CiS Lit Readings

CiS English Lit 12 Book list and readings

These are the books the CiS English Lit 12 class reads. All materials here are in downloadable and printable Adobe Acrobat format (pdf).

The text on criticism used in this class: Beginning Theory: An Introduction to Literary and Cultural Theory by Peter Barry, 2nd Ed. Manchester University Press, 2002, Paperback (0-7190-6268-3). This will be a valuable book for students expecting to continue in the humanities or liberal arts in college.

The Base Readings, Four novels and a play

Solar Storms - by Linda Hogan

One Hundred Years of Solitude - by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Beloved by Toni Morrison

The God of Small Things - by Arundhati Roy

The Piano Lesson - by August Wilson

Support Materials:

Advanced Literary Terms - Terms tenth graders should learn and know by year's end

How to Analyze a Poem in 10 Steps - Seems self-explanatory

University of Minnesota Writing for College Handbook - Long, but directly related to writing at the U

University of Chicago Writing for College Handbook - shorter, more friendly advice worth following

College in the Schools Student Handbook - Make a copy of this for yourself

Prose Narratives:

“The Lottery” - Shirley Jackson

"The Fisherman and the Jinnee"

"The House Taken Over" - Julio Cortazar

Poems:

Aubade - Phillip Larkin
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Dark Night - Dillon Thomas
Rapunzel - Anne Sexton
The Man and the Echo - William Butler Yeats

Essays and Non-fiction:

Notes of "The House Taken Over"

The Power of Gabriel Garcia Marquez - Jon Lee Anderson

Introduction to Postcolonial Studies - John Lye

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Leaf Cycles, Ltd. and Jaezz Designs

Parent and Student Information Center, J. Ritterson, English Department, Edison High School, Minneapolis, Minnesota

These are the books the CiS English Lit 12 class reads. All materials here are in downloadable and printable Adobe Acrobat format (pdf).