Erica MargaretFree AP Language & Composition Materials (Organized by Paper Type)
Updated: Dec 18, 2022
I taught AP Lang & Comp for eightish years before I had to switch to IB Lit & Lang, and over the years I attempted to organize my AP class in a few different ways: by topic, by American lit time period, and by paper.
Organizing by topic ended up being my favorite way to construct the class, but below are the materials I used when I tried to organize by paper. These materials ultimately came in handy however I taught the class since, at some point in any given year, I would have to teach all of these papers. This post is a work in progress. First I emptied out the materials I had saved in Word and just yesterday (10/12), I started emptying out the stuff in my Google Drive.
This blog is organized by paper type (open, rhetorical analysis, and synthesis), and then there are a few multiple choice materials at the end. I hope some of this stuff is helpful to you!
Introduction to Persuasive Techniques & Argumentation
(Preparation for Open Essay)
Introduction to ethos, pathos, logos PowerPoint (information from Everything's An Argument)
Open Essay Materials
Open Essay Diagnostic (Wilde)
Structuring Arguments PowerPoint (Classic, Rogerian, Toulmin) (1st Iteration of this lesson.)
Structuring Arguments Note-Taking Guide (out of order from the PowerPoint)
Open Essay Practice-polite speech
Rhetorical Analysis Essay Materials
