Independent Reading Projects

During your year in AP Literature, you will have three (3) independent reading projects. 

• Part A: Indy Reading Journals

• Part B: Indy Reading Mini-Exams

Overview

As you may know, the AP is in part a test of literacy -- how many works you have read and of what quality.  Although the exam does not restrict you to writing only on classic works of literature, works that are of high quality are the ones which tend to be the most thematically rich and productive for the questions they will ask.

Content in AP Readings

The texts on these lists are to enrich your literary experiences, to assist you in your pursuit of a higher education, and to engage your critical thinking skills while broadening your civic responsibilities to the world around you. The texts chosen are possibly uncomfortable truths about the human condition, and will challenge your perspectives. But, growth is accompanied by discomfort (think about when you hit a growth spurt), and without it, there wouldn't be any cause to change or look at anything differently. 

Note: These works were written by adults for an general adult audience. Please preview these works and determine in advance if they are right for you. 

You are not obligated to read only the texts on these lists, and you can absolutely read another text, after a consultation with me (Roossien) within the first three days of the assignment of each project. Your choice must be appropriately challenging for AP Level analysis, and might be a good idea to choose on of the texts from the AP Literature exam that have appeared most often since the beginning of the program. 

Here are some lists with pretty comprehensive lists (especially the first one, but it might be overwhelming):
https://mseffie.com/AP/AP_Titles.html

https://blog.prepscholar.com/ap-literature-reading-list

https://www.albert.io/blog/ultimate-ap-english-literature-reading-list/ 

Independent Reading Project Assignments are posted in Google Classroom.