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bedlamsbardYou know what would be hilarious? An AP Fandom Lit and Comp test. I mean, at least the essay portion, and not with the actual essays, but, you know, just the prompts, only for fic.
Like:
See, this one's hard because that's basically, oh, half of all the fics in fandom. Also, at least for me, it's hard to pick fics to go on the list just because the fic format is so fluid -- stuff that might not be covered in profic is part of the text, so there's the sense of, "Is this past, even though it's flashback? Or is it part of the main narrative?" I erred on the side of caution -- even if it's in flashback, I considered it "past," because I don't consider it part of the main narrative.
And this is one of those moments where I stop and go, "Hmnm, is my definition for betrayal different than others'?" I mean, I think some of these are obvious -- Victors, Judas Doesn't Answer, Freedom. But are others so subtle that no one else sees the betrayal?
I was trying very hard to pick stuff that has actual traveling, rather than just, you know, metaphorical traveling. And most of it does. *defensive* Suffer Me and Roman Holiday are probably the most dubious here, but there's traveling in them -- a journey, so to speak.
As you may, perhaps, be able to guess, I just took the AP English Lit. & Comp. test on Thursday. Some of you may now be having flashbacks to said test.
Actually, this is pretty interesting. There's a lot of fic that I'd have to reread to see if it fits these three prompts -- the first three from the CollegeBoard website -- and the other sample prompts. A lot of it does. I am very curious now, because English Lit takes novels and plays of "literary merit" -- dude, you do not want to start me on one of my literary merit rants right now -- and says, "Write about this," but you can do that with fic, too -- or anything else. Now I'm really curious. (Note: I tried for longer fics, novella or novel-length, rather than one-shots, although some of these are one-shots.)
Not that I, you know, expect anyone to sit down and write me three essays in forty minutes each. Unless you want to.
Prompts taken from the CollegeBoard's AP English Literature sample questions and scoring guidelines, altered slightly to fit the medium. (Although I also say vids -- the original phrasing was "novel or play" and, in the last case, "novel, play, or epic poem" -- there are only two examples, both from Star Wars, because it's hard for vids to show the prompts used. I think it's significant that most of the vids used are Star Wars vids because they can show the passage of time over the course of six movies, as well as the impacts that come from prior decisions.)
Like:
In many works of fiction, past events can affect, positively or negatively, the present actions, attitudes, or values of a character. Choose a fic or vid in which a character must contend with some aspect of the past, either personal or societal. Then write an essay in which you show how the character's relationship to the past contributes to the meaning of the work as a whole.
You may choose a work from the the list below or another fic or vid of similar literary merit. Do not merely summarize the plot.
Freedom's Just Another Word for Nothing Left to Lose (SGA)
A Long Gold Sliding into Dawn (SGA)
Si Muovo (SGA)
Of Bastard Saints (SPN)
Light from a Dead Star and/or sequels (CSI:NY)
String Theory, A Concerto for Violin in D Minor (SGA)
Cartography by Touch and/or History of Maps (SGA)
Transfigurations (HP)
Special: The Evolution of Cyclops (XMM)
Draco Dormiens and/or sequels (HP)
Aere Perennius and/or sequels (SW)
Jus Ad Bellum (XMM)
Conflicts of Interests (SV)
Reconcilable Differences (SV)
Eurydice, After and/or sequels (SG-1)
Mezzanine (SG-1)
Take These Broken Wings (SG-1)
OK Computer (SGA)
MVP (SGA)
Something More (SGA)
Standing in the Common Spaces (SV/Spider-Man)
"Sick Cycle Carousel" (SW)
"Kid Fears" (SW)
"Big City Life" (Dark Angel)
See, this one's hard because that's basically, oh, half of all the fics in fandom. Also, at least for me, it's hard to pick fics to go on the list just because the fic format is so fluid -- stuff that might not be covered in profic is part of the text, so there's the sense of, "Is this past, even though it's flashback? Or is it part of the main narrative?" I erred on the side of caution -- even if it's in flashback, I considered it "past," because I don't consider it part of the main narrative.
Works of fiction often depict acts of betrayal. Friends and even family may betray a protagonist; main characters may likewise be guilty of treachery or may betray their own values. Select a fic or vid that includes such acts of betrayal. Then, in a well-written essay, analyze the nature of the betrayal and show how it contributes to the meaning of the work as a whole. Choose a work from the list below or another fic or vid of comparable quality. Do not merely summarize the plot.
Judas Doesn't Answer (SGA)
Three Fates (SGA)
Freedom's Just Another Word for Nothing Left to Lose (SGA)
Underwater Light (HP)
Draco Dormiens and/or sequels (HP)
Written by the Victors (SGA)
A Rising in the Sun and/or sequels (BtVS)
Here Is No Water (SGA/SG-1)
Suffer Me Not to Be Separated (SGA)
Just One of Those Things (SGA)
Crimes Against Humanity and A History of Violence (SGA)
Standing in the Common Spaces (SV/Spider-Man)
"The Last" (SW)
And this is one of those moments where I stop and go, "Hmnm, is my definition for betrayal different than others'?" I mean, I think some of these are obvious -- Victors, Judas Doesn't Answer, Freedom. But are others so subtle that no one else sees the betrayal?
In many works of fiction, a physical journey -- the literal movement from one place to another -- plays a central role. Choose a fic or vid in which a physical journey is an important element and discuss how the journey adds to the meaning of the work as a whole. You may write your essay on one of the following words or on another of comparable quality. Avoid mere plot summary.
And All the World Beneath (SGA/SPN)
Of Bastard Saints (SPN)
Roman Holiday and/or sequels (HP)
Out of West (SGA)
Sky Full Of (SGA/The Mummy)
Suffer Me Not to Be Separated (SGA)
Knocking Over the Table (Wiseguy)
Things To Do In Denver When You're Dead (SGA)
Arizona and/or sequels (SGA)
Sleep While I Drive (SV)
I was trying very hard to pick stuff that has actual traveling, rather than just, you know, metaphorical traveling. And most of it does. *defensive* Suffer Me and Roman Holiday are probably the most dubious here, but there's traveling in them -- a journey, so to speak.
As you may, perhaps, be able to guess, I just took the AP English Lit. & Comp. test on Thursday. Some of you may now be having flashbacks to said test.
Actually, this is pretty interesting. There's a lot of fic that I'd have to reread to see if it fits these three prompts -- the first three from the CollegeBoard website -- and the other sample prompts. A lot of it does. I am very curious now, because English Lit takes novels and plays of "literary merit" -- dude, you do not want to start me on one of my literary merit rants right now -- and says, "Write about this," but you can do that with fic, too -- or anything else. Now I'm really curious. (Note: I tried for longer fics, novella or novel-length, rather than one-shots, although some of these are one-shots.)
Not that I, you know, expect anyone to sit down and write me three essays in forty minutes each. Unless you want to.
Prompts taken from the CollegeBoard's AP English Literature sample questions and scoring guidelines, altered slightly to fit the medium. (Although I also say vids -- the original phrasing was "novel or play" and, in the last case, "novel, play, or epic poem" -- there are only two examples, both from Star Wars, because it's hard for vids to show the prompts used. I think it's significant that most of the vids used are Star Wars vids because they can show the passage of time over the course of six movies, as well as the impacts that come from prior decisions.)