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This unit is designed for the AP Language classroom that incorporates American Literature. It combines multiple AP skills (reading visual texts, synthesis, argument, rhetorical analysis, etc) while moving through the text. Preferably positioned in the second semester, this unit does not go into depth about the rhetorical situation, claims and evidence, or reasoning and organization, but their understanding of each is practiced and honed. If you wanted to incorporate this earlier, plan to spend t

This is a collection of 10 units designed to cover a year of AP Language and Composition. [NOTE: This alignment, however, does not match up with the College Board unit design] Units include...Rhetorical and Critical Reading Introduction to Rhetorical Analysis Modern Discourse Introduction to Synthesis Argumentation Introduction to Argument Debates The Crucible The Rhetoric of Activism The Great Gatsby **Audit Syllabus Included**

Start your AP Language and Composition class with a quick, standard-focused learning check EVERYDAY! This resource includes over 190 bell ringers, including: PowerPoint, student packet, and sample responses. The bell ringers are organized by learning targets from the Course and Exam Description from College Board. Each target is also sold individually in my store!

Start your AP Language and Composition class with a quick, standard-focused learning check. This resource includes a PowerPoint and handout for 9 different bell ringers, all focused on learning target 1.A from the Course and Exam Description: Identify and describe components of the rhetorical situation: the exigence, audience, writer, purpose, context, and message.This part also includes four original Question 2 prompts and passages! (Note: Passages are linked in the Notes section of the PowerP

Start your AP Language and Composition class with a quick, standard-focused learning check. This resource includes a PowerPoint and handout for 9 different bell ringers, all focused on learning target 3.A from the Course and Exam Description: Identify and explain claims and evidence within an argument.The complete pack, including enough bell ringers for an entire school year (190+), is available here.

About the Collection As an (almost) veteran AP Language teacher, I have decided to compile a year's worth of content, covering the new 2020 standards and test format. Over the course of the next months, I will be posting complete units. Every unit includes: a standard audit, a hook activity, teaching narrative, rubrics, all handouts and materials (oftenboth Doc and PDF), assessments, and more! Unit 1 This unit is the introduction to AP Language critical reading concepts: the rhetorical situation

Start your AP Language and Composition class with a quick, standard-focused learning check. This resource includes a PowerPoint and handout for 9 different bell ringers, all focused on learning target 4.A from the Course and Exam Description: Develop a paragraph that includes a claim and evidence supporting the claim.The complete pack, including enough bell ringers for an entire school year (190+), is available here.

I am always looking for ways to marry AP Language skills with literature, like The Great Gatsby. This product includes 9 prompts for analytic writing - one for each chapter of the novel. In each, a different literary element or choice is identified, asking students to complete the analysis. Also Included: A sample response for each prompt and a general outline for analytic writing.

Use this concise checklist to document progress as you complete Component 4 of National Board certification. The checklist includes a list of all required items, links to all forms, and notes about where to find more information in the directions. I became National Board certified in 2019 and passed my recertification in 2023. This checklist would have made my life so much easier!

Set the foundation for success in AP Language and Composition with this comprehensive Unit 3: Rhetorical Analysis resource! Designed to launch another full-year AP Lang course, this unit equips students with essential skills to tackle the Question 2 prompt and write effective analytic essays. What’s Included:Detailed Teaching Narrative: Step-by-step guidance for each lesson.Engaging Activities: Interactive exercises that build students confidence with writing.Daily Slides: A PowerPoint with sli

Set the foundation for success in AP Language and Composition with this comprehensive Unit 2: Cohesive Arguments resource! Designed to launch another full-year AP Lang course, this unit equips students with essential skills to approach FRQ writing with confidence and precision. What’s Included:Detailed Teaching Narrative: Step-by-step guidance for each lesson.Engaging Activities: Interactive exercises that build students confidence with writing.Daily Slides: A PowerPoint with slides for every l

About the Collection As an (almost) veteran AP Language teacher, I have decided to compile a year's worth of content, covering the new 2020 standards and test format. Over the course of the next months, I will be posting complete units. Every unit includes: a standard audit, a hook activity, teaching narrative, rubrics, all handouts and materials (oftenboth Doc and PDF), assessments, and more! Unit 4 While the previous unit was designed around the concept of modern discourse, this one expands th

Set the foundation for success in AP Language and Composition with this comprehensive Unit 1: Critical Reading resource! Designed to launch another full-year AP Lang course, this unit equips students with essential skills to approach complex texts with confidence and precision. What’s Included:Detailed Teaching Narrative: Step-by-step guidance for each lesson.Engaging Activities: Interactive exercises that foster close reading and critical thinking.Anchor Texts & Practice MCQ Sets: Rigorous tex

About the Collection As an (almost) veteran AP Language teacher, I have decided to compile a year's worth of content, covering the new 2020 standards and test format. Over the course of the next months, I will be posting complete units. Every unit includes: a standard audit, a hook activity, teaching narrative, rubrics, all handouts and materials (oftenboth Doc and PDF), assessments, and more! Unit 5 The concept of argumentation is introduced through the context of modern criminal law. Students

The one pager is a common assignment. This resource expands it to the rigors of AP Language and Composition, asking students to watch or look for rhetorical choices and to synthesize materials. Great for visual sources or text sources. Student sample included!

Want an easy way to introduce the rhetorical triangle? Here is a lesson which includes an Apples to Apples style game which asks students to practice different rhetorical situations.

A great resource to lead in to literary analysis is the text, "How To Read Literature Like a Professor" by Thomas Foster. To effectively survey the information with students, this project separates the content into 5 presentations, assigning small groups to teach the a lesson for their peers.

This is a complete AP Literature and Composition unit for The House on Mango Street. Spanning four weeks, this unit goes from an AP Lit Free Response Questions pre-assessment to a literary analysis presentation to close reading of different excerpts to a College Board prose FRQ. (Copyrighted prompt and scoring guide are available online). UPDATE: This material was created prior to the 2020 exam changes. Materials are still relevant, but some wording may need to be changed.

Start your AP Language and Composition class with a quick, standard-focused learning check. This resource includes a PowerPoint and handout for 9 different bell ringers, all focused on learning target 1.B from the Course and Exam Description: Explain how an argument demonstrates understanding of an audience’s beliefs, values, or needs.The complete pack, including enough bell ringers for an entire school year (190+), is available here.

This pack of resources includes a scaffolded approach to analyzing the rhetorical situation. First, is SPACES (Speaker, Purpose, Audience, Context, Exigence, and Subject). Then, students graduate to the familiar SPACECAT (Speaker, Purpose, Audience, Context, Exigence, Choices, Appeals, and Tone). The pack includes graphic organizers, samples, and example annotation for each.