Use STITCH as an acronym to help teach your AP Lang & Comp students Line of Reasoning. This poster explains and displays a great way to remember how to establish a Line of Reasoning in their essays. ...

Engaging, informative, provocative–TED talks are the perfect tool for the English language arts classroom. In my AP Lang & Comp class, they are a refreshing source of high-quality rhetori…

This tote bag is custom made for any AP English Language and Composition Teacher who just happens to have an affinity for flamingos (P.S. that is all AP Lang teachers). This tote features an AP English Language and Comp Writing Club logo and the famous flamingo mascot of so many AP English teachers, students, and scorers out there. NOTE: This same design is also featured on a white mug, a black mug, and a t-shirt which comes in multiple colors. This 100% cotton bag comes in 15" x 16" and is perfect for everyday wear. The canvas material is durable and will last for years. The bag features 20" handles (made from the same canvas), making it easy to carry even with a week's worth of shopping. .: 100% cotton canvas .: Heavy fabric (12 oz/yd; (406.9 g/m) .: Sewn-in label Bag Size 15 inches x 16 inches Handle length 20.00 inches All orders are made when you place your order. For this reason, we do not accept returns or exchanges.

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This was the mantra repeated by a presenter at one of the first AP conferences I attended. We were examining methods to break students out of shallow analysis. The past few years of teaching AP Lan…

Increase students’ engagement and choice through a rigorous college-level research project. Students will use their research to write a literature review, essay proposal, and thesis, then defend their writing and content in a dissertation-style small group of peers. This PDF includes the following: Overview Alignment to Standards Student Assignment Pages (3) Rubric & Two Student Samples: Proposal Rubric & Student Sample: Literature Review Rubric & Three Student Samples: Thesis Peer Review Questions Dissertation & Reflection Instructions Benefits: -Aligned to Common Core and College Board standards. -Students engage in self-guided academic research. -The assignment is open-ended, so it can apply to any topic(s). The topic(s) may be teacher- or student- determined. Increased student choice supports engagement! -Students learn to write essays that include common features of college-level writing: thesis, proposal (also functions as an abstract), and literature review. -The assignment allows the teacher to determine what and how much to teach into the assignment. It is set up so that it could be completely independent (depending on the students’ ability to conduct self-guided research and writing), or it could be the focus of a unit/individual lessons. -Differentiate by asking advanced students to deal with more abstract concepts; support struggling students with targeted writing instruction and tools. This product is also available in the AP Language and Composition Bundle. A friendly note: This work is protected by copyright. You may use my products in your classroom, but you may not distribute them (this includes posting them online for public access). The copyright information on each page must remain intact. If you are interested in sharing with your colleagues, please send them the link to my store! Multiple license discounts are available. Let’s connect! My blog: The Rhetor’s Toolbox Pinterest: The Rhetor’s Toolbox on Pinterest

This 39-slide, editable, & ready-to-use Google Slide contains an approximately 15-day unit over the Rhetorical Situation that aligns to the AP Lang & Comp Unit 1 in the CED. Uses gradual release apprenticeship teaching model as well as opportunities for writer's notebook work: Includes: Teacher Instructions Links to printable passages & graphic organizers (often in "speaker's notes") 1-day lesson for all 7 rhetorical situation elements (Speaker, Context, Audience, Message, Purpose, Exigence, & Rhetorical Choices) that includes: Element explanation, guiding questions, & example 1 in-class practice (good for groups) 1 independent practice Progress Check reflection questions (as formative assessment) 1 Summative Assessment Writing Assignment 1 Peer Review Activity Good for classes like AP Language & Composition, AP Seminar, or nonfiction reading units in English courses (& maybe history courses). This collection of documents is intended to aid teachers who teach the AP Lang & Composition course & is not endorsed by the College Board. AP Language & Composition is a course designed to meet College Composition courses. Refer to College Board website for more details about the course & exam. Visit my blog for more information on how I use my TpT products in my classroom!

