My AP Reading List

For the first time since I began teaching AP English Literature and Composition back in 2008 my reading list is the same for two consecutive years. I’ve finally found a year-long schedule of longer works that I really enjoy, that are of high literary merit, and that the majority of my students don’t complain about (too much). So I thought I’d share.

How to Read Literature Like a Professor by Thomas C. Foster — This is the first book my senior students read during the summer. It is our bible, t...