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Goal

The goal of this project is to improve student achievement in AP Language by strengthening the skills students need across all three essay types: rhetorical analysis, argument, and synthesis. Students will use purposeful annotation, Socratic seminars, and collaborative activities to analyze complex texts, discuss multiple perspectives, select strong evidence, and develop meaningful commentary before applying these skills independently in writing.

A major focus will be helping students move beyond simply identifying or using evidence to clearly explaining how and why that evidence supports their reasoning. Students will also practice developing more sophisticated analysis by recognizing relationships, tensions, significance, and complexity within texts and arguments.

Student growth will be measured using AP-style writing assessments and the College Board six-point rubrics, with a specific focus on improvement in Evidence and Commentary and Sophistication. The overall goal is to build stronger, more confident analytical writers and increase student proficiency and success on the AP Language exam. 

 

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What will be done with my students

Throughout the 2026-27 school year, students will use grant-funded materials to participate in collaborative activities that support rhetorical analysis, argument, and synthesis writing. Annotation supplies will be used to help students interact with complex texts, identify important evidence, recognize rhetorical choices and relationships, and prepare ideas for discussion and writing.

Students will participate in Socratic seminars, small-group discussions, collaborative analysis activities, and gallery walks where they will share ideas, defend interpretations with evidence, consider different perspectives, and revise their thinking. Reusable whiteboards, chart materials, discussion tools, and other collaborative supplies will allow students to visually build claims, connect evidence to commentary, develop lines of reasoning, and practice moving their analysis toward greater complexity and sophistication.

These activities will be incorporated throughout each AP Language writing unit, with collaborative practice leading to independent AP-style writing. Student work and assessment results will be monitored throughout the year to determine growth and guide future instruction. 

 

Benefits to my Students

Students are often able to identify evidence or recognize a writer’s choices, but the greater challenge is explaining why the evidence matters and developing strong, meaningful commentary. This project will give students repeated opportunities to practice these higher-level skills through annotation, discussion, collaboration, and writing.

Socratic seminars and group activities will allow students to hear different perspectives, defend their ideas with evidence, and strengthen their reasoning before writing independently. These experiences will support growth across rhetorical analysis, argument, and synthesis while also helping students develop the deeper thinking needed for sophistication.

Student progress will be measured throughout the 2026-27 school year using AP-style writing assessments and the College Board six-point rubrics. Evidence and Commentary and Sophistication scores will be compared over time to measure growth, identify areas of need, and adjust instruction. The goal is for students to become stronger, more independent readers, thinkers, and writers who are better prepared for success in AP Language and beyond. 

 

Budget Narrative

Grant funds will be used to purchase reusable and consumable materials that support purposeful annotation, Socratic seminars, collaborative learning, and AP-style writing. Supplies will include dry-erase boards, highlighters, annotation pens and flags, sticky notes, chart paper, clipboards, discussion materials, and storage for collaborative learning kits.

These materials will allow students to actively engage with texts, organize and share their thinking, evaluate multiple perspectives, and participate in evidence-based discussions. Students will use the materials to collaboratively build claims, select strong evidence, develop meaningful commentary, and deepen their analysis through complexity and sophistication. These resources will be used throughout rhetorical analysis, argument, and synthesis instruction to help students move from collaborative practice to stronger independent writing. 

 

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