Estelle Rankin - 5 Steps to a 5 AP English Literature, 2014-2015 Edition

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Estelle M. Rankin taught AP Literature at Jericho High School for over 25 years.

She was honored with the AP Literature Teacher of the Year award by the College Board in 1996. She also received the Long Island Teacher of the Year award in 1990. She was the recipient of the Cornell University Presidential Scholars Award and has been recognized by the C.W. Post Master Teachers Program. Ms. from Adelphi University and her M.A. from Hofstra University. from Hofstra University.

She has pursued further graduate work in the field of creative studies at Queens College and Brooklyn College. She has done extensive work in the research and development of film, drama, and creative writing curriculum, SAT prep, and the new NYS Regents benchmarks for English, and has participated in numerous AP Literature conferences and workshops. Ms. Rankin is currently a College Board consulant for pre-AP and AP English. Her finest teachers were her parents, Edward and Sylvia Stern. Barbara L.

Murphy taught AP Language and other college-level courses at Jericho High School for over 26 years. She has been a reader of the AP Language and Composition exam since 1993 and is a consultant for the College Boards AP Language and Composition and Building for Success divisions, for which she has conducted workshops, conferences, and Summer Institutes. She is currently on the faculty of Syracuse Universitys Project Advance in English. After earning her B.A. from Duquesne University and her M.A. from the University of Pittsburgh, Ms.

Murphy did her doctoral course work at Columbia University. She also holds professional certifications in still photography and motion picture production and is one of the founding members of the womens film company Ishtar Films. Ms. Rankin and Ms. Murphy are also the coauthors of McGraw-Hills

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