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This is a 13-slide PowerPoint that introduces the Open/Argumentative essay to students. The PowerPoint focuses on reviewing the overall structure of a persuasive essay. A graphic organizer is provided for student note-taking during the lecture. This lecture will take about 20 minutes.

Crafting meaningful sentences during timed analysis writing can be a challenge for even the most accomplished writers. This mini-lesson provides AP Lang and Comp students with yet another opportunity to practice eliminating empty statements such as, “it just flows” or “the writer uses diction and syntax to show how he feels” with analysis writing tips and a few empty statements for students to analyze and revise. This short, targeted activity includes the following: * An excerpt of a Churchill speech for students to read and analyze with three sample response sentences with teacher notes * Timed analysis writing tips with a couple sample sentences * A revision activity for the three sample response sentences with teacher notes This mini-lesson would compliment an AP Lang and Comp rhetorical analysis free response question unit. This product is included in my AP Language and Composition Bundle for a reduced price. Please don’t buy this item in addition to the AP Lang bundle as it is already included.

This activity is designed to help students set independent reading goals and gain exposure to a variety of nonfiction text types. Blank BINGO card for students to fill in based on list providedA detailed list of types of nonfiction independent reading categorized by letter to ensure a variety. Stude...

This packet provides the teacher and students of an AP English Language and Composition course with AP Style Multiple Choice Questions based on the AP English Language and Composition Rhetorical Analysis and Writing Packet provided by this seller. ...

This zipped resource includes a variety of activities and assessments to ready your students for the AP Language and Composition exam. This resource includes my following products bundled at a 20% discount. Please do not buy any of the items listed below if you are already purchasing this product as they are all included: AP Language and Composition Multiple Choice Tips and Activities Includes a student overview covering the AP Language and Composition multiple choice test and two student-generated practice activities with reading passages. AP Language and Composition Literary Terms Task Cards Includes 80 task cards with important literary terms; some of the cards provide examples of a term that students identify and the other cards provide sentence-length writing activities. AP Language and Composition Literary Terms Quizzes Includes one compiled quiz and three matching quizzes that cover diction/syntax, figurative language and logical fallacies/appeals/rhetorical modes. Quizzes are numbered so that they can be used with a Scantron answer sheet. Rhetoric: The Art of Persuasion Unit Includes mini-units and corresponding readings covering rhetorical analysis, tone analysis, rhetorical devices, appeals, logical fallacies, and visual persuasion. Also includes three assessment options. Syntax: Sentence by Sentence Includes a syntax 101 handout with tips for analyzing syntax, two syntax analysis practice activities with teacher keys for "The Gettysburg Address" and an excerpt from the "Frederick Douglass Narrative”, a syntax analysis chart and three syntactic-focused writing assignments. Meaningful Sentences for Timed Analysis Writing Includes a short reading with analysis writing tips and a few empty statements for students to analyze and revise. MLA Style Overview Includes an overview, formatting reference and three activities to review MLA citations (8th edition). Footnotes and Endnotes Mini-Unit Includes an overview, formatting reference and one review activity for footnotes/endnotes and bibliography pages using The Chicago Manual of Style. More individual product information is located through the links. All teacher notes included.

In AP Lang & Comp students need to come up with evidence for their Argument Essay (Question 3) and a lot of times students blank on what to use. Use this helpful acronym and poster to teach students what suitable evidence is for their essays! ...

This is a step-by-step guide that explains how to write a rhetorical analysis essay (14 total steps). When I started teaching AP Language and Composition, I found it hard to explain the rhetorical analysis essay to my students. I typed up this document to help clarify the process for my students (an...

This is what I use for my AP Lang/Comp classes to introduce a basic analysis paragraph. Students are introduced to the 5 components they need to identify in a piece of non-fiction text and then utilize those items in an analysis paragraph. *See Analysis Paragraph Rubric to pair with this item...

This is not your typical get-to-know you activity! Geared towards the AP Language and Composition student, this activity will set the tone for your classroom. Students will go on five "dates" which ask them to discuss and write responses to course content (no prior knowledge needed...definitions are provided on the slides) from rhetorical appeals to the use of figurative language. The answers will serve as the basis for the first essay in the course which asks students to demonstrate their organization and creative writing abilities (but still connected to items you will teach during the course). Be sure to download the Speed Dating Rubric and Handout to make this lesson complete! Note: I have included my sample answers to each of the "dates" which is how I model what a final answer may sound like to students. I encourage each teacher to create their own sample answers which works to introduce yourself to your students!

Rhetorical Analysis SPACECAT Graphic Organizer for AP Lang & Comp! This two-page graphic organizer is the perfect follow-up to learning about the rhetorical situation in AP Language and Composition. This worksheet first guides students through elements of the rhetorical situation (SPACE: Speaker, Purpose, Audience, Context, and Exigence), but then encourages deeper reading and note-taking by adding on the "CAT" acronym, which stands for Choices, Appeals, and Tone. There are specific prompts for each section to help guide students in their reading and annotation. This worksheet can be used with ANY text and I use it repeatedly throughout the year for initial note-taking during the rhetorical analysis process.

This Into the Wild AP Lang & Comp BUNDLE includes these two products: 1. Into the Wild Argument Prompts | AP Lang | PDF & Digital This print-and-go packet includes nine AP-style argument essay prompts based on Into the Wild, by Jon Krakauer. Controversial prompts are based on the following subjects that appear in the novel: * character assessment * ownership of possessions * money * innocence/wickedness * wealth * American life * happiness * living an unconventional life * state of humanity Student must take a position and support with appropriate evidence. These can be stand-alone prompts or can be incorporated into a book study of Into the Wild; however, the first prompt in the packet will require the reading of the book. Digital Activity already created for you to easily assign to your students via Google Classroom. Via the Digital Activity Interactive Layer, you also have the option to customize and create annotations and additional directions to this Digital Activity for your specific needs. See the preview for a specific example. 2. Into the Wild: Syntactical Imitations | PDF & Digital One of the best ways for AP Lang and Honors English students to understand and use parallel construction and other syntactical constructions is have them imitate successful authors' constructions. Students will learn the following syntactical constructions: *Parallel Construction *Anaphora *Polysyndeton *Asyndeton For twelve text passages from Into the Wild, by Jon Krakauer, representing the above syntactical constructions, students will write commentary for the rhetorical effect the construction has on meaning. They will then write an original imitation of the structure, mimicking the author. Suggested answer key included for the rhetorical effect of the structure. In my AP Lang classroom, students who practice imitating specific syntactical structures are more able to incorporate them successfully into their own writing! Digital Activity already created for you to easily assign to your students via Google Classroom. Via the Digital Activity Interactive Layer, you also have the option to customize and create annotations and additional directions to this Digital Activity for your specific needs. Check out the preview for more details!

Chapter by chapter study guides, graphic organizers, and quizzes (all with KEYs). This Unit has an in-depth 50-question multiple choice exam (with KEY). It includes writing prompts for optional essays, journal discussion/assignments, and individual and group projects. There is also an AP style close...

Help your AP Lang & Comp students get organized with these fun binder divider pages! Each divider page has a unique design for students to color. I've included pages for each of the binder sections my own students use; there are also two blank, editable forms so you can customize the pages for your own students' needs. (You'll need a PDF program that will allow you to type in PDF forms.) Just print and color! I like to put my finished pages in sheet protectors with a divider tab. Included pages: -Class Resources & Handouts -Rhetorical Analysis -Argumentation -Synthesis -Close Reading -Vocabulary -Test Preparation -Graded Work -Miscellaneous -2 Editable Blank Pages Credit to Hidesy's Clipart for the awesome graphics. A friendly note: This work is protected by copyright. You may use my products in your classroom, but you may not distribute them (this includes posting them online for public access). The copyright information on each page must remain intact. If you are interested in sharing with your colleagues, please send them the link to my store! Multiple license discounts are available. Let’s connect! My blog: The Rhetor’s Toolbox Pinterest: The Rhetor’s Toolbox on Pinterest Facebook: The Rhetor’s Toolbox on Facebook

