![]() This article is simply a hub to record fiction, plays, novels, poetry, and nonfiction by authors for AP ® Lit who are not white. Week 1 focused on re-defining the meaning of “AP ® Worthy” when it comes to choosing books. ![]() I use “inclusivity” to refer to both the authors in the curriculum and the students in the classroom, but I’ll expound more on that in a later post. This is the second installment in a six-part series on inclusivity in AP ® English Literature. * AP® is a trademark registered by the College Board, which is not affiliated with, and does not endorse, this website. However, I have teachers who look to me for guidance. It’s true, I am a white woman and that this may be unknown territory for me. I spent the summer of 2020 summer reading and researching racial oppression in my country, both in the past and in the present. This is especially true as his murderer, officer Derek Chauvin, used to live just down the road from my own home. The murder of George Floyd was an eye-opener to the oppression of black people for many residents in my area and around the world. Unfortunately, many teachers (myself included) have not been concerned enough over their representation in the literary canon or the AP* Lit curriculum in general.įor many of us, that changed in the summer of 2020. They are not “trendy.” They’ve been around for ages. BIPOC, Latinx, Asian, Pacific Islanders, Native American, and world authors are not new to the scene.
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