Although I just met my new students, I can already tell they are active, engaged and concerned citizens. In their summer assignments, they read The Displaced, a collection of essays on immigration. In their written responses to the text they each read, so many students made real connections to their lives and their communities. The book tackles the challenging issues of assimilation, family obligations, sexuality, independence, belonging- just to name a few. And I am already amazed at how deeply our kids were able to extract these themes and ideas from the books.
Our school is filled with inquisitive, hungry, and visionary minds; while different in personality, they share a common concern for the world around them, committed to reading and learning about how to make it better.
I am so excited for the many units ahead where we can delve into the myriad texts on our AP Literature syllabus.
My Project
In the spring, our AP Language students will be diving into a non-fiction book group unit where we will explore both the themes of our world as well as how authors construct arguments in non-fiction texts.
In order to give students choice, we have narrowed down our list to the most exciting and cutting edge titles in non-fiction, exploring varied issues of class, race, immigration, law, medicine, and geography.
The students are already excited about working in groups and diving into our new titles!
As kids approach the AP exam, they will have a bevy of non-fiction texts under their belt, where they can practice the skills of close reading and analysis as well as understanding argument and how to construct logical essays.
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