Teacher Talk - Using Complex Short Stories in the Classroom

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From the AP Literature CED: "The highest performing essays on the exam typically recognize and account for contradictions and complexities in the text being analyzed. Students who reduce a complex […]

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Teacher Talk: Increasing Access with Preexisting Literacies

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Description: There is no reason why everything, especially in the English classroom, needs to be new for students.  In fact, most students already have a strong understanding of rhetoric, argumentation, research, […]

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Teacher Talk: A Superhero Mini Unit

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“You’re much stronger than you think you are. Trust me.” – Superman Recent events have taken a toll on our students and have revealed not only academic but emotional and psychological […]

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Teacher Talk: Improving Commentary

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This session will examine some released student samples from the 2021 AP exam. We will workshop how to help our students revise drafts to add in commentary and evidence to […]

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Teacher Talk: Helping Students Reason from Evidence

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Offered in partnership with Mass Insight Education and Research One of the best things we can do for all students is to take their thinking seriously. In this interactive session, […]

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Teacher Talk: Teaching Literature for Transfer

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Offered in partnership with Mass Insight Education and Research Literary study provides students with rich opportunities for developing transferable literacy skills, including the ability to make connections across contexts, read […]

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