This post details the strategy used to incorporate independent reading time into my AP Lit class while still having enough time to teach all of the material.
Independent Reading Strategies for AP Lit
Tag: English Teacher
Reclaiming Your Time – How I Stick to a 40 Hour Workweek
This school year marks my 14th straight year teaching of AP® English Literature. While I've learned quite a few strategies in that time, when I first started out in the profession I demonstrated all of typical first year teacher traits: I was usually only planned one day ahead (if that). I took grading home every… Continue reading Reclaiming Your Time – How I Stick to a 40 Hour Workweek
My AP Lit First Day Lesson
This lesson introduces annotation, active reading, and critical thinking skills in one class period. It is perfect for AP Lit and other upper level courses.
Your Questions Answered: FAQs About Teaching AP Lit
It's the end of July and teachers are preparing to move back into their classrooms. A good portion of these teachers are first timers, which could mean several things. Some are bright-eyed twenty-two-year-old grads, eager to step into their first job. Some are new to the teaching field after making a career shift. And others… Continue reading Your Questions Answered: FAQs About Teaching AP Lit
4 Ways Teachers Misuse “How to Read Literature Like a Professor”
You've probably heard of Thomas C. Foster's How to Read Literature Like a Professor and may already use it in your classroom. Foster's text, while not originally written for classroom use, has become a staple for many AP®* Lit teachers. Foster puzzles over this phenomenon in the preface of the book's second edition, saying he… Continue reading 4 Ways Teachers Misuse “How to Read Literature Like a Professor”