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Rachel Cook and Candace Boerema joined AP English
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Sharing Resources
The purpose of this group is to isolate a space for us to upload or share resources.
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AP & Technology Tools
Join this group if you want to discuss the types of tools we can use in AP classes and how you are using those tools.
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Nadine Nichter replied to Dawn Hogue's discussion 'Best Test Prep Practices'
I do this but I do it the week before the exam. By then they should have a handle on the books they plan to use for question 3. I will do it earlier next year as our spring break is the week before the AP exam in 2011. Nadine
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Nicole Shaw replied to Dawn Hogue's discussion 'Best Test Prep Practices'
Very cool idea. I am going to work on getting this in to my curriculum. I think it would be very effective at teaching them they have to be ready for anything! Thanks for sharing.
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AP & Technology Tools
Join this group if you want to discuss the types of tools we can use in AP classes and how you are using those tools.
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Must Reads
What books are a must for our classrooms, for our teaching practice, and why?
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Forum

Elizabeth Collins

How do YOU teach rhetorical analysis? 3 Replies

Wondering if any seasoned AP English Language teachers have ideas about training students for essay #3, Rhetorical Analysis. I was planning to give students passages to read, along with (initially) "…

Tagged: strategies, teaching, analysis, rhetorical, English

Started by Elizabeth Collins. Last reply by Elizabeth Collins Jan 31.

Lisa Moore

Google Reader 2 Replies

Is anyone using Google Reader (or another RSS reader) to help students keep up on current events and read about them from different perspectives? If yes, how did you get them started?

Started by Lisa Moore. Last reply by Lisa Moore Jan 25.

Denise Grandits

Some questions on exam 1 Reply

I'm a new AP teacher and I have a couple of questions. Can students use a nonfiction work on question 3 (I'm thinking of books like Tuesdays with Morrie)? If a student is unsure of a multiple choice…

Started by Denise Grandits. Last reply by Dawn Hogue Jan 11.

Dawn Hogue

Literal Thinkers 1 Reply

Do any of you have activities or strategies to help literal thinkers get beyond the surface level? I realize that most high school students struggle with abstract thinking to begin with, but there mu…

Tagged: literal_thinking, abstract_thinking

Started by Dawn Hogue. Last reply by Latosha Guy Dec. 11, 2009.

Blog Posts

Jill Fritz

Poetry

This is my first year teaching AP Literature. I attended an AP workshop this fall and received some fun ideas on teaching poetry. Now that I'm beginning my poetry unit, I would like some ideas and advice on some of the poems that you have used. I'm going to start with a series of poems on blackberries. I like the idea of thematic poems (especially with food). Suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

Posted by Jill Fritz on January 24, 2010 at 1:26pm — 6 Comments

Dawn Hogue

One of my best ideas this year

Independent Reading Assignment

One of my best ideas this year was to have students choose novels to read and study on their own. I got several first quarter "projects" that exceeded my expectations. I had not seen before how students could apply what we're learning in general about literature to their own study. I had always thought that we needed to go through texts as a whole group. I still think there is value in whole c… Continue

Posted by Dawn Hogue on November 17, 2009 at 2:00pm — 5 Comments

teacherho

After a week

After a week of pre-assessments I have discovered I have lots of work to do - but being organized and having an online class to more quickly disseminate information I feel confident I can do more, with less time.

The writing is definitely a target - students need to understand how to read the prompt and answer it properly, instead of engaging in tangents when they don't know what to write.

Posted by teacherho on August 30, 2009 at 8:25pm — 1 Comment

 
 

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