advanced placement english language and literature virtual teacher toolbox mrs. thornton mr. kypta
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Advanced Placement English
Language and Literature
Virtual Teacher Toolbox
Mrs. ThorntonMr. Kypta
Websites to Visit
www.khanacademy.org
http://www.excellenceinwriting.com
http://warriorap.squarespace.com/
http://www.instagrok.com/
instaGrok | A new way to learn - great tool for creating synthesis exercises
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/tag/writing-lessons/
http://www.englishcompanion.com/classroom/honors.htm
http://teachap.ning.com/?showAddContent=1&xg_source=msg_wel_network
AP English - an open community for AP English teachers
http://blogs.bedfordstmartins.com/highschoolbits/author/jrice/
Great blogs about AP Language and Comp.
Letters of Note - great resource for primary resources as well sources for analysis, argument, and synthesis.
http://www.lettersofnote.com/
http://www.myteacherpages.com/webpages/RSpriggs/ap.cfm?subpage=1430759
AP Eng Lang Teaching Resources - Thanks for Sharing.
From sitemaker.umich.edu
From delicious.com
AP Language and Comp shared bookmarks on Delicious.
www.4tests.com
Students can take practice tests on this site; the scoring is done for you!!!!
AP English Literature Websites An Internet Hotlist on AP Lit. Websites created by Mary Filak
Introduction
To help you get started on your AP English Lit. planning, I have combined resources with Conni Shelnut, Marti Nelson and other members of the apenglish listserv community to provide a Hotlist of websites that may be useful to AP English Literature teachers. The links below will get you started but are by no means the only useful sites. If you have or find others that are useful, please forward them to me, and I will be glad to update the list. Happy browsing! This site was last updated 5/3/12.
http://www.kn.att.com/wired/fil/pages/listaplitma.html
Taking the Exam
AP Literature: Titles from Free Response Questions since 1973 - Posted and updated by Norma Wilkerson, works are listed alphabetically with the years in which the work was suggested on the open question
Applied Practice Units - Although pricey, these units replecate exam style questions and come with an answer key and explanations. The units contain both m.c. and essay style formats.
Exam Score Calculator - From AP Pass, a way to calculate a score using the new scoring method employed by ETS. Just plug in m.c., three essay scores and it calculates the final score for you.
Miss Effie's AP Site - Has downloadable lists of works used, questions on past exams as well as a wealth of information useful to both AP teachers and students. There are units on specific works as well.
What AP Readers Want to See - Advice from exam readers. Scroll through tone words (also helpful) to reach this document.
Of General Interest
Bedford/St. Martins Links - Website includes many links to various authors, works
Close Reading - Definition, directions and a sample of this important skill.
Edsitement - Government page with many links helpful to language arts teachers
How to Annotate - A brief instruction sheet on PDF by Mary Filak, Kristin Thorpe and Nicole Knapp
How to Annotate a Text - Instructions and example from the Bucks County School District.
Internet Literary Criticism - 'The IPL Literary Criticism Collection contains critical and biographical websites about authors and their works that can be browsed by author, by title, or by nationality and literary period.'
Literature Circle Roles - Literature Circle PDF with printable roles
Litote Cartoons and Comics - Visual reinforcement of the concept of litote Short Passages for Rhetorical Analysis –
Socratic Seminar Guidelines - Comprehensive instructions, rubrics from Cindy Adams; a good way to allow AP English students to explore the underlying questions raised by great literature
Style Analysis Sheet - Courtesy of Jim Burke's English Companion
Symbolism Dictionary - Locate an entry by clicking the letter it begins with. A searchable index of all entries is also available, as well as an alphabetical listing of all entries.
Of General Interest
Of General Interest
Teaching Comedy - From the ASCI Convention, 15 articles by Brendan Kenny on comedy
Teaching Literature - Categories include poetry, Brit. lit., multicultural, critical lenses and lessonplans/syllabi. Links will take you to chapter activities, further reading, web links and literary texts.
Teaching Satire - Using literature and art to teach satire.
The Importance of Tone - A College Board publication containing many stimulating articles by consultants in Lit. Originally issued 2006-2007
The VocabularyReview/Language Links - List of links to vocabulary, word play, puzzles and the 'The Apostrophe Protection Society'
Virtual Salt Literary Terms - A comprehensive glossary of literary terms by Richard Harris.
