SUMMER READING AP AND AMSA: AP Lit. & Comp. / AMSA

Print out the poem then annotate the epic poem “Sohrab and Rustum” by Matthew Arnold. The poem is an account of Sohrab's search for his father, who disappeared years earlier. A warrior for the Tartars, Sohrab engages in battle with Persian forces. Not realizing that Rustum, the Persian chieftain, is his father, Sohrab challenges the older man in single combat.

The Kite Runner is the first novel by Afghan-American author Khaled Hosseini. ... The story is set against a backdrop of tumultuous events, from the fall of Afghanistan's monarchy through the Soviet military intervention, the exodus of refugees to Pakistan and the United States, and the rise of the Taliban regime.

Review the rubric first, so that you know the expectations for annotating a poem.