This 72-page PDF contains various handouts over strategies, skills, examples, & resources for the AP Lang & Comp course, organized by the 4 "Big Ideas" of the course's framework: Big Idea 1: Rhetorical Situation (Big Idea Skills List & Guiding Questions, SCAMPER Rhetorical Situation Acronym - Speaker, Context, Audience, Message, Purpose, Exigence, & Rhetorical Choices, Rhetorical Appeals Strategies & Examples for Ethos, Pathos, & Logos, Introduction & Conclusion Strategies for Rhetorical Analysis, Argument, & Synthesis Essays) Big Idea 2: Claims & Evidence (Big Idea Skills List & Guiding Questions, Claims & Thesis Statements, Evidence - Purposes, CAFE SQuIDD acronym for types, REHUGO acronym for categories, Data Analysis - Here's What / So What / Now What, Graphs/Charts/Tables, CRAAP acronym for source analysis, & Bias List) Big Idea 3: Reasoning & Understanding (Big Idea Skills List & Guiding Questions, Line of Reasoning Explanation & Examples, Synthesis Strategies, Organization Patterns - Rhetorical Analysis, Argument, & Synthesis, Reasoning Writing Templates, & Fallacies List) Big Idea 4: Style (Big Idea Skills List & Guiding Questions, DIDLS acronym for using diction, imagery, detail, language (tropes) & syntax (schemes), Vocabulary for Describing Tone List, STING acronym for Satire strategies, & MLA Style Guide) Additional Resources (Helpful Websites, Exam & Rubric Information for Multiple Choice, Synthesis, Rhetorical Analysis, & Synthesis, Active Reading & Annotation Strategies, & List of Common AP Terminology) This collection of documents is intended to aid teachers who teach the AP Lang & Composition course & is not endorsed by the College Board. AP Language & Composition is a course designed to meet College Composition courses. Refer to College Board website for more details about the course & exam. Please note, this product is only the handouts/anchor charts. No lessons or activities are included with these materials. Visit my blog for more information on how I use my TpT products in my classroom!

This CCSS aligned unit covers Richard Steele’s “Twenty-Four Hours in London” and Samuel Johnson’s “The Solitude of the Country”. Students read and analyze the essays, complete a variety of text-based activities, build their vocabulary and craft an argumentative or narrative essay. Includes: * two essays with analysis questions * tips for reading a difficult text handout * a text structure overview with practice handout * a text structure activity (CCSS RIT 5) * a vocabulary activity and a vocabulary quiz for “The Solitude of the Country” (CCSS L 4) * an activity that traces how a writer alters and refines the meaning of a word (CCSS RIT 4) * a narrative essay assignment and an argumentative essay assignment in the vein of Steele’s and Johnson’s essay * peer editing handouts and rubrics for the writing assignments * suggested modifications and an assignment for an AP Lang and Comp course all teacher notes and keys Did you know this unit is part of my British Literature Bundle? The bundle includes 7 resources for a 25% discount. **Please do not purchase this unit in addition to the Brit Lit bundle** This unit is broken up into two smaller packs for greater flexibility (**please don’t purchase this unit in addition to either of the items listed below as they are already included**): Richard Steele’s “24 Hours in London” Activity Pack Samuel Johnson’s “The Solitude of the Country” Activity Pack This mini-unit would fit well in a British Literature course, an AP Language and Composition course or a general composition course.

Here's an original synthesis-style essay prompt that's perfect for AP Lang & Comp or a college Comp/Rhetoric class (where I use it). Can be used as a formal assessment tool, or as an informal introduction to synthesis thinking and writing--I generally have students do some freewriting with it, a...

