{"id":11,"date":"2020-06-26T14:16:12","date_gmt":"2020-06-26T14:16:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ccswpms01.ua.edu\/advanced-placement\/ap-english-language-and-composition-new-teachers\/"},"modified":"2025-01-15T17:02:08","modified_gmt":"2025-01-15T17:02:08","slug":"eng-lit-comp-newexp-ap-teachers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ccswpms01.ua.edu\/advanced-placement\/eng-lit-comp-newexp-ap-teachers\/","title":{"rendered":"AP\u00ae English Literature and Composition (New & Experienced Teachers)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Course Description<\/p>\n

During this AP English Literature and Composition APSI, you\u2019ll explore the course framework, the exam, and the new AP resources that will help you plan and focus instruction\u2014and give you feedback throughout the year on the areas where individual students need additional focus. You\u2019ll also learn about completing the digital activation process at the start of the school year that will give you immediate access to the new resources and will help ensure that your students can register for AP Exams by the new fall deadlines. By attending this APSI, you\u2019ll gain deeper insight into the following key takeaways, among several others: Understand the Course; Plan the Course; Teach the Course; Assess Student Progress; and Engage as a Member of the AP Community. In addition, specific attention will be paid to the following AP Classroom resources: unit guides, personal progress checks, AP teacher community, and the AP question bank.<\/p>\n

\n

Course Overview and Objectives:<\/strong><\/p>\n

In this workshop, participants will learn the essentials for designing (or refining) an exciting, effective and joyful AP English Literature class.\u00a0\u00a0Over the course of four days, participants will accomplish the following actions:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Use the\u00a0AP\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0Course and Exam Description (CED) to create a compelling and creative syllabus<\/li>\n
  2. Learn ways to make AP English Literature more equitable and accessible to all students<\/li>\n
  3. Work on powerful strategies for helping students score well on all components on the\u00a0AP\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0English Literature Exam:\u00a0\u00a0the Multiple Choice section, the Prose and Poetry Analysis Essays, and the Literary Argument (Q3) Essay.<\/li>\n
  4. Evaluate sample student essays of all three types by application of the\u00a0AP\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0Essay Analytic Rubric<\/li>\n
  5. Become familiar with the features of\u00a0AP\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0Central,\u00a0AP\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0Classroom, Instructional Reports, and the\u00a0AP\u00ae<\/sup>Community in order to improve and enrich instruction<\/li>\n
  6. Discover ways to help students improve their writing skills\u2014from writing effective thesis statements and establishing lines of reason to embedding well-chosen evidence into body paragraphs and writing powerful introductions and conclusions.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
    \n

    Course Agenda:<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Day 1:\u00a0\u00a0Overview and Multiple Choice:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

      \n
    1. Welcome and Introductions<\/li>\n
    2. Making Classroom Structures<\/li>\n
    3. Overview of the Week and Learning Objectives<\/li>\n
    4. Overview of the AP English Literature Course and Exam<\/li>\n
    5. Expanding AP Access and Equity<\/li>\n
    6. Diving into the CED<\/li>\n
    7. Syllabi Requirements and Sample Syllabi<\/li>\n
    8. Using AP Classroom<\/li>\n
    9. Multiple Choice Strategies<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Day 2:\u00a0\u00a0Poetry\u2014Units 2, 5, and 8<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

        \n
      1. What is Poetry?<\/li>\n
      2. The Elements of Poetry<\/li>\n
      3. Teaching to Analyze Poetry Effectively in both Formal and Informal Ways<\/li>\n
      4. Creating Poetry<\/li>\n
      5. Writing Focus:\u00a0\u00a0Effective Thesis Statements and Introductions; Establishing a Line of Reasoning<\/li>\n
      6. The AP English Literature Essay Rubric for Poetry<\/li>\n
      7. Scoring Sample Student Poetry Analysis Essays<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Day 3:\u00a0\u00a0Prose\u2014Units 1, 4, and 7<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

          \n
        1. What is Prose?<\/li>\n
        2. The Elements of Prose<\/li>\n
        3. Teaching Students to Analyze Prose Effectively<\/li>\n
        4. Writing Focus:\u00a0\u00a0Developing Paragraphs, Embedding Quotations, Selecting Evidence<\/li>\n
        5. The AP English Literature Essay Rubric for Prose<\/li>\n
        6. Scoring Sample Student Prose Analysis Essays<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          Day 4:\u00a0\u00a0Major Works (Novels and Plays)\u2014Units 3, 6, and 9.\u00a0\u00a0Final Reflections<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

