2023 Digital FRQ 3 Prompt: Many works of literature explore a character’s sense of lacking something important inlife. The character perceives an unfulfilled need which may be emotional, spiritual, financial, orsomething the character does not understand or cannot articulate. Either from your own readingor from the following list, choose a work of fiction in which … Continue Reading
The only other time I scored for the prose question was the infamous Zenobia question of 2018 (taken from Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Blithedale Romance). Although many students misinterpreted the nature of that relationship, I remember really loving the Zenobia prompt. This year, I enjoyed reading for the prose question once again. This year’s prose excerpt … Continue Reading
This reader reflection was written by Brian Hannon and Susan Barber, and we acknowledge this post does not earn the sophistication point. I (SB) was so excited to read for Q3 this year since it’s the question I have the least experience with both at the reading and in the classroom. I’ve only read for … Continue Reading
Thanks to Emily Wessel for sharing thoughts from this year’s reading. You can find the prompt and poem here: 2024 FRQ Set 2 Exam Questions This was my first year reading for Q1 and I really enjoyed it. This poem was accessible and allowed students to explore many different literary elements and techniques. I will … Continue Reading
What an absolute treat is was to have Aimee Nezhukumatathil speak to AP Lit teachers for professional night at this year’s reading. She is just a bundle of pure joy, and even though the event was on Zoom, her personality was not diminished one tiny bit! Here are my takeaways from the night: 1 – … Continue Reading
Student choice. Genuine investment. Low-stakes writing practice. Poetry analysis. Digital citizenship. Personal engagement. Empowering student voice. A few years ago in the nascence of #TeachLivingPoets, I (Melissa) was brainstorming ways to get students invested in not just poetry, but poets. Reading individual poems wasn’t offering the kind of long-term appreciation I was hoping to nurture. … Continue Reading
True confessions of an English teacher: I am not a Shakespeare lover. Shakespeare is not on my syllabus yearly, but this year when I took Frankenstein out of this year’s curriculum, I couldn’t shake the feeling that I needed to bring back Hamlet. This was confirmed when I got a call from Peggy O’Brien at … Continue Reading
When I read “The Art of Reading Less” by Brian Sztabnik last week, my reading soul resonated with so much of what he wrote – the pressure to set reading goals and track books, the desire to want to read more, and the ability to have a meaningful experience with a book. Like Brian, I … Continue Reading
Greetings from the Columbus airport where I’m awaiting my flight home from NCTE. By the time this is sent out, Thanksgiving plates will be cleared, the Iron Bowl will be decided (Roll Tide), and our thoughts will be turning to Monday morning. Before time gets away, I wanted to leave a few observations from this … Continue Reading
This post is written and shared by my friend Cindy Dixon who could not stop raving about how amazing her class discussions are. I begged her to share with me – with us – her method and she generously agreed. Thanks, Cindy! – SB I’ve always had big hopes for my students to discuss texts … Continue Reading
