HELP! AP lit: Heart of Darkness

Mezzo_sMama
Thu, 07 May 2009 20:58:54 +0000

You really are not supposed to be discussing anything about the actual AP exams for 48 hours- remember, there are others that may not have taken them yet due to illness, school closings,etc. That being said, as a former teacher and mom of a senior who just took the test and was forced to read the book in question…it was hard to listen to her critique of it (she detested it) and I continue to wonder what ever happened to classic literature? Many of the books she had to read this year- and some of you have mentioned- are far too new to have withstood any “test of time”, are poorly written with little consideration given to grammar or even spelling. Hopefully many of you will not be turned off by what you have been presented with this school year and will continue to explore literature in college. Good luck to all!