            \n
          1. What is Q3?<\/li>\n
          2. Ways to Prepare Students for Q3<\/li>\n
          3. Writing Focus:\u00a0\u00a0Earning the Sophistication Point, Ways to Structure Essays, Writing Effective Conclusions<\/li>\n
          4. The AP English Literature Essay Rubric for Q3<\/li>\n
          5. Scoring Sample Student Q3 Essays<\/li>\n
          6. Using Instructional Reports to Guide Future Instruction<\/li>\n
          7. Creating a Joyful Classroom Environment<\/li>\n
          8. Syllabus Planning Time<\/li>\n
          9. Assess and Reflect<\/li>\n
          10. Course Evaluations<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
            \n

            About the Presenter\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

            \"\"Davis Thompson has been teaching AP English Literature and Composition at Auburn High School in Auburn, Alabama for the past twenty-six years, and he has loved every minute of it.\u00a0\u00a0His greatest passion is teaching students both how to analyze\u00a0and<\/em>\u00a0how to enjoy poetry.\u00a0\u00a0Davis has been the coach and sponsor for Poetry Out Loud (a national poetry recitation contest) at his school for the past thirteen years and has helped his students win the Alabama State Championship five times, 3rd<\/sup>\u00a0place in the nation one time, and the National Poetry Out Loud Championship itself in 2011.\u00a0\u00a0Davis also has had experience through NEH Institutes studying Shakespeare both as an actor and teacher as well as dabbling in some philosophy.\u00a0\u00a0In addition to AP English Literature, he has taught IB English Literature, IB Theory of Knowledge, and Creative Writing.\u00a0\u00a0Davis holds a B.A. in English from Furman University (1996) and a M.A. in English Education from Auburn University (1997).\u00a0\u00a0He works as a College Board Consultant and AP Reader for AP English Literature.\u00a0\u00a0When asked by students, \u201cWhy do we have to read this?\u201d Davis has a simple one word answer (that is also his life philosophy):\u00a0\u00a0\u201cJoy.\u201d<\/p>\n

