<p>Im taking AP English Language and Composition and I was wondering what everybodys' summer reading was for that class. Here's mine....</p>
<p>Annie Dillard's An American Childhood, and to read one off this list of classic American literature. The one I picked was The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain.</p>
<p>What are you guys reading this summer? Any other AP classes that you are taking that invlove summer reading?</p>
<p>I took AP Lang this year, and we had to read Anna Karenina.</p>
<p>This summer, people have to read James Baldwin's If Beale Street Could Talk or Sue Monk Kidd's The Secret Life of Bees.</p>
<p>Last year, we had to pick an author off of a list and read two books by that author, then compare and contrast the books. This year, I believe they are going to read All the King's Men.</p>
<p>You guys get only read one book? Lucky... We read four, but im not sure what they are though but they are all English lit. I think one is bu Harvey. When I get the list ill actually post them. But one?? or two?? You all are lucky. We had to read four for honors eng... But then again, they werent as long as anna kerenina</p>
<p>I took the class this year and we had to read Steineck's The Grapes of Wrath. It was an okay book, but I'm still not understanding the point of reading for AP language during summer. I would understand if we had summer reading for ap lit for next year, but I found Grapes of Wrath and Huck Finn (read during class) kind of pointless for the ap test.</p>
<p>I'm taking the class this upcoming year and we have to read Fast Food Nation: The Dark side of the American Meal. it's actually pretty interesting considering how it shows off how all the major fast food companies started off.. supposedly its supposed to be sickening as well as my AP Lang teacher said that you won't want any fast food after reading this book.. hahaha yeah right, I practically LIVE on fast food lol.. but as for the actual linguistic and deep value of the book, I have no clue, but hey its a good and interesting read I guess you could say so I'm not complaining ;)</p>
<p>our reading assignment for ap eng language was so useless</p>
<p>We have to read 5 books ... </p>
<p>LEVEL III: AP Language and Composition
Love in the Driest Season, Neely Tucker
Mans Search for Meaning, Frankl
Wouldnt Take Nothing for My Journey Now, Angelou
Nature, Self-Reliance, Emerson
at least one from the summer list</p>
<p>I thought summer reading would end in high school. :(</p>
<p>summer before college- The Kite Runner
summer before senior year- Cry, the Beloved Country
summer before junior year- The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
summer before sophomore year- Like Water for Chocolate
summer before freshman year- The Good Earth</p>
<p>jai, I LOVE Emerson. My junior research paper was on Emerson and transcendentalism.</p>
<p>Wow, we have to read 6 books. Lord of the Flies, Madame Bovary, Crime and Punishment, On the Beach, The Heart of the Matter, and Native Son. We have to do a journal project for any of them except for Lord of the Flies (everyone has to read tht whether you're in honors or not), and write essays on the rest. This is actually for English 3 Honors, but it's pretty much the same class.</p>
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<p>Whats the book about? seems to be a bunch of essays on philosophy?</p>
<p>Yes, it does deal with philosophy. Nature is Emerson's most important work and is divided into eight chapters. Much of the book focuses on Man's (capitalized, of course) relationship with himself, a Univeral Being, and the nature around him. I don't remember all of the book, but I do remember a part where Emerson pictured himself as a transparent eyeball. :eek: The book laid the foundations for his Transcendentalist views (based on Kant), which in turn influenced Thoreau (Walden is another of my favorites). As far as I can recall, the book examines:</p>
<p>-human needs
-beauty
-language
-understanding vs. reason
-idealism
-reason vs. science</p>
<p>"Self-Reliance" is Emerson's most famous essay; the title pretty much sums up the essay. The essay basically encourages the reader to trust only in himself; fortune, property, and society do not bring peace. Emerson encourages others to be non-conformists.</p>
<p>we have to read over the summer: gulliver's travels and a---'s ashes (i forgot the name)</p>
<p>and then 6 other books over the year</p>