Hot take as a long-time AP Lang and Comp teacher: AP Language and Composition isn’t really about language at all. If it was, kids would be learning about language change and variation, descriptivism, pragmatics, syntax—the actual study of language. #Collegeboard #APLang
May 14, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Hot take as a long-time AP Lang and Comp teacher: AP Language and Composition isn’t really about language at all. If it was, kids would be learning about language change and variation, descriptivism, pragmatics, syntax—the actual study of language. #Collegeboard #APLang
A speech of ignorance followed by one of the most powerful speeches I’ve heard in a long time. The Gov. of MD will have this speech taught in many classrooms. #APLang
September 6, 2025 at 11:01 PM
A speech of ignorance followed by one of the most powerful speeches I’ve heard in a long time. The Gov. of MD will have this speech taught in many classrooms. #APLang
Wrapping up the year with my #APLang and #APLit classes, and even with the massive amounts of papers I still need to read, these things brightened my day today! #edusky BIG thanks to
@susangbarber.bsky.social for the LIT strategy a few years ago! Game changer!
@susangbarber.bsky.social for the LIT strategy a few years ago! Game changer!
December 12, 2024 at 9:20 PM
Wrapping up the year with my #APLang and #APLit classes, and even with the massive amounts of papers I still need to read, these things brightened my day today! #edusky BIG thanks to
@susangbarber.bsky.social for the LIT strategy a few years ago! Game changer!
@susangbarber.bsky.social for the LIT strategy a few years ago! Game changer!
Dear APLit and APLang
#PoemADayJuly When Giving Is All We Have by Alberto Rios.
You gave me
I gave you
together, we made
The enjambments from line 14 - 16 catch me as a choice. These transitions create visual space for us to add our own gifts, both received and given, and the connections we built in the giving.
You gave me
I gave you
together, we made
The enjambments from line 14 - 16 catch me as a choice. These transitions create visual space for us to add our own gifts, both received and given, and the connections we built in the giving.
"One river gives / Its journey to the next."
Today for #PoemADayJuly? a poem about giving and, in talking about giving, potentially and probably and inevitably about so much more:
"When Giving Is All We Have" by Alberto Ríos
@thevogelman.bsky.social @heymrsbond.com
Today for #PoemADayJuly? a poem about giving and, in talking about giving, potentially and probably and inevitably about so much more:
"When Giving Is All We Have" by Alberto Ríos
@thevogelman.bsky.social @heymrsbond.com
July 4, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Dear APLit and APLang
GUYS. I LOCKED IN SO HARD ON MY AP LANG LONG TERM ESSAY THING HERE'S THE SECRET—REIGEN ARATAKA THEME SONG ON 2x SPEED ON LOOP WITH COUPLE ARGUING NOISES IN THE BACKGROUND. I HAVE NEVER WRITTEN WORDS THAT FAST BEFORE #aplang #sourcetrustmebro
May 11, 2025 at 3:56 PM
GUYS. I LOCKED IN SO HARD ON MY AP LANG LONG TERM ESSAY THING HERE'S THE SECRET—REIGEN ARATAKA THEME SONG ON 2x SPEED ON LOOP WITH COUPLE ARGUING NOISES IN THE BACKGROUND. I HAVE NEVER WRITTEN WORDS THAT FAST BEFORE #aplang #sourcetrustmebro
Ace the AP Lang exam with this ultimate cheat sheet! ✍️ From rhetorical analysis to strong thesis tips, Thea helps you write smarter and analyze deeper. 🧠 www.thea.study #aplang #studytips #studytools
April 8, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Ace the AP Lang exam with this ultimate cheat sheet! ✍️ From rhetorical analysis to strong thesis tips, Thea helps you write smarter and analyze deeper. 🧠 www.thea.study #aplang #studytips #studytools
Spending a day playing with the new and improved AP English Lang syllabus for my class #APLang #iteachEnglish 📖📖
Some thoughts in a thread for my fellow teachers and beyond…
Things are no longer embryonic, but they’re also not not-embryonic, if you catch me. Lots to fill in.
Some thoughts in a thread for my fellow teachers and beyond…
Things are no longer embryonic, but they’re also not not-embryonic, if you catch me. Lots to fill in.
June 24, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Spending a day playing with the new and improved AP English Lang syllabus for my class #APLang #iteachEnglish 📖📖
Some thoughts in a thread for my fellow teachers and beyond…
Things are no longer embryonic, but they’re also not not-embryonic, if you catch me. Lots to fill in.
Some thoughts in a thread for my fellow teachers and beyond…
Things are no longer embryonic, but they’re also not not-embryonic, if you catch me. Lots to fill in.
@charlesornstein.bsky.social
I cited you in my APLang paper that I just published in my Substack- thanks for your tweet about the Xarelto ad!
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I cited you in my APLang paper that I just published in my Substack- thanks for your tweet about the Xarelto ad!
zachkahn.substack.com/p/drug-ads-a...
