12AP
All entering 12 AP students will read How to Read Literature Like a Professor (Revised) by Thomas C. Foster, The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger, and Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte.
2020 Summer Reading Requirements
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All entering 12 AP students will read How to Read Literature Like a Professor by Thomas C. Foster, Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte, and one text from the AP reading list that is NOT on our list for 12AP or any other course at Old Rochester.
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* Summaries below were not written by ORRHS staff members. They were provided by publishers and/or review sites. *
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How to Read Literature Like a Professor: A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading Between the Lines - Revised Edition
by Thomas C. Foster
"Often, there is much more going on in a novel or poem than is readily visible on the surface--a symbol, maybe, that remains elusive, or an unexpected twist on a character--and theres that sneaking suspicion that the deeper meaning of a literary text keeps escaping you. Foster shows how easy and gratifying it is to unlock those hidden truths, and to discover a world where a road leads to a quest; a shared meal may signify a communion; and rain, whether cleansing or destructive, is never just rain."
Subjects: Literature, Reference works, Education, Criticism, Reading
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Wuthering Heights
by Emily Brontë
"Wuthering Heights is Bronte's classic tale of two unhappy lovers whose calamitous relationship causes distress not only in their own lives, but also in the lives of those around them. On a trip to Liverpool, Mr. Earnshaw of Wuthering Heights adopts a street urchin and names him Heathcliff. At Wuthering Heights, Heathcliff becomes very close to Earnshaw's daughter Catherine, but Earnshaw's son Hindley grows to hate Heathcliff. When Mr. Earnshaw dies, Hindley becomes the master of Wuthering Heights, and he reduces Heathcliff to a servant. Heathcliff's love for Catherine is hopelessly tainted by his lowly station in life."
Subjects: Interpersonal relations, Romances (Fiction), Classism, Foster children, Ghosts, Inheritance and succession, Interclass romance, Jealousy, Revenge
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