Eric Rovie teaches AP Literature, AP Language, and 10th Grade Gifted Language Arts at Brookwood High School in Snellville, GA. He also works for GwinnettCounty Public Schools as a Gifted Endorsement instructor, training GCPS teachers to teach gifted students.  He is also a veteran AP Literature Reader, a participant in 2020’s AP Literature Pilot Reading, an AP Literature Consultant … Continue Reading
I recently commented on a post in the Facebook group and had several people ask for directons, so I thought I would share on the site. Actually, I searched and was surprised that I haven’t shared Bookshaps here before. I decided to do BookSnaps after hearing my friend Sarah Soper excitedly talk about them. I was looking … Continue Reading
Last week a few people gathered for a pilot reading for AP Literature in order to gather projections for how many readers would be needed as well as reviewing the new rubric and questions that may bring up during calibration. Eric Rovie and Adrian Nester on Q1 has shared several takeaways listed here which are … Continue Reading
This post is written by Eric Rovie from Brookwood High School in the Atlanta area. While Eric framed these materials for an AP class, they will work for English classes in general. For more on Eric, check out his bio at the end of the post. In the AP Lit CED, Unit 4 is a … Continue Reading
Marking time is important because the practice allows us to step back and reflect on the world spinning (seemingly out of control at times) around us. I like to provide opportunities in the classroom to mark time as well modeling to my students the importance of carving out to to stop, catch our breath, reflect, … Continue Reading
Each calendar year, I carve time out to write a teaching manifesto. This serves not only as good midyear reflection but also provides an anchor for me to return to time and time again when my circumstances seem out of control or exhaustion sets in leaving me second guessing myself. I encourage you to do … Continue Reading
