English Summer Reading

SUMMER READING REQUIREMENTS FOR ENGLISH

Sophomores (Class of ’12)

Maus I & II by Art Spiegelman

Sophomores Enriched:       

Maus I & II by Art Spiegelman &

A Chronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

(Sophomore Honors English is a contract course.  You are responsible for the summer reading and the additional coursework throughout the year.  You are required to attend honors meetings and complete the required coursework in order to receive an (E) on your transcript.

Please note that meeting Honors requirements over the course of the year is a prerequisite for students wanting to take AP Language and Composition their Junior year).

Juniors (Class of ’11)

Flight by Sherman Alexie

AP Language & Composition:

Black Boy by Richard Wright

The Jungle by Upton Sinclair

Fast Food NationFast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser

Peterson’s Master the AP Language and Composition Test (2nd Edition)

Seniors (Class of ’10)

Trouble by Gary D. Schmidt

Seniors Honors:

The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver

Blink by Malcolm Gladwell

AP Literature & Composition:

The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver

Daisy Miller by Henry James

The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri