GENDER: What is the impact of the gender roles that society creates and reinforces? Muse” (Julia Alvarez) “First □ Men” (Gretel Erlich) □ vs. Men” (Dave “Guys □ Boom! Bah! Humbug!” (Rick Reilly) “Sis! □ Sam and Aunt Samantha” (Anna Quindlin) “Uncle □ NATURE: What is our responsibility to nature? Waldo Emerson) “Nature” □ Spring” (Rachel Carson) “Silent □ Nature” (Joyce Carol Oates) “Against □ Retired AP prompts □ Plastic Pink Flamingo” o “The Audubon/Dillard paired passage o Documentary: 20 minute excerpt from one documentary of student’s choice An Inconvenient □ THE GRAPES OF WRATH (John Steinbeck) The Grapes of Wrath □ The photography of Dorothea Lange □ CHAT: On Drought Conditions” (President FDR) “FIRESIDE □ Excerpts from by Timothy Egan Worst Hard Time □
GENDER: What is the impact of the gender roles that society creates and reinforces? □ “First Muse” (Julia Alvarez) □ Men” (Gretel Erlich) □ “Guys vs. Men” (Dave □ “Sis! Boom! Bah! Humbug!” (Rick Reilly) □ “Uncle Sam and Aunt Samantha” (Anna Quindlin) NATURE: What is our responsibility to nature? □ “Nature” Waldo Emerson) □ “Silent Spring” (Rachel Carson) □ “Against Nature” (Joyce Carol Oates) □ Retired AP prompts o “The Plastic Pink Flamingo” o Audubon/Dillard paired passage □ Documentary: 20 minute excerpt from An Inconvenient one documentary of student’s choice THE GRAPES OF WRATH □ The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck) □ The photography of Dorothea Lange □ “FIRESIDE CHAT: On Drought Conditions” (President FDR) □ Excerpts from Worst Hard Time by Timothy Egan
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