Recently I build an introductory unit to my AP English Literature and Composition class that centers around Dungeons and Dragons. In short, 5 groups of 5 kids all played the same pre-written Dungeons and Dragons adventure, made those adventures into stories, read Beowulf and then wrote analytical essays drawing connections and exploring the ideas of oral storytelling and archetypes. If you’re interested in reading more, here are my posts:
- Dungeons and Dragons in my AP Lit Classroom – Part 1 – Why Did I Want to Try This? - [This post is part of a broader project I’m calling “Pop Culture Pedagogy” where I write about ways pop culture finds its way into my classroom] Part 1 – Where Did I Get this Idea? – Or – What do D&D, the Odyssey and Hip-Hop Have in Common? Ever since I first read The Singer … Continue reading Dungeons and Dragons in my AP Lit Classroom – Part 1 – Why Did I Want to Try This?
- Dungeons and Dragons in AP Lit – Addendum to Part 1 – White Supremacy – What Counts as “Literature” - [This post is part of a broader project I’m calling “Pop Culture Pedagogy” where I write about ways pop culture finds its way into my classroom] “What do D&D, the Odyssey and Hip-Hop Have in Common?” This question may feel strange because your vision of D&D may conjure up some very specific images of a … Continue reading Dungeons and Dragons in AP Lit – Addendum to Part 1 – White Supremacy – What Counts as “Literature”
- Dungeons and Dragons in AP Lit – Part 2 – How I Set Up the Unit - [This post is part of a broader project I’m calling “Pop Culture Pedagogy” where I write about ways pop culture finds its way into my classroom] How I Tried to Make This Work in the Classroom [I will write more later about how the individual class days went as things got moving, and also how … Continue reading Dungeons and Dragons in AP Lit – Part 2 – How I Set Up the Unit
- Dungeons and Dragons in AP Lit – Part 3 – Day to Day Lessons - [This post is part of a broader project I’m calling “Pop Culture Pedagogy” where I write about ways pop culture finds its way into my classroom] The Adventure – ~3 weeks of class time (5 85-minute blocks) This post and the next will be more nuts and bolts – I’ve previously written about the why, … Continue reading Dungeons and Dragons in AP Lit – Part 3 – Day to Day Lessons
- Dungeons and Dragons in AP Lit Part 4 – Assessment - [This post is part of a broader project I’m calling “Pop Culture Pedagogy” where I write about ways pop culture finds its way into my classroom] This was tricky for me because they were being asked both to create the texts they would eventually analyze, and then in later analyze them. Here’s what I did: … Continue reading Dungeons and Dragons in AP Lit Part 4 – Assessment
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