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2009 English Summer Reading List Every student who will be attending Alonso High School for the 2009-2010 school year is required to complete summer reading for English class.  Listed below are the courses (this is the one the student will be taking in the fall) with their reading requirement Grade 2009-2010  Course Title Author 9 English I (regular &  honors) Animal Farm George Orwell 10 English II (regular) The House on Mango Street Sandra Cisneros 10 English II (honors) The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Robert Louis Stevenson 11 English III  (regular & honors) The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald 11 AP Language & Composition* The Things They Carried            and The Great Gatsby Tim O’Brien F. Scott Fitzgerald 12 English IV (regular & honors) Lord of the Flies William Golding 12 AP Literature** #1 and #2 are required #3 select one 1.  1984   2.  How to Read Literature like a Professor   3.  Equus                       OR An Enemy of the People: An Adaptation of the play by Henrik Ibsen George Orwell Thomas C. Foster Peter Shaffer Arthur Miller *AP Language and Composition note: While reading these books, students should focus on the authors’ writing styles and on how the authors use language for effect rather than focusing on traditional literary analyses such as setting, character, plot, and theme.  Additionally, students are strongly encouraged to purchase personal copies of the summer reading texts and to textually mark their copies with vocabulary questions, observations, and questions, and personal responses/connections.  Students who are unable to acquire personal copies of the texts may use post-it notes or a separate reader response journal in lieu of marking on the actual text pages. **AP Literature note: Students are strongly encouraged to purchase personal copies of the summer reading texts.  Additionally, students are encouraged to textually mark their copies with vocabulary questions, analytical observations/questions, and personal responses/connections.  Students who are unable to acquire personal copies of the texts may use post-it notes or a separate reader response journal in lieu of marking on the actual text pages. Teachers will give assignments or assessments on the above-listed readings within the first two weeks of class.  Books are available at Borders and Barnes & Noble.

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