The LIT Life

Students in Mr. Dawson's AP Literature class discuss literary elements using a text(s) of their choosing. In this installment, Shalyia compares two great novels of American literature: The Great Gatsby and To Kill a Mockingbird.

Students in Mr. Dawson's AP Literature class discuss literary elements using a text(s) of their choosing. In this installment, Kelechi ponders whether the adults would have descended in the same manner as their children if they had been the ones abandoned in Lord of the Flies.

Students in Mr. Dawson's AP Literature class discuss literary elements using a text(s) of their choosing. In this installment, Noe and Moon explore the infamous Jude from Jude the Obscure.

Students in Mr. Dawson's AP Literature class discuss literary elements using a text(s) of their choosing. In this installment, Logan and Garrison explore themes of shame and strength as well as the power of speaking up in The Scarlet Letter and The Color Purple.

Students in Mr. Dawson's AP Literature class discuss literary elements using a text(s) of their choosing. In this installment, Khadijatou conducts a character analysis of Mariam from A Thousand Splendid Suns.

Students in Mr. Dawson's AP Literature class discuss literary elements using a text(s) of their choosing. In this installment, Zoe explores oppression versus empowerment in the presence of community through the novels The Bluest Eye and The Color Purple.

Students in Mr. Dawson's AP Literature class discuss literary elements using a text(s) of their choosing. In this installment, Daniel takes a closer look at When the Emperor Was Divine by Julie Otsuka.

Students in Mr. Dawson's AP Literature class discuss literary elements using a text(s) of their choosing. In this installment, Kaniyah examines Beloved by Toni Morrison and The Color Purple by Alice Walker.

Students in Mr. Dawson's AP Literature class discuss literary elements using a text(s) of their choosing. In this installment, Leslie and Andrea look at the perspective-changing novels The Scarlet Letter and Animal Farm.

Students in Mr. Dawson's AP Literature class discuss literary elements using a text(s) of their choosing. In this installment, Ken presents his views on the true antagonist in The Picture of Dorian Gray.