Ap language and composition

Check out these AP English Language and Composition notes on how to annotate a book effectively. These simple tips helped me get straight-As in the class and score a 5 on the final exam.

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AP Language and Composition Exam Notes

The First Week of AP Language - Angie Kratzer

How in the world do we start? There are so many ways to design an AP English Language course, that it’s hard to decide what to do the first week. For some schools, schedules are pretty fluid the first ten days or so, so you may be constantly dropping and gaining students. For others, students […]

Ethos, pathos, logos, kairos Rhetorical strategies for effective arguments in writing

This fall, I’ve received many messages from new AP Language and Composition teachers who are trying to find their feet. After some reflection, I decided to offer a few of the ideas and proces…

Welcome Back to Teaching Tuesday! Today is the third edition of “What I Teach,” and I’m sharing my full course outline for 11th Grade: AP Language and Composition/American Literature. If you missed them, check out “What I Teach: Ninth Grade English” + background info on my courses in general here AND “What I Teach: Tenth...Read More »

Three year-long learning routines that MUST be established in an effective AP Language and Composition class

Learn how one of Marco's expert teachers is able to grade efficiently and effectively in order to provide her students with top-notch feedback on their AP® U.S. English Language work!

Welcome Back to Teaching Tuesday! Today is the third edition of “What I Teach,” and I’m sharing my full course outline for 11th Grade: AP Language and Composition/American Literature. If you missed them, check out “What I Teach: Ninth Grade English” + background info on my courses in general here AND “What I Teach: Tenth...Read More »

first posted notes of college!

how to annotate ap english literature annotating classics books book guide

Engaging, informative, provocative–TED talks are the perfect tool for the English language arts classroom. In my AP Lang & Comp class, they are a refreshing source of high-quality rhetori…

AP Language and Composition shouldn’t be the only place where students learn certain skills. In fact, these skills are so important, they should really be spiraled down into all of the grade levels leading up to Lang. Here are my top four recommendations to consider in your vertical articulation

AP English Language & Composition was never designed to be plowed through in three months. Read about what can stay and what can go in this blog post about pacing the course for a 90-day block.

Help your AP Literature (and AP Language) students understand Line of Reasoning with these 3 activities.