The Summer Assignment

AP LIT SUMMER ASSIGNMENT

Your task: Read deeply for meaning and complexity, and create a mature, sustained conversation about some aspect of the texts in the form of blogging.


READING

Your two assigned novels this summer are:

MUDBOUND by Hillary Jordan

Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier (You’ll definitely want your own copy for the AWIR event at MHS!)

What makes this year’s summer reading unique is that you’ll have a chance to engage in conversations with BOTH authors. I am beyond excited about this important and meaningful opportunity. I will provide you with more details fall, but please know that I have chosen these novels purposefully.

*I recommend ordering both of these books from Amazon, but Books-a-Million will work for a few more dollars.


WRITING

This summer you will begin your very own AP Lit blog. Your blog will be an off-shoot of my (brand new) Edublog. Edublogs is a platform serviced by WordPress, so not only is it user-friendly and completely legit, but it uses all of the major elements of WordPress, which is a really good thing to know as you continue to advance your education.


You will be responsible for THREE POSTS.

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