert gives a step by step approach to teaching students how to make a claim that’s not too narrow but not to broad. The Human Development Index: Analyzing...
View ArticleSimply Syntax
Editor’s Note: Jori Krulder, a friend and member of the AP Lit community, found out yesterday that her home was lost in one of the California wildfires. A Go Fund Me – Krulder has been set up to help...
View Article#NCTE2018 Recap
Editor’s note: Several of the AP Lit/Lang group were at NCTE 2018 last weekend. Below are reflections from Roy Smith and me and links to presentations from those in our community. Sadly, several of us...
View ArticleSemester One – Almost Done
December is the perfect storm in many ways in the classroom. Teachers are exhausted from week after week of classroom instruction with the hustle and bustle of the holidays added in the mix. The...
View ArticleGive Me Five: Close Reading Strategies
Happy New Year! I can hardly believe the holidays are over and we will be heading back to the classroom to start the push to the end of the year. My hope is you are rested and were able to spend time...
View ArticleArticles of the Month: January
Happy January 15th! You’re back to school and already half way through the month. I hope the articles give you ideas and inspire you as you settle back in to a new semester. Making Connections: 50...
View ArticleDystopian Choice Unit and 1984 Simulation
This year, I have had to rethink my teaching. I moved from a suburban to urban school, left a 4×4 block where I had my AP students everyday all year and now teach on an A/B block only seeing my...
View ArticleGive Me Five: Pictures from the Month
One thing I am adding to the blog this year is On the Fives with five strategies on the 5th of each month, five articles on the 15th of each month, and five pictures on the 25th of each month. The...
View ArticleGive Me Five Strategies: Analysis
Need to move your students into deeper analysis? Try these strategies – The post Give Me Five Strategies: Analysis appeared first on AP LIT HELP.
View ArticleEssay Writing: The Nitty Gritty
At the beginning of the year, I tell my students that we will live in the dichotomy (might as well introduce them to new vocabulary from the beginning) of This class is all about the exam and this...
View ArticleArticles of the Month: February
Editor’s Note: So this was supposed to be pushed out yesterday, but that didn’t happen because it was Friday and well that should be enough. So here’s the On The Fives articles on the 16th instead of...
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Editor’s note: Last week I saw a post in the AP Literature and Composition Facebook group from someone asking about newer works to incorporate in the curriculum. That got my mind thinking about a post...
View ArticlePictures – February
Once again, love, love, love literally seeing what’s happening in everyone’s classes! Denise Trach (Facebook)- Presenting reading as the gift that it is! Hours of prep for likely seconds of unwrapping...
View ArticleGive Me Five: Multiple Choice Review
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View ArticleArticles of the Month: March
Research can be done with creative and engaging lessons also. Footnotes Made Fun by Hattie McGuire is a fun exercise that can be used as a get-to-know you activity or a regular lesson and stresses the...
View ArticleSingle Line Significance
Editor’s Note: When Ed Gillet – one of my AP Lit teacher heros – emailed with pics of how he was using the New Sentences articles from the NYT, I immediately asked more and wanted to share. I think...
View ArticleA Picture is Worth a Thousand Words – March
Brenda @brenmaha Mar 9 What’s on Hamlet’s plate helped students identify all of the issues Hamlet was struggling with. At first they couldn’t at all believe that stress may be driving H mad, but after...
View ArticlePoetry Strategies
April is National Poetry Month so let’s talk poetry strategies. Here are five stragies to help students wrap their minds around reading and understanding poetry. Enjoy! Give Me Five – Poetry Strategies...
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