Drug Ads Are Much More Than Annoying
A recently finished paper from AP Lang that I would like to share.
zachkahn.substack.com
April 1, 2025 at 1:45 AM
@charlesornstein.bsky.social
I cited you in my APLang paper that I just published in my Substack- thanks for your tweet about the Xarelto ad!
zachkahn.substack.com/p/drug-ads-a...
I cited you in my APLang paper that I just published in my Substack- thanks for your tweet about the Xarelto ad!
zachkahn.substack.com/p/drug-ads-a...
Hello! I am covering the term "Auspisticism" from Homestuck and the fandom. If you are from the fandom please take this form so I can hear your experience. Please be honest as I want to do well on this!
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December 8, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Praying for that complexity point on my Aplang essays 🙏🙏
May 14, 2026 at 1:14 AM
Praying for that complexity point on my Aplang essays 🙏🙏
i should have said- his guidance counselor put him in APlang and was upset w him that he didn’t want to do MORE aps! then he tried to put him in APbio and i was like
July 25, 2025 at 6:16 PM
i should have said- his guidance counselor put him in APlang and was upset w him that he didn’t want to do MORE aps! then he tried to put him in APbio and i was like
aplang is the easier one because it's supposed to be like "you take aplang and then aplit" but my english teacher in 10th grade told me he thought aplang would be a waste of time for me so i didn't take it. aplit was the first and last ap i took because i just like english
May 26, 2026 at 1:17 AM
aplang is the easier one because it's supposed to be like "you take aplang and then aplit" but my english teacher in 10th grade told me he thought aplang would be a waste of time for me so i didn't take it. aplit was the first and last ap i took because i just like english
it's actually bizarre to me that people think that doing anything that requires thinking without using ai is "weird" and "abnormal" now. like i tutor for aplit and aplang and other english classes and i made a study guide for my classmates once. i legitimately got asked how i made it without ai
May 26, 2026 at 1:07 AM
it's actually bizarre to me that people think that doing anything that requires thinking without using ai is "weird" and "abnormal" now. like i tutor for aplit and aplang and other english classes and i made a study guide for my classmates once. i legitimately got asked how i made it without ai
i didn't even take aplang but from what i've heard it's actually hell this year i'm so glad i'm in a class where the teacher at least had us do most of our essays on paper. but i've heard my classmates talking about how "chatgpt could write a better essay than i wrote ughhh". Bro
May 26, 2026 at 1:13 AM
i didn't even take aplang but from what i've heard it's actually hell this year i'm so glad i'm in a class where the teacher at least had us do most of our essays on paper. but i've heard my classmates talking about how "chatgpt could write a better essay than i wrote ughhh". Bro
I hate aplang wdym I gotta make sentences with vocab from the current events we did THIS IS HARD. why couldn't it be RANDOM ASS SENTENCES
January 13, 2025 at 9:49 AM
I hate aplang wdym I gotta make sentences with vocab from the current events we did THIS IS HARD. why couldn't it be RANDOM ASS SENTENCES
My AP Lang kids are deep into their rhetorical analysis lyric posters, and the vibe is immaculate—orchestra hip-hop playing, everyone locked in and focused. 🔥🎶 #APLang #RhetoricalAnalysis
March 19, 2025 at 5:11 PM
My AP Lang kids are deep into their rhetorical analysis lyric posters, and the vibe is immaculate—orchestra hip-hop playing, everyone locked in and focused. 🔥🎶 #APLang #RhetoricalAnalysis
I was not feeling excited for the new school year until I recieved two emails from previous students sharing how excited they were to have me as their AP Language and Composition teacher this year! Now I'm ready! #APLang #APTeacher
July 30, 2025 at 12:03 AM
I was not feeling excited for the new school year until I recieved two emails from previous students sharing how excited they were to have me as their AP Language and Composition teacher this year! Now I'm ready! #APLang #APTeacher
A new-ish blog post for AP English teachers (and really any teachers with exams and/or state assessments to think about) #aplit #aplang #aplitchat #aplangchat
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Gearing Up for the AP English Exam: Key Considerations for Second Semester Success
Essential tips for AP English teachers to ensure second semester success, focusing on skill reinforcement, exam prep, and fostering a love for reading and writing.
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March 5, 2025 at 6:41 PM
A new-ish blog post for AP English teachers (and really any teachers with exams and/or state assessments to think about) #aplit #aplang #aplitchat #aplangchat
shorturl.at/Xu7vN
shorturl.at/Xu7vN
Some of the best, most interesting, most engaged writing in the AP Lang classroom is coming when I explicitly lower the stakes and encourage experimentation. The next step: how do we do all that cool shit even in more serious high stakes work? #iteachela #ela #aplang
January 15, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Some of the best, most interesting, most engaged writing in the AP Lang classroom is coming when I explicitly lower the stakes and encourage experimentation. The next step: how do we do all that cool shit even in more serious high stakes work? #iteachela #ela #aplang