Anthology

    For this blog, I wanted to list 10 multicultural American lit works that I would use if I was teaching AP American Literature. In my opinion, works from marginalized authors are becoming more commonplace in public schools. However, there is still room to grow, and I feel as if AP Lit, which is intended for advanced 12 graders, would be the perfect place to allow students to stretch their multicultural wings! These particular works are asking for students to grapple with complex feminist and racist theories, which we would discuss in class. To be clear, this discussion would be very shallow. These theories have many different facets and schools, and a very basic knowledge would suffice for our classroom conversations and essay assignments. 

     Below you'll find ten blog post featuring one work in the anthology.  Each post will include a summary, the potential problems with the piece (if any), my rationale for including the particular work, a few photos of the work or author, and a few external links if you want to learn more. 

1.      "A Pair of Tickets" by Amy Tan

2.     Beloved by Toni Morison

3.     "Girl" by Jamaica Kincaid

4.     Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston

5.     A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry

6.     The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz

7.     Sure You Can Ask Me A Question" by Diane Burns  

8.    "Repetition" by Phil Kaye

9.     “An American Poem” by Ras Baraka

10."Still I Rise" by Maya Angelou