Advanced Placement & International Baccalaureate
Lesson plans and teaching resources

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AP Language

AP Language Websites
A collection of sites that AP Language teachers may find useful, assembled by Mary Filak, who teaches AP Language.

A Sneak Preview of Language and Composition Multiple-Choice Stems
This page lists 25 stem questions for classroom use.

Parrott AP English Language
This blog is rich with resources for a variety of types of papers. It includes student models.

AP Literature

Advanced Placement English 12
In addition to a syllabus and assignment calendar, this site includes an essay guide and a rubric for 6-Trait writing appropriate for AP students.

Advanced Placement Literature
Syllabus, overview, and a variety of links from teacher Mary Filak.

Advanced Placement Literature: Titles from Free Response Questions since 1973
An alphabetical list of titles. Scroll down to find a "most frequently cited" list, including titles back to 1970.

AP English Literature
A terrific collection of resources for AP teachers, assembled by Mary Filak, an AP teacher.

AP Literature
Handouts at this site include ones related to How to Read Literature Like a Professor, comedy and tragedy, literary criticism and theory, literary terms, and more.

Doing Close Readings
Links to ideas for developing this skill in readers.

How to Mark a Book
This essay includes a model and a printable handout along with its excellent suggestions.

How to Read Literature Like a Professor by Thomas Foster
This page not only lists possible assignments, but it also links to a page of notes supporting the book.

Literary Terms
A generous list of literary terms and definitions. Many include examples.

Open-ended Questions for Advanced Placement English
Questions from the tests available for use as practice.

Quilting with Literature: Internet Research and Multi-Media Presentation Skills in AP English
This extensive unit asks students to represent various literary eras in graphic form. It includes handouts and rubrics. This document requires Adobe Reader for access.

Quotes Project
Students select annotated passages or quotations from a novel and reflect on their significance.

What AP Readers Long to See
A list compiled by a reader of the 2007 AP English test. This 5-page document requires MS-Word or compatible application for access.

AP Miscellaneous

AP English Connections
Dawn Hogue offers "a blog for AP English teachers to connect." Questions and comments are invited.

AP English Homepage for BHS Students
A model syllabus, reading lists, rubrics, and more. This site supports both Literature and Language courses.

AP English Files
AP English teachers share resources here. Registration (free) is required.

AP English Resources
An extensive collection of links to test prep and study resources. Supports both language and literature.

Pre-AP and AP English Handbook
Overview, scoring guides, and multigrade reading lists.

Texas Education Agency Lighthouse Initiative
Lesson ideas and teaching strategies specifically designed for AP and pre-AP classes.

International Baccalaureate

International Baccalaureate Organization
The official home page, with descriptions of the program on three age levels.

Ninth grade Pre-IB English
This page has the year's work mapped out by nine-week grading period.