Lincoln-Way District 210 Reading Lists
Revised 2017-2018
*Denotes books to be obtained by students
English I
Semester One
Semester Two
The Odyssey (Elements)
Animal Farm (Elements)
Nonfiction selections
Selected short stories
To Kill a Mockingbird*
Romeo and Juliet (Elements)
Nonfiction selections
Selected short stories
English I Honors
Semester One
Semester Two
To Kill a Mockingbird*
Oedipus Rex/Antigone*
(Oxford World’s Classics edition)
Excerpts from Best Short Stories
Nonfiction selections
Selected poetry
Animal Farm*
1984*
Their Eyes Were Watching God*
Romeo and Juliet*
Excerpts from Best Short Stories
Nonfiction selections
Selected poetry
Enrichment
Of Mice and Men*
The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio *
The Alchemist*
When the Emperor Was Divine*
English II
Semester One
Semester Two
Lord of the Flies*
Julius Caesar* or Macbeth*
Nonfiction selections
Selected poetry
A Lesson Before Dying*
Fahrenheit 451*
The Crucible*
Nonfiction selections
Selected poetry
English II Honors
Semester One
Semester Two
The Picture of Dorian Gray*
Julius Caesar* and/or Macbeth*
Medea
AP student choice novel
Nonfiction selections
Selected poetry
A Tale of Two Cities*
Fahrenheit 451*
The Crucible*
Nonfiction selections
Selected poetry
Enrichment
Ethan Frome*
Saint Maybe *
Silas Marner*
A Separate Peace*
A Christmas Carol *
Our Town*
Seabiscuit*
English III
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Semester One
Semester Two
Selections from Elements
Selections from Elements
Encounters & Foundations to 1800
American Romance (1800-1860)
American Masters
Rise of Realism/Civil War to 1914
Nonfiction selections
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn*
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The Moderns (1914-1939)
Contemporary Literature (1939-present)
Nonfiction selections
The Great Gatsby*
Twelve Angry Men*
AP Language and Composition
Semester One
Semester Two
Selections from 50 Essays
The Scarlet Letter*
Selections from 50 Essays
The Great Gatsby*
Winesburg, Ohio*
Political Pamphlet - “The Age of
Reason”
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn*
The Grapes of Wrath*
Death of a Salesman*
Additional enrichment reading selections will be selected by the respective
instructors. All courses are approved through the College Board Audit process.
Enrichment
Death of a Salesman*
Interpreter of Maladies*
The Red Badge of Courage*
The Catcher in the Rye*
The Things They Carried*
The Best American Essays of the Century
The Road*
A Raisin in the Sun*
My Antonia*
The Scarlet Letter *
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks*
The Grapes of Wrath*
English IV
Semester One
Semester Two
Man’s Search for Meaning*,
The Last Lecture, or nonfiction
selections from They Say, I Say
Into the Wild*
or
Johnny Got His Gun*
Hamlet*, and/or Frankenstein*,
and/or nonfiction selections from
The Norton Field Guide
The Tipping Point*
Or
Outliers*
The Kite Runner*, The Curious Incident of
the Dog in the Night-Time*,
Book of Choice
English IV Perspectives
Semester One
Semester Two
Half a Life: A Memoir*
Into the Wild*
The Illustrated Man*
The Curious Incident of the Dog in
the Night-Time*
Upfront readings
The Last Lecture (excerpts or entire novel)
Upfront readings
AP Literature and Composition
Semester One
Semester Two
Heart of Darkness*
The Kite Runner*
Hamlet*
The Awakening*
All Year:
How to Read Literature like a Professor*
Selections from Approaches to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama (DiYanni)
Additional enrichment reading selections will be selected by the respective
instructors. All courses are approved through the College Board Audit process.
English IV College Writing
Texts and materials for College Writing are approved by Joliet Junior College to
ensure the conferral of college credit for English 101 and English 102.