English Literature and Composition

AP Annual Conference Submission

406 - Redefining Rigor: Robust Student Learning in the Literature Classroom

Committee(s)

• DS

  Dr. Tarshia Stanley

  Dean of Humanities, Arts, and Sciences
  St. Catherine University

Staff(s)

• BA

  Brandon Abdon

  Director, AP English Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment
  Advanced Placement Program, The College Board

Rigor has become a buzzword for many. It is now often equated with more work and more reading in an English Literature course - but that is not what Higher Education professionals (professors, instructors, etc.) see as rigor. Presented by an AP Lit committee member & co-author of MLA's report on the changing English major, this session will address some common approaches to rigor in the high school classroom that are not necessarily college level teaching.