English Language and Composition

Taught by Nanci Bush

Description

Welcome! This AP® English Language and Composition Summer Institute will offer teachers a strong foundation for setting up new AP® courses, guidance for creating AP® Units relevant to each participant’s students, invigorating ideas for energizing existing courses, and ample strategies for the pre-AP® classroom.

As a current AP® English Language teacher, the workshop consultant will offer numerous strategies for improving students’ abilities to read critically and write purposefully. Additionally, participants will receive an overview of My AP® Classroom (web-based resources and support from the College Board®). Plus, as an AP® Reader and Table Leader, the consultant will provide scoring experience on recent AP® essays and practice with AP® multiple choice passages.

The workshop will be structured with many hands-on lessons to help teachers choose classroom strategies to strengthen student success on AP® English skills. Our platforms are Zoom, AP® Classroom, and Google Drive.

Goals

• Understand skills necessary for student success in the AP® English Language course
• Plan/Update your AP® Course by selecting instructional strategies for reading, writing, and viewing texts
• Practice assessing student progress with AP®’s 6-point rubric and AP® Classroom resources
• Develop an AP® community for support

Schedule (Pacific Time)

8:00-9:30 - Synchronous
9:30-10:30 - Asynchronous
10:30-12:00 - Synchronous
12:00-1:30 - Lunch/Asynchronous
1:30-2:00 - Office Hours (for individual or small group consultations)
2:00-4:00 - Synchronous

Monday, Day 1

Course and Exam Overview

1. Acquire an overview of AP® English Language and Composition
2. Explore the Course & Exam Description
   • 9 Key Units
   • Big Ideas
   • Skill Categories
3. Explore My AP® Classroom

Tuesday, Day 2

Rhetorical Analysis

1. Understand the Rhetorical Situation
   • Develop a Foundation for Rhetorical Analysis
   • View a range of prompts and practice scoring sample essays
   • Share teaching strategies for building student competence
2. Discuss the relationship between claims and evidence and line of reasoning

Wednesday, Day 3

Argument

1. Understand Argument
   • View prompts and practice scoring sample essays
   • Discuss how to teach skills with your favorite texts
   • Develop an AP® Unit
   • Group activities
2. Peruse Available Resources for AP® English courses
3. Share & Explore Technological Resources

Thursday, Day 4

Synthesis & Instructional Design

1. Understand Synthesis – A Researched Argument
   • View sample prompts and practice scoring sample essays
   • Strategies for Instruction from Introduction to Essay Success
   • Write Synthesis Essay
   • Create engaging synthesis prompts
2. Discuss
   • Diversity and Inclusion; Equity in Access to AP® courses
   • Grading vs. Scoring
   • Managing the AP® workload
3. Review Unit/Syllabus
4. Discuss Tips for Test Preparation for Students/Final Review
5. Participant Sharing of Best Practices