English Summer Reading 2005

Incoming NINTH Grade

To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee*

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Incoming TENTH Grade

Regular English II – Night, by Elie Weisel*

Pre-AP English II – Night, by Elie Wiesel and How to Read Literature Like a Professor, by Thomas C. Foster

Click Here for Sophomore Pre-AP English Summer Reading Requirements

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Incoming ELEVENTH Grade

Regular English III – A Lesson Before Dying, by Ernest Gaines*

Pre-AP English III – Click Here For the Summer Assignment

AP English Language and Composition –
(1) In Cold Blood, by Truman Capote
and
(2) One of the following memoirs:
Angela’s Ashes, by Frank McCourt
God Grew Tired of Us: A Memoir, by John Bul Dau and Michael Sweeney
The Glass Castle: A Memoir, by Jeanette Walls
Falling Leaves: The Memoir of an Unwanted Chinese Daughter, by Adeline Yen Mah
Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster, by Jon Krakauer

Click Here for the AP English III Handout on "How To Mark A Book"
Click Here for the AP English III Summer Reading Handout

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Incoming TWELFTH Grade

For Both 12th Regular and IS English 12th Grade Regular Read – The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini

AP English IV Assignments:

How to Read Literature Like a Professor, by Thomas Foster

Things Fall Apart, by Chinua Achebe

A Tale of Two Cities, by Charles Dickens

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	CHS English Department Required Summer Reading List
Incoming NINTH Grade **To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee* ******************************************************************************** Incoming TENTH Grade** Regular English II – Night, by Elie Weisel* Pre-AP English II – *Night, by Elie Wiesel and How to Read Literature Like a Professor, by Thomas C. Foster* Click Here for Sophomore Pre-AP English Summer Reading Requirements ********************************************************************************** Incoming ELEVENTH Grade** Regular English III – A Lesson Before Dying, by Ernest Gaines* Pre-AP English III – Click Here For the Summer Assignment AP English Language and Composition – (1) In Cold Blood, by Truman Capote and (2) One of the following memoirs: Angela’s Ashes, by Frank McCourt God Grew Tired of Us: A Memoir, by John Bul Dau and Michael Sweeney The Glass Castle: A Memoir, by Jeanette Walls Falling Leaves: The Memoir of an Unwanted Chinese Daughter, by Adeline Yen Mah Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster, by Jon Krakauer Click Here for the AP English III Handout on "How To Mark A Book" Click Here for the AP English III Summer Reading Handout ************************************************************************************ Incoming TWELFTH Grade For Both 12th Regular and IS English 12th Grade Regular Read – The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini AP English IV Assignments: How to Read Literature Like a Professor, by Thomas Foster Things Fall Apart, by Chinua Achebe A Tale of Two Cities, by Charles Dickens ************************************************************************************