NOTE! Updated Schedule: Language Session with Brandon Abdon and Alexandra Horowitz Monday, August 25 | 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM CT Literature Session with Brandon Abdon and Rich Miller Monday, August 25 | 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM CT Discover New Classroom Reads! Join Applied Practice and educators from across the country in our "From […]
Rhetorical situation too often gets taught as a static diagram rather than a lived reality. But in truth, it’s happening every day in our classrooms — and it’s exactly what students encounter once they cross the “threshold of adventure” into the real world. This 45-minute conversation reimagines rhetorical situation as a dynamic exchange, not a […]
Join our very own Director of School Relations, Julie Alexander, as she shares a tried-and-true poetry lesson straight from her personal teaching archive. . This engaging, ready-to-use lesson became a student favorite year after year. It offers an accessible way to introduce poetry—specifically, the ode—using the relatable poem “Ode to Cheese Fries” by José Olivarez. […]
Help students move beyond summary and into deep analysis! This session explores practical strategies for teaching complexity in prose, offering clear entry points that help students engage with layered meanings, nuanced characterizations, and authorial choices. Teachers will discuss ways to guide students toward richer, more sophisticated literary interpretations. Facilitator: Ryan Hale Ryan Hale has been […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
