The 55 AP Language and Composition Terms You Must Know - The title says it all.
Acellus - This is a new subscription the district has purchased to supplement coursework. If I decide to use the platform, I will let you know at a later date.
AHS Media Center - We have great Media Specialists and abundant resources. Please visit their page.
AmericanRhetoric.com - Database & index of 5000+ speeches, debates, etc.--i.e. the type of texts you're likely to see on an AP Lang test. There's also good resources about rhetorical devices, too.
CollegeBoard - This site has tons of info about the SAT, AP tests, school admission info, scholarships, etc.
The Common App - Lets users apply to lots of colleges with the same application.
Khan Academy - Khan Academy is a non-profit educational organization with a set of online tools that help educate students. The organization produces short lectures in the form of YouTube videos mostly on core subjects, especially science and math.
LitCharts - I love this site for lit terms especially because there is always a section called "why writers use this device," something extremely helpful for budding AP students.
LiteraryDevices.net - Defining literary devices as "the typical structures used by writers in their works to convey his or her messages in a simple manner to the readers," this site is all-encompassing. When employed properly, the different literary devices help readers to appreciate, interpret and analyze a literary work, and nowhere on the interwebs have I found a list of literary devices with as detailed definitions and examples as here.
Mrs. R.'s Global Education Guide - This is a site I put together for the capstone project for the Teachers for Global Classrooms fellowship. It is a resource for any teacher who wants to globalize his/her classroom or for any student interested in international opportunities.
Owl @ Purdue - This is a really great resource for writing and formatting (MLA & APA) resources.
ParentPortal - Link to where you can check your grades.
Precis Format & Precis Template - These two links provide information for how to write a rhetorical precis; according to veteran AP teachers, using this format to write analytical summaries of texts better prepares you for the kind of critical thinking and writing about literature that you'll do on the actual tests.
South Carolina State Standards - From the state DoE.
Silva Rhetoricae - This is a database/glossary of 1000+ rhetorical devices & thus one of the most amazing places on the interwebs.
The State Newspaper - Get free access to the newspaper. Login: eliteeagle. Password: eliteeagle.
The Lexile Site - This site tells you the reading level (aka the Lexile) of many of the texts you read.
USA Test Prep - Students might use this resource to enhance their potential for eventual success on the English II EOC, which they'll take during their freshmen or sophomores years at Airport.