Dungeons and Dragons in AP Lit Part 4 – Assessment

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: As I’ve posted about previously, the students each participated in 5 85-minute block days where they did 3 things: Read parts of Beowulf, answered questions that … Continue reading Dungeons and Dragons in AP Lit Part 4 – Assessment →

Dungeons and Dragons in AP Lit – Part 3 – Day to Day Lessons

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, now I’ll share about the how. This one will be about the bulk of the unit, where kids plays D&D and read Beowulf (some of them … Continue reading Dungeons and Dragons in AP Lit – Part 3 – Day to Day Lessons →

Dungeons and Dragons in AP Lit – Addendum to Part 1 – White Supremacy – What Counts as “Literature”

“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 very specific type of white male. Wanting to press at this a little, when I first posed this question to my class, I then I asked … Continue reading Dungeons and Dragons in AP Lit – Addendum to Part 1 – White Supremacy – What Counts as “Literature” →