AP World Literature
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Units & Major Assignments
The Bible & The Kite Runner
- two timed in-class essays
- Bible allusions take home test
College Application Essay
The Odyssey (Homer)
- group presentation teaching one section of the book
Poetry: Sound & Sense and various selected poems
- process essay including a survey of one poet's work, literary analysis of two poems, and a research component
- presentation
Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
The Awakenening (Kate Chopin)
- timed in-class essay
Hamlet & Shakespearean Comedy Lit Circles
- process essay forging a connection between Hamlet and your choice comedy
A Long Way Gone (Ishmael Beah)
Choice Novel & International Research Project
- read a book from another country, select a research topic, and
March Madness
- practice for the AP Exam with four timed in-class writing, peer review, and writing workshops
Heart of Darkness (Joseph Conrad)
The Inferno (Dante)
Contact Me
Check out the World Lit page at hhstigers.com to see what we did this year. If you have questions over the summer, contact me:
- edunbar@hhstigers.com
- @MrsDunbarHHS