Want an engaging way to get AP students practicing the skills they need for the Language and Composition exam? These daily drills are designed so you can take the guesswork out of what to do for the first 10-15 minutes of English class and get students focused on and talking about AP concepts. These drills can be introduced at any point during the school year as students prepare for the skills they will need to know for the AP Lang and Comp exam. Minimize your daily planning time and present students with a warm-up activity each day that they'll have fun doing! Product includes: - 5 printable or displayable pages for daily AP drills (Monday-Friday) - Practice with ELA and AP skills: tone, word choice, argumentation, vivid description - Student-friendly directions (with minimal explanation needed on your part) I hope this helps you save time when planning your week! Enjoy! Let's Connect: Instagram Website Facebook Language Arts Blog You May Also Like: · Sub Plan Template · SEL Check-In - AP Lang and Comp Graphic Organizers for Essays - Choice Board Bundle for Macbeth, Animal Farm, and The Princess Bride Thank you!

How in the world do we start? There are so many ways to design an AP English Language course, that it’s hard to decide what to do the first week. For some schools, schedules are pretty fluid the first ten days or so, so you may be constantly dropping and gaining students. For others, students […]

The AP Lang/Comp Exam requires students to have a large breadth of knowledge from which to draw upon. This includes current events and controversial issues. Awareness of the world can help enlighten one's essay, whether through a hook of an essay to outside evidence for an argumentative essay's body...

Here is a 58 slide Google Presentation of the terms and the definitions that AP Lang students should know for the exam. There are 58 terms here, and all of them are chosen based on the frequency that they show up on the exam. Exigence, Hyperbole, kairos, deductive reasoning, ad hominem, synecdoche, invective, allusion, etc. The slides are crisp: just the term and then the detailed definition. I give copies of this presentation to the students and have them use as flash card practice throughout the year. Then I give them an end-of-the-year AP terms test just before the AP exam, so that the content is fresh in their mind. Here is my 75 question terms test AND answer key--(Click Here) The test is multiple choice; know the definition and know it by examples. These terms are also great to print out and hang around the classroom. I organize my AP Lang year into 8 clear units, all effusively covering the College Board's 9 topics. If you would like to see my full year ultra-detailed, 16 page College Board approved syllabus (that you can also get approved with my code listed within it), it is here. My AP Lang Rhetoric of Science unit is here. My AP Lang Rhetoric of Art unit is here. My AP Lang Power of Speeches unit is here. My AP Lang practice prompt with a detailed walk through is here. My AP Lang close reading of text with answer key is here. My AP Lang Civil Rights unit is here. My AP Lang Rhetorical Analysis of Amanda Gorman's poem is here. My AP Lang unit on the Power of Words in Letters is here. My Creative Writing project that also gets them reading non-fiction and practicing AP terms is here. We use my 75 question critical viewing guide as we watch The Phantom of the Opera and students learn to analyze the rhetoric of both film and lyrics here. Key included! Here is another unit for learning how to closely analyze rhetoric in both non-fiction and poetry. Why study poetry in AP Lang? Ultimately, as I remind students, it's often the beautifully figurative language that makes non-fiction pieces and speeches so powerful. If you have any questions, just ask and I will respond promptly.  Thanks for stopping by!  If you click "follow me" you will receive one email with one free resource each month.  Please see over 250 teaching resources on AP Lang, Poetry, American Lit, Creative Writing and much more In My Store Here. If you like using songs to teach ELA, I've created a full course elective called "The Literature of Music" here or see some of the individual units here: Dueling Ballads Murder Ballads Graphic Organizer for Analyzing Songs Youtube Ambience Blackout Poetry Lana Del Rey Music is Poetry The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald The Dark Side of Oz The Phantom of the Opera The Rhetoric of Music Unit I'm Obsessed with this Song Youtube Ambience Poetry Activity Lyrics as Poetry Assignment and Rubric Classic 1970s songs Elvis Movie Soundtrack Assignment 2 Songwriters who are Poets Podcast Unit The 2 Most Lyrics Mashup Patchwork Quilt U2 Running to Stand Still Update My Playlist Lyrics that are LIES Any questions? Just ask and I will respond promptly. Find over 250 time-saving resources In My Store Here. Follow me to receive one email with one free resource a month! Find me on Instagram @teachingwithdebbie or my blog.

This Rhetorical Analysis MEGA BUNDLE of Materials compiles the following fourteen rhetorical analysis products and is perfect for new AP Language and Composition teachers, an "AP for ALL" approach, and pre-AP Lang/Honors English classrooms: * Introduction to Rhetorical Analysis via Advertisements UNIT * Introduction to Rhetorical Analysis Terms PowerPoint and Note-taking Handout * Rhetorical Appeals Posters & PowerPoint * Rhetorical Appeals Skits - 36 Skit Prompts * SOAPSTONE Posters & PowerPoint * Rhetorical Analysis Body Paragraph Organizer * Rhetorical Analysis Essay Organization * Rhetorical Analysis Tips Handout * Current Events: Editorials * DIDLS Annotation - PowerPoint/Posters and Organizer * Reverse Outlines: Rhetorical Analysis Essays (also includes: Reverse Outlines for Argument Essays and Synthesis Essays) * Rhetorical Analysis Thesis Statements Guide * Rhetorical Analysis Thesis Frame Statements * Rhetorical Analysis Line of Reasoning Planners * Rhetorical Analysis Commentary Be sure to open the previews for each product for a closer look! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- You might be interested in some of my other products: * Outliers BUNDLE * Outliers Anticipation Guide * Into the Wild Chapter Response Questions; Secondary ELA; AP Lang and Comp * Into the Wild BUNDLE * The Glass Castle Mega Bundle * The Glass Castle Quote Response - Say, Mean, Matter * The Glass Castle Movie Guide * In Cold Blood - Syntactical Imitations; AP Lang and Comp; Syntax

How in the world do we start? There are so many ways to design an AP English Language course, that it’s hard to decide what to do the first week. For some schools, schedules are pretty fluid the first ten days or so, so you may be constantly dropping and gaining students. For others, students […]

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I recently attended a one day College Board training. I haven't done a week long, but this is my third one-day since I started our AP prog...

How should AP English Language teachers get in ALL the rhetorical modes (or modes of discourse)? There are four ways we can pull it off.

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This resource will help solve your students' struggle with organizing their rhetorical analysis essays! The following items are included: * Organizational Elements Handout * Graphic Organizer Model * Rhetorical Analysis Body Paragraph Exemplar * Blank Graphic Organizer The Graphic Organizer Model includes a rhetorical analysis paragraph for Joan Didion's "Santa Ana Winds" excerpt from her Los Angeles Notebook, and the Paragraph Exemplar illustrates the Graphic Organizer Model written in paragraph form with different organizational elements like textual evidence and commentary in various fonts for an easy visual. Digital Activity already created for you to easily assign to your students via Google Classroom. Via the Digital Activity Interactive Layer, you also have the option to customize and create annotations and additional directions to this Digital Activity for your specific needs. Take a look at the preview for more information. Note: This product is included in my bundle: Rhetorical Analysis Bundle ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out some of my other print-and-go materials: * The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Chapter X Reading Quiz * Speak - Literary Novel Study; Speak Novel Unit * AP Lang and Comp Syntactical Imitations for Unbroken; Syntax * AP Language Nonfiction Book Presentation; "Sell Your Book" AP Lang * AP Language Independent Nonfiction Book Written Argument - Essay; AP Lang * AP Language/AP Lang Current Events Synthesis; Current Events; Synthesis Essay * SOAPSTONE Posters & Powerpoint; AP, Pre-AP, Secondary; Annotation * Rhetorical Analysis Tips Handout; AP Lang and Comp * In Cold Blood - Syntactical Imitations; AP Lang and Comp; Syntax