Hey everyone! I'm trying to get a head start on next year's reading assignments. Could anyone tell me what the most frequently assigned books are in the senior year of high school? I want to dive into some of them during this summer. Cheers.
Hello! It's fantastic that you're taking the initiative to prepare for your senior year. While literature assignments can vary greatly depending on the high school and specific curriculum, several staples are commonly found in 12th-grade classrooms. Here are some:
1. "1984" by George Orwell
2. "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
3. "Hamlet" by William Shakespeare
4. "Beowulf", author unknown
5. "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald
6. "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen
7. "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
8. "The Catcher in the Rye" by J.D. Salinger
9. "Crime and Punishment" by Fyodor Dostoevsky
10. "The Heart of Darkness" by Joseph Conrad
Remember, this is not a guarantee that these will be the exact books you'll be assigned, but they're a solid place to start. Happy reading!
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