Frank Briguglio

Frank Briguglio has been a teacher of English for over thirty years, both in public and private schools. Frank teaches AP* Literature and English 10 Honors at Iolani School in Honolulu, Hawaii. He has served as English department chair, as a mentor for new teachers and as an AP* Literature Reader and Table Leader as well as an AP* consultant on both the national and international levels. He is a member of the AP* Test Development Committee for English Literature and Composition and serves as the assistant to the Chief Reader for the AP* Literature Reading. He is the chairperson of Iolani School's Keables Chair Committee and has worked with guest poets including Li-Young Lee and Billy Collins. In addition to a passion for teaching, Frank enjoys photography and traveling.

You can e-mail Frank at brigulio@iolani.org

Day 1

AP = Anything's Possible
1. Welcome and Introductions - Instructor and Participants
2. Nuts and Bolts - The Big Picture
   • The Course: approach, plan, AP* expectations, binder contents
   • The Exam: structure and components
   • Demystify The AP* Literature Reading
   • Catalogue of exam questions and texts
   • Review Study Guide
   • Reading Response RR guide
   • Peer Sharing/Editing form
   • Literary Terminology
   • AP* Audit and Year at-a-glance
   • Common Concerns
   • Q & A Session
3. Poetry: How to find your way - (reading, discussing essays, sampling m/c)
4. Question #1 Poetry: 2010 Prompt, Rubric, Holistic Scoring, Sample Essays, Teaching Strategies

Day 2

AP = Address Prompt
1. More Poetry (AP = Always Poetry) A poem a day keeps the blues away and close reading skills sharp.
2. Thesis Thoughts -- What AP* Readers Want To See: What and How Factors
3. Discussion Topics:
   
   • Equity
   • Diversity
   • Skills for the 21st Century
   • Head, Heart and Hand
   • The Paper Load
   • Commenting on Students' papers
4. Prose Preparation: How to find your way - (reading, discussing essays, sampling m/c)
5. Question #2 Prose: 2010 Prompt, Rubric, Sample Essays, Teaching Strategies

Day 3

AP = Analysis, Please
1. Share success: Share your favorite poetry strategy (provide one poem for a brief presentation)
2. Drama - teaching strategies
3. Shakespeare: sonnets, speeches, Hamlet - teaching strategy models

Day 4

AP = Absolute Paradise
1. Question #3 Open: 2010 Prompt, Rubric, Sample Essays, Teaching Strategies
   Literary Merit - The Faces of the Open Question
2. The College Essay
3. Literary Guides - approaches, suggestions, model strategies
4. Q & A Jam Session -- Why and How we teach -- Recommendations for novels and plays
   "The Readiness is all"
5. Evaluations and Certificates