Am I a teacher or a proofreader?
My students’ skills in grammar and mechanics aren’t improving fast enough. I’m not sure what to do. I’m convinced the problem has three...
Tag: grammar
Teaching proofreading is not easy
I know all the tricks: Read your essay out loud. Read it backwards. Have someone else read your essay. These proofreading tips just aren’t working for se...
The good and bad news of Grammar Week
Last week, instead of doing a new AP Practice Essay, my students and I focused on grammar and proofreading. Their assignment: Choose an essay they’ve wri...
It’s Grammar Week in AP English
Sometimes I feel like AP English should be renamed AP Grammar. My students’ reading, writing, and thinking have grown over the past two months, but unfor...
Am I doing enough to prepare kids for AP?
I’m doing a lot so far this year to give my students a shot to pass the AP English Literature exam in May. Office hours twice a week. Reading and reviewi...