Summer Reading List 2

9 Regents must read:

• The Boy In the Striped Pajamas (John Boyne)

9 Honors must read:

• The Boy In the Striped Pajamas (John Boyne) AND
• Alas Babylon (Pat Frank)

Assignment(s):

Define and study the following literary terms:

10 Regents must read:

• To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)

10 Honors must read:

• To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee) AND
• Death of a Salesman (Arthur Miller)

English 10 R and 10H Lit. Terms for Mastery:

English 9 terms AND...

English 11 Regents must read:

• A Raisin in the Sun (Lorraine Hansberry)

English 11R Terms for Mastery:

All English 9 & 10 terms AND...

1. Connotation
2. Couplet

1. Denotation
2. Epitaph

1. Foil

1. Irony

1. Monologue

1. Mood
2. Motif
3.  Parallelism
4.  Shift
5.  Soliloquy
6.  Style
7.  Syntax
8. Tone

AP English Lang and Comp must read:

• On Writing (Stephen King) AND
• Just Mercy (Bryan Stevenson) ** (Students will need a copy of this book in class during the months of September and October)

AP Lang. Rhetorical Devices for Mastery:

English 12 must read:

1. Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)

English 12R Literary Terms for Mastery:

All terms from English 9R, 10R and 11R

AP English Lit and Comp must read and prepare for assessments on:

• The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime (Mark Haddon) AND
• How to Read Literature Like a Professor (Thomas C. Foster)
  • Students will need a copy of Foster's book in class in September

AP Literature Lit. Terms for Mastery:

An extensive list of literary elements with definitions can be accessed at https://literarydevices.net/, which AP Lit seniors will be responsible for on an assessment in the fall.