Reading

Wondering what you'll be reading in English for freshman year? Below you'll find each of the main titles we'll be reading plus links to more resources to help you along the way.

Skills & Strategies

Reading Strategies

Want to become a better reader? Learn useful reading strategies like skim, scan, close read, predict, and more.

Reading Skills

Find out what good readers do to understand and remember what they read whether for fun or in class.

Reading Resources

Use these resources to help you with your reading process and understanding for any book, article, or other text.

Literature

The Odyssey

Follow the epic journey of Odysseus as he fights Greek gods, monsters, and the ignorance of his own crew to get back home to Ithaca.

Night

Will Elie and his father make it through the Nazi concentration camps, or will they perish in the Holocaust like so many other Jews?

Romeo and Juliet

Discover the lengths two teen lovers will go through in order to be together despite their family's violent conflict.

Speak

What happened to Melinda at that party during the summer before her freshman year, and why won't she talk about it?

Independent Reading

Explore the best books for you based on your interests!