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Advanced Learners' Online Library: Register. The Works of Sir Walter Ralegh [Raleigh poems and books] Anthology of American Literature 9e. Zinn.pdf. Primary Sources » America in Class. National Humanities Center - Welcome to the National Humanities Center. Anthology of American Literature 9e. Bedford Blog - Gatsby. Today’s Guest Blogger is Emily Richardson, who currently teaches Advanced Placement English Language and Composition, American Literature, and Western Humanities in a suburban Chicago high school. She also blogs and presents about contemporary pedagogical practices in the English classroom. Teaching AP is my form of cardio. More precisely, it feels like a race. I always feel like I could have done more, taught more, provided more, assigned more. Instead of living in regret, however, I’ve learned to plan smarter.

The key to teaching this course without wasting away into a frail version of yourself is to create assignments that incorporate as many key skills as possible. In my class, there are several goals I continually instill in my students: 1.) 2.) 3.) 4.) To hone these skills simultaneously, I have developed a project that begins with my students doing an in-depth study of “The Gettysburg Address.” I don’t have much I need to tell the groups with regards to guidelines. 1.) 2.) 3.) 4.) Pren Hall AmLit.