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 […]
Many works, like Tennessee Williams' Pulitzer prize winning play, "A Streetcar Named Desire" have been banned, censored, or otherwise restricted at times from high school classrooms. Join us for a discussion of […]
Students are smart. Students make great observations. Students say things that cause us to see ideas or texts differently. Too often, they try to put these things in writing and miss […]
If literature as a field of study is going to survive, then it falls on us as teachers of it to make it matter. Not for us, but for the […]
Many, if not most, students struggle with reading and writing at grade-level. As teachers, it's our responsibility not only to teach grade-level content, but also provide scaffolds to make up […]
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, […]
“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 […]
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 […]
"Think, Feel, Believe and/or Do...How to Extend Rhetorical Analysis Line of Reasoning" Students often struggle to extend their commentary. Help students find more to say about their text evidence within […]
As English teachers, we are known for using books to make connections to universal themes and current events. Our classroom doesn't have to be limited to written texts to make […]
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, […]
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 […]
