SUMMER READING 2025

eBooks of all 1H titles, as well as, the entire Glenbard South Library eBook collection, are available for FREE through the SORA app on your iPad

Freshmen will begin receiving their iPads in July after registration has been completed.

• After you receive your iPad, follow the set-up directions.

• A Glenbard Google Account is needed to access SORA eBooks.

Then, follow these directions to borrow an eBook from SORA.

OPTIONAL ASSIGNMENT (Linked Here)

Questions? Contact either of these teachers: 

Dr. Linette Chaloka - English Department Chair
linette_chaloka@glenbard.org

Questions? Contact either of these teachers: 

Dr. Linette Chaloka - English Department Chair
linette_chaloka@glenbard.org

AP Language and Composition

Students enrolled in AP Language and Composition are encouraged to expand their knowledge of current events, rhetoric, and composition through exposure to informative nonfiction texts. These may include newspaper and magazine articles as well as books, podcasts, and documentaries. AP Lang students are encouraged  to read, annotate, and critically consider these texts as part of preparing for the course in the fall. 

Questions? Contact either of these teachers: 

Dr. Linette Chaloka - English Department Chair & 3AP Language
linette_chaloka@glenbard.org

A Note from Your 4AP Teacher ...

You are encouraged to read at least one (and maybe more!) of the books ​from the AP reading list.

Serious and leisure summer reading offers an valuable opportunity to increase your repertoire of reading in preparation for the English 4AP Literature exam next year and is excellent preparation for college. I suggest that that over the summer you read at least one of the works that have appeared on previous AP exams. These texts are listed on the AP Reading List that is linked below.

Not only have these works appeared on the AP Literature and Composition test; these are also works which will provide inspiring reading and practice in doing what you love doing anyway - reading a good story! 

AP RECOMMENDED READING LISTS

Complete List of Titles Referenced on 4AP Literature Exam from 1970-2023
Most Frequently Cited Titles on the 4AP Literature Exam from 1970-2023
Ms. Doyle's Abbreviated List of 4AP Literature Exam Titles (aka the books you might really enjoy) 

Annotation format ideas:

Annotations are helpful in terms of studying a book. Even lightly annotating a book will serve you well as you read these novels and plays. More than anything, I want you to enjoy the experience of reading over the summer, but please consider these aspects of the texts as you read and perhaps annotate a bit. Here are the easiest ways to annotate various formats of the books:

PERSONAL PRINT COPY of a BOOK - Add comments on post-it notes next to passages or write directly in the book, whichever is most natural/easiest for you.

BORROWED PRINT BOOK - Google Doc or on Paper: Write down passages, identify the chapter and page number(s) and include your reflections.

eBook/SORA: Highlight the passage, select "Note" and add your reflections. (Be sure to SAVE)

Questions students should consider while they annotate: 

What are the major themes of the work?

Are there any dominant symbols? If so, how do these symbols contribute to the meaning of the work as a whole?

Trace the following:

• Major character development

• Symbols

• Themes

• Dominant imagery

• Questions you have as you read

• Any connections you can make to other texts you have read

New to Glenbard? Follow these directions (linked here) to access eBooks on the SORA app.

Questions? Contact: 

Dr. Linette Chaloka - English Department Chair
Linette_chaloka@glenbard.org