AP Language, AP Government, and DC Composition

Anchor Text:

Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption*

by Bryan Stevenson

Directions:

Read the anchor texts, Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson. Make a copy of the notes organizer to capture important information from this text. It is recommended for you to use a new note organizer per text.
Then, choose at least 3 text options from the provided list of "Supplemental Texts" to read in order to enrich your experience with this novel. Vary your selections by choosing one from each category/genre: Informational Texts, Poetry, Podcasts, Visual Texts, and Music Videos. All supplemental texts should not be from the same category/genre.
Read chapter 1 & 2 of How Democratic is America?, by Robert A. Dahl (HERE IS THE LINK FOR THE READING). After read chapter 1 & 2, answer THESE questions.
The reading and notes must be completed and ready to share and submit on the first day of school.
Be prepared to write an in class essay at the start of the school year using these text as evidence.

Supplemental Texts

Informational Texts:

*3 Required texts must be chosen from this list to supplement with anchor text above

Visual Texts:

If you choose a visual text, select only 1 of the following to read and analyze. Use the notes organizer to capture your ideas and understandings.

Tips to conduct a visual analysis:

Visual analysis is the basic unit of art historical writing. Sources as varied as art magazines, scholarly books, and undergraduate research papers rely on concise and detailed visual analyses. You may encounter a visual analysis as an assignment itself; or you may write one as part of a longer research paper.

The purpose of a visual analysis is to recognize and understand the visual choices the artist made in creating the artwork. By observing and writing about separate parts of the art object, you will come to a better understanding of the art object as a whole.

A visual analysis addresses an artwork’s formal elements—visual attributes such as color, line, texture, and size; and should also include historical context or interpretations of meaning.

Be sure to read the assignment carefully to decide which elements of visual analysis to include in your writing. Some teachers will look for a formal analysis alone; others will expect you to frame your formal description in terms of historical information. You may be asked to offer one or more interpretations of the possible meanings of the work.

https://twp.duke.edu/sites/twp.duke.edu/files/file-attachments/visual-analysis.original.pdf

The Problem We All Live With, 1964 by Norman Rockwell

The Problem We All Live With, 1964

Injustice Leading Greed and Opportunity

New Age of Slavery

Podcasts:

If you choose a podcast, select only 1 of the following to read (listen to) and analyze.
Use the notes organizer to capture your ideas and understandings.

Podcast #178: Ibram X. Kendi, Stamped from the Beginning

The Problem We All Live With - Part One - This American LifeThere’s one thing that has been proven to cut the achievement gap between black and white students by half: integration.

professionalbooknerds.com: Ep. #425 – Dr. Ibram X. Kendi & Jason ReynoldsThe Professional Book Nerds podcast is a podcast for book lovers, by book lovers. Presented by OverDrive, the industry-leading app for eBooks and audiobooks through your local library and school. Tune in for weekly book recommendations and author interviews.

1619In August of 1619, a ship carrying more than 20 enslaved Africans arrived in the English colony of Virginia. America was not yet America, but this was the moment it began. No aspect of the country that would be formed here has been untouched by the 250 years of slavery that followed. On the 400th anniversary of this fateful moment, it is time to tell the story.