UT Tyler AP English Lang

AP Summer Institute

July 28 - 31

Amanda Ashmead, College Board Consultant

Amandajashmead@gmail.com

All materials and links will be posted here, along with the daily agenda.

Welcome! My name is Amanda Ashmead and I am so excited that we have the chance to spend the week together talking about the best course in the world--AP English Language. I’ve taught this course for over 20 years, and it remains my favoriete--an exciting, ever changing challenge.

This week we will strive to balance three things:

The conceptual framework of the course--what is the vision?
The pedogogy of the course--what are the best practices for this course?
The exam--how can students convey their understanding of the skills we learn?

We will start Monday with a brief survey where you can let me know a little bit about who your are, the context of your teaching challenges, and any specific topics and skills you’d like to cover. My main goal is for everyone to leave Thursday feeling prepared and excited to start the new year.

Daily Schedule

(all times are Central Time)

AP English Language and Composition

Morning Synchronous Sessions 8:00-10:30
Morning Asynchronous Sessions 10:30-12:00
Lunch 12:00-1:00
Afternoon Synchronous Sessions 1:00-3:00
Afternoon Asynchronous Sessions 3:00-4:00
Office Hours 3:00-3:30

Monday

Agenda

Morning Session

Survey (8:00-8:30)
Introductions and Norms (8:30-8:45)
Core Resources (8:45-9:00)
Course Overview and skills (9:00-10:00)
Teaching AP Lang (10:00 - 10:30)

Asynchronous Session (10:30-12:00)

Lunch (12:00-1:00)

Afternoon Session

Curriculum Models (1:00-1:45)
Scoring Guide Overview (1:45-2:20)
Intro to Rhet. Analysis (2:20-3:00)

Asynchronous Session (3:00-5:00)

Links

Asynchronous Tasks

Download a copy of the Planning Binder
In the planning document:
- 30 minutes: Notes on Key Resources
- 30 minutes: Build activity bank
- 60 minutes: Essential Knowledge organizer
20 minutes: Read the 2025 Q2 prompt for tomorrow
10 minutes: Fill out this survey.

Tuesday

Agenda

Morning Session

Welcome and Annoucements (8:00-8:15)
Digital Writing (8:15-8:45)
Scoring vs Grading vs Feedback (8:45-9:15)
Q2 Passage Review (9:15-10:00)
Scoring Guide Review (10:00 - 10:30)

Asynchronous Session (10:30-12:00)

Lunch (12:00-1:00)

Afternoon Session

Q&A from Yesterday (1:00-1:15)
Scoring Q&A (1:15-1:30)
Scaffolding Q2 (1:30-2:15)
Q2 Planning (2:15-2:30)
Intro to Synthesis (2:30-3:00)

Asynchronous Session (3:00-5:00)

Links

Asynchronous Tasks

60 minutes: Complete the Q2 Sparkl to practice scoring.
60 minutes: On the planning document, create at least one Lesson Cycle with a Q2 reading
30 minutes: Read and prepare to discuss the 2025 Q1 Prompt (Space Debris)
Optional/Alternate: Watch this video modeling the Q2 method I described. Watch on 2x speed: it's painfully slow.

Wednesday

Agenda

Morning Session

Welcome and Annoucements (8:00-8:15)
Row C (8:15-8:45)
Q1 Scaffolding (8:45 - 9:15)
Q1 Source Review (9:15-10:00)
Q1 Scoring Guide Review (10:00-10:30)

Asynchronous Session (10:30-12:00)

Lunch (12:00-1:00)

Afternoon Session

Scoring Q&A (1:00-1:15)
Lesson Cycles: Synthesis (1:15-1:30)
AP Classroom Overview (1:30 - 2:00)
AP MC Introduction/Writing (2:00 - 3:00)

Asynchronous Session (3:00-5:00)

Links

Asynchronous Tasks

In the planning document:
- 30 Minutes: Essential Knowledge organizer
- 30 minutes: Take notes on today's slides
60 minutes: Complete the Q2 Sparkl to practice scoring.
60 minutes: Read and prepare to discuss the 2025 Q1 Prompt (Space Debris)
15 minutes: Complete the Expanding Opportunties Survey for tomorrow