             <\/p>\n

             <\/p>\n

             <\/p>\nRegister Now<\/a>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

            Course Description During this AP English Literature and Composition APSI, you\u2019ll explore the course framework, the exam, and the new AP resources that will help you plan and focus instruction\u2014and give you feedback throughout the year on the areas where individual students need additional focus. You\u2019ll also learn about completing the digital activation process at […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":74,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-11","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nAP\u00ae English Literature and Composition (New & Experienced Teachers) - Advanced Placement copy<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/ccswpms01.ua.edu\/advanced-placement\/eng-lit-comp-newexp-ap-teachers\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"AP\u00ae English Literature and Composition (New & Experienced Teachers) - Advanced Placement copy\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Course Description During this AP English Literature and Composition APSI, you\u2019ll explore the course framework, the exam, and the new AP resources that will help you plan and focus instruction\u2014and give you feedback throughout the year on the areas where individual students need additional focus. You\u2019ll also learn about completing the digital activation process at […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/ccswpms01.ua.edu\/advanced-placement\/eng-lit-comp-newexp-ap-teachers\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Advanced Placement copy\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-01-15T17:02:08+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/ccswpms01.ua.edu\/advanced-placement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2024\/11\/Me-at-Montreat-in-the-Fall-Foilage-taken-by-Ted-CROPPED-184x300.jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ccswpms01.ua.edu\/advanced-placement\/eng-lit-comp-newexp-ap-teachers\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/ccswpms01.ua.edu\/advanced-placement\/eng-lit-comp-newexp-ap-teachers\/\",\"name\":\"AP\u00ae English Literature and Composition (New & Experienced Teachers) - Advanced Placement copy\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ccswpms01.ua.edu\/advanced-placement\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ccswpms01.ua.edu\/advanced-placement\/eng-lit-comp-newexp-ap-teachers\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ccswpms01.ua.edu\/advanced-placement\/eng-lit-comp-newexp-ap-teachers\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/ccswpms01.ua.edu\/advanced-placement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2024\/11\/Me-at-Montreat-in-the-Fall-Foilage-taken-by-Ted-CROPPED-184x300.jpeg\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-06-26T14:16:12+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-01-15T17:02:08+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ccswpms01.ua.edu\/advanced-placement\/eng-lit-comp-newexp-ap-teachers\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/ccswpms01.ua.edu\/advanced-placement\/eng-lit-comp-newexp-ap-teachers\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ccswpms01.ua.edu\/advanced-placement\/eng-lit-comp-newexp-ap-teachers\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/ccswpms01.ua.edu\/advanced-placement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2024\/11\/Me-at-Montreat-in-the-Fall-Foilage-taken-by-Ted-CROPPED-184x300.jpeg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/ccswpms01.ua.edu\/advanced-placement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2024\/11\/Me-at-Montreat-in-the-Fall-Foilage-taken-by-Ted-CROPPED-184x300.jpeg\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ccswpms01.ua.edu\/advanced-placement\/eng-lit-comp-newexp-ap-teachers\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/ccswpms01.ua.edu\/advanced-placement\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"AP\u00ae English Literature and Composition (New & Experienced Teachers)\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ccswpms01.ua.edu\/advanced-placement\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/ccswpms01.ua.edu\/advanced-placement\/\",\"name\":\"Advanced Placement copy\",\"description\":\"Just another ccswpms01.ua.edu site\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/ccswpms01.ua.edu\/advanced-placement\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"AP\u00ae English Literature and Composition (New & Experienced Teachers) - Advanced Placement copy","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/ccswpms01.ua.edu\/advanced-placement\/eng-lit-comp-newexp-ap-teachers\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"AP\u00ae English Literature and Composition (New & Experienced Teachers) - Advanced Placement copy","og_description":"Course Description During this AP English Literature and Composition APSI, you\u2019ll explore the course framework, the exam, and the new AP resources that will help you plan and focus instruction\u2014and give you feedback throughout the year on the areas where individual students need additional focus. You\u2019ll also learn about completing the digital activation process at […]","og_url":"https:\/\/ccswpms01.ua.edu\/advanced-placement\/eng-lit-comp-newexp-ap-teachers\/","og_site_name":"Advanced Placement copy","article_modified_time":"2025-01-15T17:02:08+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/ccswpms01.ua.edu\/advanced-placement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2024\/11\/Me-at-Montreat-in-the-Fall-Foilage-taken-by-Ted-CROPPED-184x300.jpeg","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/ccswpms01.ua.edu\/advanced-placement\/eng-lit-comp-newexp-ap-teachers\/","url":"https:\/\/ccswpms01.ua.edu\/advanced-placement\/eng-lit-comp-newexp-ap-teachers\/","name":"AP\u00ae English Literature and Composition (New & Experienced Teachers) - Advanced Placement copy","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/ccswpms01.ua.edu\/advanced-placement\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/ccswpms01.ua.edu\/advanced-placement\/eng-lit-comp-newexp-ap-teachers\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/ccswpms01.ua.edu\/advanced-placement\/eng-lit-comp-newexp-ap-teachers\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/ccswpms01.ua.edu\/advanced-placement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2024\/11\/Me-at-Montreat-in-the-Fall-Foilage-taken-by-Ted-CROPPED-184x300.jpeg","datePublished":"2020-06-26T14:16:12+00:00","dateModified":"2025-01-15T17:02:08+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/ccswpms01.ua.edu\/advanced-placement\/eng-lit-comp-newexp-ap-teachers\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/ccswpms01.ua.edu\/advanced-placement\/eng-lit-comp-newexp-ap-teachers\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/ccswpms01.ua.edu\/advanced-placement\/eng-lit-comp-newexp-ap-teachers\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/ccswpms01.ua.edu\/advanced-placement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2024\/11\/Me-at-Montreat-in-the-Fall-Foilage-taken-by-Ted-CROPPED-184x300.jpeg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/ccswpms01.ua.edu\/advanced-placement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2024\/11\/Me-at-Montreat-in-the-Fall-Foilage-taken-by-Ted-CROPPED-184x300.jpeg"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/ccswpms01.ua.edu\/advanced-placement\/eng-lit-comp-newexp-ap-teachers\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/ccswpms01.ua.edu\/advanced-placement\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"AP\u00ae English Literature and Composition (New & Experienced Teachers)"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/ccswpms01.ua.edu\/advanced-placement\/#website","url":"https:\/\/ccswpms01.ua.edu\/advanced-placement\/","name":"Advanced Placement copy","description":"Just another ccswpms01.ua.edu site","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/ccswpms01.ua.edu\/advanced-placement\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ccswpms01.ua.edu\/advanced-placement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ccswpms01.ua.edu\/advanced-placement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ccswpms01.ua.edu\/advanced-placement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ccswpms01.ua.edu\/advanced-placement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/74"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ccswpms01.ua.edu\/advanced-placement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11"}],"version-history":[{"count":44,"href":"https:\/\/ccswpms01.ua.edu\/advanced-placement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":927,"href":"https:\/\/ccswpms01.ua.edu\/advanced-placement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11\/revisions\/927"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ccswpms01.ua.edu\/advanced-placement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}