Childers Middle School, Broken Arrow, OK.
Pre-AP English - Middle School
Penny has taught 6th, 7th, and 8th grades at Childers for the last eighteen years, but has been teaching since 1975. She currently teaches Pre-AP 8th grade students, is part of an active AP vertical team, is a member of the curriculum and assessments district committee, and is the gifted coordinator for her school. She is also serving on the Oklahoma Committee for Teacher Preparation, Content Advisory Committee, Middle Level English. Ms. Crofford presents at College Board conferences, summer institutes and is a consultant for AP Strategies/Laying the Foundation.
Course Description
The Pre-AP Middle School English will provide materials for beginning teachers. Topics to be covered include: literary analysis; writing and grammar in the Pre-AP classroom; how the AP Exam relates and can be made appropriate for Pre-AP; vertical teams and where and how Pre-AP fits; and how to make Pre-AP accessible to most students. Genres include novels, short stories, poetry, and non-fiction. You will receive classroom-ready materials and participate in hands-on activities. The week should be useful and fun.
What Participants Should Bring
Highlighters, Post-It notes, notebook paper will be needed, and, if you would like, a short story or novel that you might want to teach. (This is not necessary, but you might like to adapt some of the activities for it.)
Updated 12/6/07