How to Scaffold Writing Instruction: 3 Pathways for Three Different Classrooms
Scaffolding is a complicated term in high school education. On the one hand, we’re told to scaffold: Vygotsky’s zone of…
AP Literature
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Teaching Literature Effectively: A Pride and Prejudice Case Study in Making Classics Accessible
You know what’s not the best way to make Pride and Prejudice appealing to teenagers? A 102-slide PowerPoint. Yep, you…
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Why Literary Allusions in AP Lit Aren’t Optional (And How to Fill the Knowledge Gap)
“When Ah-HAWKS strives some rock’s vast weight to throw . . .” We, of course, do our best to avoid…
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The 30 Must-Know AP Lit Terms (and How to Actually Teach Them)
No matter how many years we’ve been teaching or how confident we feel in our subject matter, the assignment to…
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The AP Literature Essay Starts Here: 3 Foundational Writing Skills to Teach First
It’s tempting, when teaching AP Literature and Composition, to jump straight into literary analysis. After all, most of us are…
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8 Evocative Poems with Imagery for AP Literature
If there’s one literary device that just screams poetry, it’s imagery. Sure, figurative language matters. Sound devices are unique to…
