Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation by Joseph J. Ellis. The ISBN is 0-375-705243, The estimated price (can buy new/used) is $14.00, and the publisher is Vintage Books.
2012 Elkins Summer Reading List English I, Pre-AP · The House on Mango Street, Sandra Cisneros · They Say, I Say: The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing (2nd Edition), Gerald Graff, Cathy Birkenstein, & Russel Durst English II, Pre-AP · Lord of the Flies, William Golding · They Say, I Say: The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing (2nd Edition), Gerald Graff, Cathy Birkenstein, & Russel Durst English III, AP Students choose one pairing. Your annotations should focus on the following elements: Characterization, Motifs, Symbols , Themes, Author’s Style, Examples of Figurative Language, Elements of Point of View, Elements of Setting (in particular its impact on events, characters, etc.). Additionally, familiarize yourself with the authors’ backgrounds and the historical backgrounds and determine what the connection is between your pair of novels. · The Grapes of Wrath, John Steinbeck AND · The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald OR · The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain AND · Jubilee, Margaret Walker OR · A Farewell to Arms, Ernest Hemingway AND · The Sun Also Rises, Ernest Hemingway AP US History Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation by Joseph J. Ellis & Published by Vintage Books ISBN is 0-375-705243. Estimated price (buy new or used) is $14.00. English IV, AP Students select TWO of the following to read; one will be the basis for their research paper: · A Prayer for Owen Meany, John Irving · Life of Pi, Yann Martel · Cutting for Stone, Abraham Verghese · Dr. Zhivago, Boris Pasternak English IV, College Now · Beowulf, Burton Rafael (translation) AND ONE of the following (student choice) · Angela’s Ashes, Frank McCourt · All Over But the Shoutin’, Rick Bragg
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