Vocabulary Enrichment for AP Lang
AP Lang Vocabulary That Actually Sticks: A Teaching & Assessment Philosophy Bundle
Most vocabulary programs train students to recognize a definition — not to own a word. This bundle hands you the full system I use to build vocabulary that survives past Friday's quiz: how students find the words, how they make them memorable, how they say and hear them out loud, and how they get tested on them the right way.
What's included:
Teacher Guide — the complete philosophy, walked through step by step: why students should never be handed a definition or example sentence up front, why vocabulary research should be handwritten instead of typed, the "show, don't tell" method for making words genuinely memorable, classroom activities that get students saying words out loud and hearing them said, and a testing philosophy built on application over recall and true cumulative retention.
Good vs. Bad Test Question Bank — real, ready-to-model examples of every question format that works (and the flat, definition-based versions they replace), including the layered format where a single multiple-choice question checks five different vocabulary words at once.
Categorized AP Word List — 72 words organized by function, not the alphabet: Rhetorical Analysis Verbs, Tone & Attitude, and General Vocabulary Enrichment.
Bonus: 100 More Words — a second full set in the same three categories, for classes that move fast, second-semester work, or honors extension.
No definitions handed out. No flat recall. Built for the kind of vocabulary retention that actually shows up in students' writing, discussion, and exam performance.
