100.3 ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Renée H. Shea was professor of English and modern languages and director of freshman composition at Bowie State University in Maryland. A College Board® faculty consultant for more than thirty years in AP® Language, Literature, and Pre-AP® English, she has been a reader and question leader for both AP® English exams. Renée served as a member of the Development Committee for AP® Language and Composition and as a member of the English Academic Advisory Committee for the College Board® as well as the SAT® Critical Reading Test Development Committee. She is co-author of The Language of Composition, Conversations in American Literature, and Literature & Composition, as well as two volumes in the NCTE High School Literature series (on Amy Tan and Zora Neale Hurston).
Courtesy John Golden
John Golden is an English teacher and instructional specialist at Cleveland High School in Portland, Oregon, and is currently an advisor to the College Board®’s 6-12 English Language Arts Development Committee. An English teacher for over twenty years, John has developed curriculums and led workshops for the College Board’s Pacesetter and SpringBoard® English programs. He is the author of Reading in the Dark: Using Film as a Tool in the English Classroom (NCTE, 2001) and Reading in the Reel World: Teaching Documentaries and Other Nonfiction Texts (NCTE, 2006), and the producer of Teaching Ideas: A Video Resource for AP English (Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2008) and the NCTE Centennial Film: Reading the Past, Writing the Future (2010).
Courtesy Lance Balla
Lance Balla is former curriculum developer and current assistant principal in the Bellevue school district in Bellevue, Washington. He was an AP® teacher for almost twenty years, and a College Board® Faculty Consultant for over ten years, as well as being a reader and table leader for the AP® Literature Exam. Lance is a member of the College Board® English Academic Advisory Committee, has been a co-author on the College Board’s Springboard® program and was a member of the SAT® Critical Reading Test Development Committee. His awards and recognitions include the White House Distinguished Teacher Award, the Teacher Recognition Award from the U.S. Department of Education, the Washington State Award for Professional Excellence, and the Woodring College of Education Award for Outstanding Teaching.
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