Pre-AP English II
Summer Reading List
2015-16
 To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
 Night by Elie Wiesel
 Oedipus Rex by Sophocles (This is one story in a trilogy; you are only required to read
Oedipus Rex; also known as Oedipus the King)
 King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table by Roger Lancelyn Green
(ISBN 0-14-036670-9)
 Selections from The Bible (King James version recommended). See attached list of
specific books and verses.
Each of these selections represents a specific genre and is applicable to this class because
of its value as a reference or as a literary study.
Testing Tips:
 Each selection will have a character matching section.
 Tests over the novels primarily deal with plot line questions rather than
interpretation.
 Any student Bible may be read to learn and understand the stories (and it’s probably
a good idea to read one); however, the language in the King James version is
especially valuable for students who will be reading Shakespearean literature.
 Cliff’s Notes and Sparknotes.com are valuable study guides and can aid in
understanding the material; however, aids like this should not be used in lieu of
reading the novels.
 Choosing not to read should be considered a conscious decision to do poorly in the
class.
Testing will begin the first week of classes, so students should be prepared.
Enjoy your summer!
OLD TESTAMENT
GENESIS
1-2
Creation
3
Fall, Eden
4
Cain and Abel
6-9
Flood, Noah, Ark, rainbow
quotes
11
Babel (v. 1-8)
14
Lot's wife, Sodom and Gomorrah
12-22 Abraham, covenant, Isaac
25-33 Jacob, dream of ladder, wrestler
37-50 Joseph, coat, Egypt
JOB
1-3 Suffering, Patience
38-42 God's response
EXODUS
1-20 Moses, Passover, Exodus, Red Sea
Manna, 10 Commandments
32
Golden calf
EZEKIEL
37
Valley of Dry Bones (v. 1-14)
NUMBERS
13-14 40 years wandering in wilderness
JOSHUA
6
Jericho, trumpet
JUDGES
13-15 Samson and Delilah
RUTH
1-3 "Whither thou goest…"
1 SAMUEL
17
David and Goliath
2 SAMUEL
11-12 David and Bathsheba
1 KINGS
2
Wisdom of Solomon
10-11 Greatness
16-18 Elijah and Ahab (16:29-18:46)
2 KINGS
18-19 Isaiah, Sennacherib
PSALMS - recognize KJV
1, 22, 23, 51, 100
(Who authored many of these?)
ECCLESIASTES
3:1-8 To everything…a season
DANIEL
1-3
Nebuchadnezzar's dream,
Feet of clay, fiery furnace
5
Writing on the Wall
6
Lion's Den
JONAH
All
NEW TESTAMENT
MATTHEW
1-8
Christmas Story, Wise Men, Temptation, Disciples, Sermon on Mount,
Miracles
13
Parable of Sower
14
Feeding of 5000, Walking on Water
26-28 Betrayal, Crucifixion, Resurrection
(Mark tells basically the same, more briefly)
LUKE
2
10
15
21
Christmas Story
Good Samaritan (v. 25-37)
Lost Sheep, Coin, and Prodigal Son
Widow's Mite (v. 1-4)
ACTS
1-3
Ascension, Pentecost
1 CORINTHIANS
13
Love chapter, "epistle"
PAP English 2
Suggested Summer Reading Links
The study guide links below are supplemental study aids only and should not replace reading the text
assigned in its entirety.
To Kill a Mockingbird Study Guides:
http://www.universalteacher.org.uk/gcse/mockingbird.htm
http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/mocking/
http://www.litcharts.com/lit/to-kill-a-mockingbird
Night Study Guides:
http://www.novelguide.com/night
http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/night/
http://www.litcharts.com/lit/night
Oedipus Rex Study Guides:
http://www.litcharts.com/lit/oedipus-rex
http://www.sparknotes.com/drama/oedipus/section5.rhtml
The Bible as Literature Study Guides:
http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/oldtestament/
http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/newtestament/
SparkNotes and LitCharts are also available as apps.