Pamela Lightner
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Class of 2021
EASIEST AP CLASS EVER. She grades for credit, not for wrong answers. I literally wrote in my messiest scribbling and made up random stories all the time and I got full credit. Extra credit isn't really announced but she gives hints sometimes. If you have anything below a 97 you are a slacker because the class is so EASY. She isn't very concise for an AP Lang teacher which is kind of ironic so you will kind of have to decode what she is saying. In class we do annotations cornell style or annotate articles or do projects or read books. Easy stuff. NO HOMEWORK!!!!!! She gives us ample class time to do everything. The other AP Lang class was drowning in essays, btw. You will have to self-study for the AP test if you want a 3 or better. You're like the meme of the dog who is holding his own leash in his mouth. Practice writing essays like crazy and look at the sample essays from college board. Work on expanding your vocabulary and using sophisticated arguments. No joke, her AP class was so much easier than my (regular) freshman English class. Have fun kiddos.
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Class of 2021
Nice lady, but WILL NOT PREPARE YOU FOR AP TEST AT ALL. If you're not taking the test, then congrats, you have the easiest A around. She occasionally makes weird jokes and then there's an awkward silence and nobody laughs and then she gives us a look. Do what you're assigned, turn it in on time, and follow class rules. The only things she is really strict about are phones and food. Those are taboo. She really dislikes phones. I slept through that class and talked to my friends a lot, and both semesters I got over 100%.