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.
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
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”