• BHS ENGLISH DEPT READING LIST 2014-15

     

    This is the suggested reading list for students taking advanced English classes 2014-15 at BHS. While not required, students are strongly advised to read the following books over the summer in preparation of their English classes. This will give students the opportunity to digest the texts they study over the course of the year rather than rush through the reading. This is also meant to alleviate some of the work load concerns that students and parents have shared. Additional reading will be assigned during the school year!

     

    Students will be responsible for acquiring their own copies of these books for summer reading and should feel free to annotate in their copies and save them for use in class. Students will be expected to revisit the text for further study, discussion and analysis beyond the summer reading during the school year.

     


    Honors English 10:

    Night, Elie Wiesel

    To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee

    A Raisin in the Sun, Lorraine Hansberry

     

    AP English 11:

    Into the Wild, Jon Krakauer

    In Cold Blood, Truman Capote

    Devil in the White City, Erik Larson

     

    CIS Literature:

    Green Grass, Running Water, Thomas King

    Sula, Toni Morrison

    Woman Warrior, Maxine Hong Kingston

    Giovanni’s Room, James Baldwin

    Othello, William Shakespeare

     


     

    Questions may be directed to Jane Steiner,English Department Leader, at jane.steiner@ahschools.us.