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Any ideas for AP Lit curriculum?
So, I am back to teaching high school (WOOO!) and I'm teaching AP English Literature. The yay/boo about teaching AP Lit is that the curriculum is entirely up to me. The point of the class is to get them prepared for the AP test, and that test REALLY focuses on books with "literary merit"...but that doesn't mean they HAVE to be classics. And you guys know me, I'm all about high interest reading material. I don't want them to be bored to tears, I want to give them books they will fall in love with.
So, here's what I have so far:
Summer Reading (This was not assigned by me, and I'll probably change it for next year, but who knows. I haven't read The Outsider, but it sounds like they all hated it.)
The Kite Runner
The Stranger - Camus
The Outsider - Richard Wright
The Kite Runner
The Stranger - Camus
The Outsider - Richard Wright
Outside Reading
The Bell Jar
Everything Is Illuminated
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
The Book Thief
Their Eyes Were Watching God
The Handmaid's Tale
Everything Is Illuminated
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
The Book Thief
Their Eyes Were Watching God
The Handmaid's Tale
In-Class Reading (Here's where I need help)
Pride & Prejudice
Hamlet
Hamlet
Right now I'm thinking Slaughterhouse Five for in-class reading. Also Never Let Me Go. The previous teacher taught Remains of the Day, and I know it's supposed to be excellent, but Never Let Me Go sounds SO much more interesting. (Granted, I haven't read either yet.) I'd like to get as much diversity (women, POC authors/characters, etc) on this list as I can.
If you were a HS senior, what would you want to read?
Re: Any ideas for AP Lit curriculum?
my read shelf:
Jellicoe Road, Looking for Alaska, Where Things Come Back, Code Name Verity, Please Ignore Vera Dietz, The Scorpio Races, and I am the Messenger are some that have won or been an honor book in the past.
my read shelf:
Izzy and Baby A ~ Adorable Punks
Izzy and Baby A ~ Adorable Punks
Well, one of my all time favorites is The Count of Monte Cristo. It is a classic so it fails your stipulation, but it's not on your above list and that's just a shame because it's spectacular.
~ E ~ 7/2010
~ A ~ 3/2014
my read shelf:
