Pre-AP I & II 2011-2012 Reading List

Students enrolled in Pre-AP English I will need to acquire the following texts:

1st Six Weeks:

• How to Read Literature like a Professor*, Thomas C. Foster
• Mythology*, Edith Hamilton

2nd Six Weeks:

• The Illusionist, Paulo Cuelho

3rd Six Weeks:

• To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee

4th Six Weeks:

• The Odyssey, Homer

5th Six Weeks:

• Romeo & Juliet, William Shakespeare

6th Six Weeks:

• Ender's Game, Orson Scott Card

*Recommended



Students enrolled in Pre-AP English II will need to acquire the following texts:

1st Six Weeks:

• How to Read Literature like a Professor*, Thomas C. Foster
• Mythology*, Edith Hamilton

2nd Six Weeks:

• Lord of the Flies, William Golding

3rd Six Weeks:

• Metamorphosis, Franz Kafka
• A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens

4th Six Weeks:

• Anthem, Ayn Rand
  Last year we were able to acquire this book free for all students; we will try again this year, but no guarantees.

5th Six Weeks:

• Othello, William Shakespeare
• Julius Caesar, William Shakespeare

6th Six Weeks:

• Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury

*Recommended

Books may be checked out of the library, purchased at retail stores like Barnes & Noble, resale stores like Half Price Books, or online stores like Amazon. If you have a digital device that you can take notes on, you may purchase e-book versions and use your digital device in class (using the device for non-text reasons will result in loss of the device). Many texts may also be purchased from last year's students.