Choose ONE of the
following novels:
The Chosen by
Chaim Potok
My Antonia by
Willa Cather
Jane Eyre by
Charlotte Bronte
(You
must have ONE of the above
novels read prior to the first day of school).
Note: ALL
Pre-AP English teachers at the Ninth Grade Campus
require students to read one of the above novels!
Please
purchase your own copy of the novel and bring it to
class on the first day of school.
Student recommendations:
*Highlight and annotate
your book.
*Take notes in a spiral
notebook to review before the test.
* Read background
information on the Internet.
* Make sure you are
familiar with terms like protagonist, antagonist,
climax, theme, plot, symbolism, resolution,
internal/external conflict, epiphany, flashback,
foreshadowing.