Free AP Lang & Comp Materials Organized by Topic

I taught AP Lang & Comp for seven years and tried organizing the class a few different ways. Ultimately, organizing by topic is what I enjoyed the most, although there are lot of effective and engaging ways to organize this class. Below are some materials from early "topic" units that I used in AP Lang & Comp. I did not cover every topic every year.

The materials are in each section are listed in the approximate order in which I would used them.

Civil Disobedience

• Thoreau Opening Journal

• "On Civil Disobedience" Text (Google Doc)

• Vocabulary Preview for "On the Duty of Civil Disobedience"

• Vocabulary Quiz for "On the Duty of Civil Disobedience"

• "On Civil Disobedience" Questions (pages 1-3 of Google Doc)

• "On Civil Disobedience" Questions (pages 4-7 of Google Doc)

• "On Civil Disobedience" Questions (pages 8-End of Google Doc)

• Thoreau Journal

• "On Civil Disobedience" Seminar Prep

• "On Civil Disobedience" Socratic Seminar

Civil Rights Then & Now

• "Declaration of Independence" Opening-Analysis

• Civil Rights Then & Now Synthesis Paper

• Civil Rights Then & Now Socratic Seminar Prep

• Passage Map Directions

• Passage Map Rubric

• "Letter From Birmingham Jail" Text

• "Letter From Birmingham Jail" Analysis Questions

• "Letter From Birmingham Jail" Rhetorical Analysis Essay

• "Letter From Birmingham Jail&#