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Reading Lists and Assignments

The summer reading program is an essential feature of the AP Language class. These books will get us started immediately on the first day of school and will prepare you for our first piece of literature. From the beginning, you need to be prepared to take this class very seriously. __You must complete the summer reading; it is not optional.__ These works may appear on the AP exam. Therefore, a close knowledge of these works gained during summer reading will improve your chance of success on the test and in this year-long clas s

For the AP Language and Composition Course:
 * Download these two files for the AP Language and Composition summer reading books and expectations.**

For the AP Literature and Composition Course: Download these files for the AP Literature and Composition summer reading books and expectations. .  For the AP Microeconomics Course: Download these two files for the AP Microeconomics summer reading books and expectations.    For the AP U.S. History Course: Download these two files for the AP U.S. History summer reading books and expectations.    For the AP Psychology Course: Download these two files for the AP Psychology summer reading books and expectations.

=**Supplemental Reading:**= To supplement your summer reading experience and further prepare for this class and future AP exams, consider reading an additional choice from this supplemental list. If you complete one of these selections, create an index card (see the Index Card page in the Menu of the Wiki) and add the card to your collection of novel index cards.
 *  The Awakening, by Kate Chopin
 *  Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Bronte
 *  Wuthering Heights, by Emily Bronte
 *  The Red Badge of Courage, by Stephen Crane
 *  The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"> Black Boy, by Richard Wright
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"> The Bell Jar, by Sylvia Plath
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"> The Color Purple, by Alice Walker