Advanced Placement & International Baccalaureate
Lesson plans and teaching resources
For more ideas try author-specific and writing-specific pages.
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AP Literature
In addition to a syllabus and assignment calendar, this site includes an essay guide and a rubric for 6-Trait writing appropriate for AP students.
An alphabetical list of titles. Scroll down to find a "most frequently cited" list, including titles back to 1970.
Three lessons: "Evening Hawk" by Robert Penn Warren, "The Funeral Singer" by Edwidge Danticat, and tips for connecting literature and life. 44 pages; Adobe Reader required.
Links to ideas for developing this skill in readers.
This essay includes a model and a printable handout along with its excellent suggestions.
This page not only lists possible assignments, but it also links to a page of notes supporting the book.
A generous list of literary terms and definitions. Many include examples.
Questions from the tests available for use as practice.
AP Miscellaneous
Links in this category may include materials for pre-AP classes, language, and lit.
An AP teacher shares an approach to student writing process that produced an measurable improvement in test scores.
This Ning is open to all AP English teachers, language and literature, new teachers and veterans.
An extensive collection of links to test prep and study resources. Supports both language and literature.
Lesson ideas and teaching strategies specifically designed for AP and pre-AP classes.
International Baccalaureate
This lesson examines specific areas of ancient Greek influence on Western thought and culture. Students consider processes through which ancient Greek influence has been infused and sustained in the Western ethos. Through research on diverse topics, students collect information that documents the nature and depth of that influence. Students then make an assessment of ways Western ideals resonate ancient Greek ideals.
The official home page, with descriptions of the program on three age levels.
This page has the year's work mapped out by nine-week grading period.