AP Lang Reading Guide

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Throughout the course of the year, you’ll have plenty of time to read about things you are interested in. However, part of reading is learning to appreciate things you aren't familiar with, but should be. If a book is good enough it can introduce us to a whole new way of looking at things. Also, there are topics and approaches that occur often on the exam. They appear because people in universities in the United States think they are important.

So, you must at some point this year read a book that fits one of the following categories.

Pre-20th Century Text:

Food-related reading/Nutrition/Animal Rights:

African-American Interests/Rights:

Women’s Point of View:

Latin America:

In addition you should at some point read one of each of these genres on your own. These can overlap with topics. In other words, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass would qualify as both memoir and as work relating to African-American rights.

Biography:

Memoir:

Hard Science/Math Book:

Full-length Work of Journalism:

In May you are to have completed one of each category.