Denton High School Summer Reading for Pre-AP English I
Please attend the first day of school having read How to Read Literature Like a Professor for
Kids by Thomas C. Foster and Peace Like a River by Leif Enger.
Read How to Read Literature Like a Professor for Kids straight through and quickly.
Read Peace Like a River with a highlighter.
Highlight if you find lines you like, lines you don't like, if lines inspire you or raise questions,
Highlight anything that reminds you of something you read in How to Read Literature Like a
Professor for Kids.
Highlight if you find literary devices (such as metaphor, simile, personification,
allusion, imagery, diction).