English 11

Reading List

Required Reading:      Of Mice and Men                    John Steinbeck

You must pick one novel from the following list for the second six weeks.

1.       Night                                      Ellie Wiesel

2.      Catcher in the Rye                   J.D. Salinger

3.      The Scarlet Letter                    Nathaniel Hawthorne

4.      The Great Gatsby                    F. Scott Fitzgerald

5.      To Kill a Mockingbird             Harper Lee

6.      Ethan Frome                           Edith Wharton

7.      A Death in the Family             James Agee

8.      The Sea Wolf                           Jack London

9.      Daisy Miller                            Henry James

10.  Maggie:  A Girl of the             Stephen Crane

Streets 

11.  The Last of the Mohicans        James Fenimore Cooper

12.  The Old Man and the Sea        Ernest Hemingway

13.  Billy Budd                                Herman Melville

For the remaining six weeks, you may choose novels from the above list or from the following list:

1.       The Joy Luck Club                 Amy Tan

2.      Nights of Rain and Stars         Maeve Binchy

3.      The Dollmaker                        Amanda Stevens

4.      Fallen Angels                          Walter Dean Myers

5.      The Beekeeper’s Apprentice    Laurie King

6.      Girl with the Pearl Earring     Tracy Chevalier

7.      Too Far                                   Mike Lupica

8.      Death Be Not Proud               John J. Gunther

9.      Pygmalion                               George Bernard Shaw

10.  Peace Like a River                  Leif Enger

11.  Esperanza Rising                    Pam Munoz Ryan

12.  Water for Elephants                Sara Gruen

13.  The Curious Incident of the     Mark Haddon

Dog in the Night Time

14.   Jude                                        Kate Morgenroth

15.  A Painted House                     John Grisham

16.  Beyond the Chocolate War     Robert Cormier

17.  Deathwatch                             Robb White

18.  The Angel Carvers                  Frances E. Wood

Class Analysis and Discussion:

            The Red Badge of Courage     Stephen Crane

 You will be required to acquire your own copy of The Red Badge of Courage.

A test on the required reading, Of Mice and Men, will be given on the first day of school!  Please manage your time and do not wait until the last minute.

Essay format will be reviewed and discussed at the start of the first six weeks, and future assignments will be given at that time.