Morning Synchronous Session 

• Survey, Introduction and Norms (8:00-8:30)

• Course Overview and Resources (8:30-9:00)

  • Break (9:00-9:10)

• Introduction to Scoring Guide (9:10-9:45)

• Introduction to Argumentation (9:45-10:15)

Morning Asynchonous Session (10:15-12:00)

Drop-in Office Hour: 10:30-11:00 (longer by appointment)

Lunch (12:00-12:30)

Afternoon Synchronous Session

• Review the Q3 samples (12:30-1:10)

• Writing backwards (1:10-2:15)

  • Break (2:15-2:25)

• Introduction to Synthesis (2:25-2:45)

Afternoon Asynchonous Session (2:45-4:00)

Presentation Links

• Survey

• Presentation

• Planning Binder

• The generic scoring guide

• Q3 2026 Scoring Guide

• 2026 Q3 Samples Worksheet

• 2026 Q3 Samples Complete

• 2026 Q3 Annotations

• Writing Backwards Document

• Q1 2026 Prompt 

• Day 1 Feedback

Additional Resources

• AP Course Audit

• Course and Exam Description

• AP Central

• Bluebook

• The Conceptual Framework

• Course Overview (1 pager)

• Course Page

• Revision Guide Demo

• Q3 Flowchart

Morning -- Planning Binder

• "Essential Knowledge" tab: Find 2-3 pieces of essential knowledge that you felt students need more work on this upcoming year. Identify your goals on the "EK Goals" tab. 

• Read the sample responses for Q3 and assign a preliminary score to each. We will discuss these this afternoon.

  • I will open some break out rooms for people to meet and discuss these.

  • This document can be used to record your thoughts as a group or individually; just rename the tab to indicate that it is taken. 

• "Resources" tab:  Add notes to direct Future You how and when to use each thing.

Afternoon

• Complete the "First Day Feedback" survey

• Read the Q1 2026 Prompt and be ready to discuss all six sources in the morning.  

  • I will open some break out rooms for people to meet and discuss these.

  • This document can be used to record your thoughts as a group or individually; just rename the tab to indicate that it is taken. 

• Review the remaining Q3 samples here, using the CB annotations as a guide.

• Record thoughts and reminders on the Day 1 Sub-Tab under "Notes"

• Watch these videos for more ideas about argumentation essays:

  • Q3 2026 QL Chat

  • Q3 Backwards Demo Video

Morning Synchronous Session 

• Recap and Q&A (8:00-8:15)

• Increasing Reading Comprehension (8:15-9:00)

  • Break (9:00-9:10)

• Meaningful Feedback (9:10-9:40)

• 2026 Q1 Source Discussion (9:40-10:00)

• Scoring Q1 (10:00-10:15)

Morning Asynchonous Session (10:15-12:00)

Drop-in Office Hour: 10:30-11:00 (longer by appointment)

Lunch (12:00-12:30)

Afternoon Synchronous Session

• Review the Q1 samples (12:30-1:10)

• Scaffolding Q1 (1:00-1:45)

  • Break (1:45-1:55)

• Q2 Introduction (1:55-2:45)

Afternoon Asynchonous Session (2:45-4:00)

Presentation Links

• Presentation

• Digital SAT and Classroom Practice

• Demo Revision Guide

• Q1 2026 Prompt 

• Source Discussion Document

• 2026 Q1 Preliminary thoughts

• Q1 Sample  Scoring Worksheet

• Q1 Scoring Guide 

• Q1 Scoring Guide Visualized

• 2026 Q1 Student Samples (complete) (2026)

• Q1 Scaffolded (Kindergarten)

• Moon Disaster Worksheet

• 2026 Q2 Prompt and Passage

• Kite Frame

Morning 

• Spend time reading "Digital SAT and Classroom Practice"

• Read the sample responses for Q1 and assign a preliminary score to each. We will discuss these this afternoon.

  • I will open some break out rooms for people to meet and discuss these.

  • This document can be used to record your thoughts as a group or individually; just rename the tab to indicate that it is taken. 

Afternoon

• Read the Q2 prompt from the 2026 exam and be ready to discuss it in the morning.

  • I will open some break out rooms for people to meet and discuss these.

  • This document can be used to record your thoughts as a group or individually; just rename the tab to indicate that it is taken. 

• Using the scaffold I showed you for Q1, build a scaffold for the 2026 "Naps" prompt

• Review the remaining Q1 samples here, using the CB annotations as a guide.

• Record thoughts and reminders on the Day 1 Sub-Tab under "Notes"

• Watch these videos for more ideas about Synthesis

  • Q1 Video (GMO Prompt)

  • Q1 2026 QL Chat

Morning Synchronous Session 

• Multiple Choice: Reading (8:00 - 8:45)

  • Break (8:50-9:00)

• Q3 Scaffold/Q&A (9:00-9:30)

• Choosing Texts (9:30-10:15)

Morning Asynchonous Session (10:15-12:00)

• Optional: Data/IPR (10:15-11:00)

• SAT to AP Lang (11:00 - 12:00)

Drop-in Office Hour: 10:30-11:00 (longer by appointment)

Lunch (12:00-12:30)

Afternoon Synchronous Session

• Introduce Q2 Scaffold (12:30 - 1:15)

• Beyond the Counterargument (1:15-2:25)

  • (Break 2:00 - 2:10)

• Optional: Expanding Access (2:25 - 3:00)

Afternoon Asynchonous Session (2:45-4:00)

• Presentation 

• MC Reading Passages as a set

• MC Stem Bank

• MC Prediction Activity

• MC Passages for activity

• MC Reading Questions

• MC Reading Answers

• Q3 Scaffold

• Thematic Text Bank

• JFK Speech Worksheet

• Q2 Scaffold (JFK Speech)

• IPR Worksheet 2026 Form 2

• Counterargument Activity

• Educator Test Bank

• Question Sampler (no answers)

• Question Sampler (answers and explanations)

• SAT Scaffold

• SAT Study Guide

Morning 

• Stay online for the Data/IPR Session

• MC Practice: Read through the MC reading passages as a set and make notes about alignment with your own course reading.

• MC Practice: Complete the MC Prediction activity posted.

• Building Units: Add texts to the Thematic Text Bank unit guide attached. Add to existing units or add your own unit. 

• Watch these videos for more ideas about Rhetorical Analysis:

  • QL Chat 2026 Q2

  • Q2 Demo Video

Afternoon

• Scaffolding: Build a scaffold for an FRQ prompt.

• MC and close reading: Take a passage you would like to teach as a close reading activity and write open-ended questions using the MC Stem Bank. 

• Review the FRQ prompts, scoring guides, samples and annotations from last year.

  • 2025 Set 1 Samples

  • 2025 Set 2 Samples

• Review the materials from the last 4 days.