This webinar will offer ways to strengthen students’ analytical skills across all Free Response Question types. Using a thematically linked mini-unit, we will explore how a single pairing of texts can build interpretive thinking and writing skills. Participants will walk through a close-reading lesson built around Catherine’s “I am Heathcliff” passage from Wuthering Heights (Ch. 9) paired […]
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Iconic movie speeches have long shaped cultural conversations, public memory, and the ways audiences understand persuasion—making them a rich resource for teaching rhetorical analysis in the AP® English Language and Composition classroom. Many teachers already know this and Applied Practice has chosen to support those efforts with our brand-new AP-Aligned Guide on Famous Movie Speeches, […]
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As a uniquely American Genre, Southern Gothic literature offers a rich landscape for exploring character complexity, cultural tensions, and stylistic nuance—making it an ideal fit for AP® English instruction. Join former AP Chief Reader Prof. David Miller and AP Consultant and Professor Brandon Abdon to explore this genre in the AP classroom. In this session, Applied […] |
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Two of the most persistent challenges in AP® Lang are helping students choose evidence (Row B) and guiding them toward sophistication (Row C). This session reframes both. Drawing on insights from the 2025 AP® Reading, we’ll consider why specificity—not sophistication—is the real key to strong evidence, and how honoring first drafts creates the conditions for […] |
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