Students will need to obtain the following texts, either from a library or a bookseller:

It is recommended that students purchase a test preparation book to work on independently. Students are prompted to reach out to their instructor for a recommendation.

Segment One:

Civil War Edition: Choose one of the following:

Zen in the Art of Writing by Ray Bradbury On Writing Well by William Zinsser

Segment Two

Contemporary Edition: See the lesson entitled The Memoir for an overview of text choices: **Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass *A Work in Progress: A Memoir by Connor Franta The Reason I Jump: The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism by Naoki Higashida *The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother by James McBride *The Glass Castle: A Memoir by Jeannette Walls *I am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafza *I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou Dust Tracks on a Road by Zora Neale Hurston ***Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Jacobs **The Story of My Life by Helen Keller

Student Edition: See the Checklist lesson for an overview of text choices:

Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard *Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America by Barbara Ehrenreich Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, A Man Who Would Cure the World by Tracy Kidder *The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America by Erik Larson **Up from Slavery: An Autobiography by Booker T. Washington Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot Warmth of Other Suns by Isabell Wilkerson **Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee by Dee Brown The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown

* All works have rhetorical merit for the AP English student; texts marked with asterisks deal with mature subject matter or contain adult language or situations. Students are told, "If this is a concern for you or your family, please choose a different text from the list." **

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Students will need to obtain the following texts, either from a library or a bookseller:

Segment One Disillusionment:

Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri The Struggle: Contact your instructor for the Independent Reading Books Lists for this module. You have the opportunity to choose a text to read independently and apply the concepts you have learned. Before making your selection for a particular assignment, research the text, examining its content, author, and style. After researching, please choose a book that will expand your literary experience.

Note: All works have merit for the AP English student; texts may have mature subject matter or contain adult language or situations. If this is a concern for you or your family, we recommend researching the novel choice to determine what is appropriate.

Journey: **Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad Love and Hate: **Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontё Segment Two Family: The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck More Than One Way: **Hamlet by William Shakespeare

Discovery: Contact your instructor for the Independent Reading Books Lists for this module. You have the opportunity to choose a text to read independently and apply the concepts you have learned. Before making your selection for a particular assignment, research the text, examining its content, author, and style. After researching, please choose a book that will expand your literary experience.

Note: All works have merit for the AP English student; texts may have mature subject matter or contain adult language or situations. If this is a concern for you or your family, we recommend researching the novel choice to determine what is appropriate