New Hope-Solebury: AP English Language & Composition

AP English Language and Composition:

Students should read at least 5 books* during summer vacation from the lists that follow and should respond to each in writing in a journal (approximately 10”x 10” in size, no larger). For each of the five books, students should note:
- basic plot, main characters and brief description of each;
- important symbols and explanations; and
- at least two important themes from each book with appropriate commentary on each.

In addition, following the aforementioned instructions, students should:
- choose two passages from each book that were particularly memorable and copy each into the journal.

Following each passage, students should:
- explain, in a paragraph or two, their reasons for selecting these passages.

Th following four books are required reading.  Please select your fifth book from the list found here.

 

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (Mass Market Paperback)

By Frederick Douglass, Gregory Stephens, Peter J. Gomes
$4.46
ISBN-13: 9780451529947
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Published: Signet Classics, 6/2005
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Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood (Paperback)

By Marjane Satrapi
$12.56
ISBN-13: 9780375714573
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Published: Pantheon, 6/2004
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The Language Police: How Pressure Groups Restrict What Students Learn (Paperback)

By Diane Ravitch
$14.40
ISBN-13: 9781400030644
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Published: Vintage, 5/2004
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In Cold Blood (Paperback)

By Truman Capote
$13.50
ISBN-13: 9780679745587
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Published: Vintage, 2/1994
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