Voice of the Shuttle - A wealth of liberal arts resources
Help with Specific Works Faulkner Internet Sources - List of Internet sources for Faulkner Faulkner on the Web - Library, plot synopses, movie connections and much more Links to Literature in DiYanni Text - Even if you don't use Robert DiYanni's text, Literature: Reading Fiction, Poetry and Drama, you may find the links to specific works in this comprehensive anthology helpful. Literature on the Web - Hyper-Concordance for the works of the Brontes, Austen and other Victorian writers as well as works by British, American and Irish authors of other periods. Name Significance in As I Lay Dying - 'What's in a Name? Etymology and As I Lay Dying by Faye Friesen and Charles Peek' PowerPoints for Literature - PowerPoints on Shakespeare and other literary subjects at bottom of page Teaching Faulkner - Five critical essays on As I Lay Dying plus other essays on various Faulkner novels and short stories. The Cambridge History of English and American Literature - 'The Cambridge History of English and American Literature An Encyclopedia in Eighteen Volumes. The set encompasses a wide selection of writing on orators, humorists, poets, newspaper columnists, religious leaders, economists, Native Americans, song writers, and even non-English writing, such as Yiddish and Creole.'
Poetry
How to Explicate a Poem - Step-by-step instructions on understanding a poem.
Poetry Archives - A collection of classical poems searchable by author, title or first line
Sonnet Central - 'An archive of English sonnets, commentary, and relevant web links and a forum for poets to share and discuss their own work.' This site sponsors new poetry and has a searchable data base of famous and not-so-famous sonnets.
Rubrics, Games, Grammar, Web tools
Character Facebook Project - Template for a Facebook project
Dante's Inferno & Infernal Grammar - Uses The Inferno to teach grammar. In this case grammar IS hell.
Filamentality Web Pages - The site you're now viewing was built with Filamentality, an easy to learn system for creating various types of Internet-based assignments.
Grammar Bytes - There's no ignoring this 500 lb. gorilla. There are terms, handouts, exercises and more.
Guide to Grammar - Comprehensive grammar explanations and interactive quizzes.
Jeopardy Template - To create your own review game before the exam.
Nicenet - A place to share files,conference, post assignments and create classroom Internet activities.
Owl at Purdue - All things MLA and grammar. A very comprehensive explanation in clear terms of grammar rules.
Rubrics - Another create-your-own-or-use-ours site.
Template My Lit. Space - Template for an Internet Lit. Space project courtesy of Broward County, FL.
The Awesome Library of Grammar and Usage - Lots of grammar help and a link to 'The Language LIVE Home for Abused Apostrophes'
Vocabulary puzzles, games - 'Separated into 3 levels of difficulty, these free interactive vocabulary puzzle and activity sessions use Latin and Greek 'roots and cells' to help decode words.'
WebQuest Construction - This site hosted by San Diego State was created by Bernie Dodge, a pioneer in WebQuest design. There are samples and a template for building these Internet activities.
Wikispace - A free public space to create web pages for the teacher or for a class to use for projects.
del.icio.us - A no-frills space for 'social bookmarking' where you can share links.
Teacher Web Pages, AP Lit. Syllabi 'The Still Side of Garner High' - Ronald Still's AP Lit. syllabus, lesson plans and links for specific AP works.
Dawn Hogue's AP English Literature - A website with syllabi, summer reading and a section for AP teachers
Jim Burke's English Companion - Creator of the EC Ning, Jim offers his own page plus links.
M.S. Stultz's Homepage - Both Lit. & Lang. sections as well as material for individual works. Hunger Games material aplenty.
Mr. Pogreba's AP Lit. Syllabus - Scroll the menu to AP IV.
Mrs. Renneisen's Syllabus - Detailed thematic approach
On-Line Syllabus - An on-line course.
Resources for Language Arts Teachers - Cindy Adams'comprehensive list of contact information and summaries of what is offered by numerous publishing companies who create study guide materials. Worth perusing.
Study Guide.org - Cindy Adams' comprehensive site for teachers. Her Socratic Seminar page is especially helpful as are her directions for Poetry Circles.
The Pathology Guy - Yes, Ed Friedlander is a pathologist and Chairman, Dept. of Pathology, Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences, but a doctor with keen insight into literature. Scroll the main page to 'literature' and find material on several Shakespeare plays, 'The Lady of Shalott,' Oedipus and Blake's poetry.
Web English Teacher - The AP/IB page from Carla Beard lists many links for syllabi and other AP related pages. Annotation explained at 'How to Mark a Book' site.
Best Practices
Teacherspayteachers.com
A quick, engaging and fun activity elicits students' critical thinking skills to practice making claims, using data and establishing warrants to support arguments. It is a role-play, a pair and share then a critical thinking discussion using quotations from Henry David Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson. The quotes can easily turn into persuasive writing prompts. Repinned from HS English teachers by Maggie Thompson
EVERYONE needs a good collection of comprehension questions listed in plain sight!!!
