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Dante's Inferno: Allegory, Hero's Journey, Or Epic Poem? Yes! (12th Grade), Sherry Brown
Dante's Inferno: Allegory, Hero's Journey, Or Epic Poem? Yes! (12th Grade), Sherry Brown
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This unit is designed to explore three aspects of Dante's Inferno. We will look at the cautionary and didactic aspects of this work as an allegory; we will look at the way in which it functions as an epic poem elucidating the way it reflects national identify and nostalgia for a Golden Age; and we will look at the universality of the work through its identification with the archetypal Hero's Journey.
Ap Literature Summer Reading Unit For My Antonia And Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn [12th Grade], Amy R. Thomson
Ap Literature Summer Reading Unit For My Antonia And Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn [12th Grade], Amy R. Thomson
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This is an approximately four week unit intended for senior AP Literature students with daily forty five minute class periods. It is based on the novels My Antonia by Willa Cather, and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain.
These novels were both summer reading assignments, so the students should have read them previously during the summer and completed assignments based on them before the unit begins. This unit will be the first one of the year, after about a week of assignments focused on getting to know the students and teambuilding.
Due to the fact that the novels have …
“What’S Your Problem?” Research Project [12th Grade], Sherry Brown
“What’S Your Problem?” Research Project [12th Grade], Sherry Brown
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Students will develop a project around a social or environmental issue which is important to them. In groups, students will research their topic and write a précis with a works cited page. In groups, they will then develop and present a multimedia presentation on their topic. The presentation will present the points from their précis, include music, photos, and videos, and incorporate elements from art, poetry, fiction, and nonfiction. They must also engage in primary source research or a community action component. Finally, the students individually will write a personal reflection and connection paper. Through this process, the students will …