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The Advanced Placement (AP) English course serves as the primary introduction to “college level English” for many students. The course and the exam that follows also present a standard set of “classic” literary works that is rarely contested, or at least successfully. As Lana Whited states above, however, the qualities in “classic” literature that make them enduring also open a door to the introduction of literature that “reflects” current society. Our second Teaching Harry Potter teacher, Andrew, approaches teaching AP English using a similar philosophy.
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Belcher, C.L., Stephenson, B.H. (2011). Harry Potter and the Advanced Placement (AP) Curriculum: Teaching AP English in an Urban Charter High School. In: Teaching Harry Potter. Secondary Education in a Changing World. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230119918_5
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