AP English Language and Composition Reading List GENERAL NONFICTION Ambrose‚ Stephen. Undaunted Courage. Follows the Lewis and Clark expedition from Thomas Jefferson‘s hope of finding a waterway to the Pacific‚ through the heart- stopping moments of the actual trip‚ to Lewis‘s lonely demise on the Natchez Trace. For readers who love detailed history. Barry‚ John M. The Great Influenza. A detailed description of the scourge of the "Spanish flu" of 1918 with interesting elements of the practice
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Notes for reading : Deface your books. Have fun writing in them. Indulge yourself as you never could with your grade school books. The purpose of making marks in a text is to call out important concepts or information that you will need to review later. Be aware‚ though‚ that underlining a text with a pen can make underlined sections—the important parts—harder to read. As an alternative‚ many students underline in pencil or use colored highlighters to flag key words and sentences. Using a highlighter
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IMPROVING READING SKILLS A Research Paper Presented to The Class of Mrs. Irene SF. Canon In Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements For the subject English IV By Elaine S. Gayas January 9‚ 2013 INTRODUCTION: Reading is a complex cognitive process of decoding symbols in order to construct or derive meaning (reading comprehension). It is a means of language‚ of communication‚ and of sharing information and ideas. Like all language‚ it is a complex interaction between the text and the reader
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BOOKS ARE BETTER THAN WATCHING TV/MOVIES When it comes down to watching a movie or reading a book‚ most people grab the DVD remote control quicker than you would think. The truth is that watching movies takes much less concentration and effort. In a world where people are looking for the easiest route to take‚ it makes sense that they would rather watch a movie than stimulate their brain mentally. So‚ a great reason not to watch movies is to find something better to do with your time. Firstly reading
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Personal Reading History When I was a younger I don’t remember if I was read to or not‚ but I read a lot of books. I enjoy reading books because they allow me to reach new heights in my imagination. At my age many kids say that reading is boring and is for losers. I think it’s cool to read and will continue to read throughout my life. I have read many different types of books from fiction to biographies. The longest book I ever read was a book called Dragon Rider by Cornella Funke. It was
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large number of countries with a wide variety of native languages. In the modern world‚ thanks to the Internet‚ English continues to spread as the major medium through which both small businesses and large corporations do business. Other People Are Reading The Advantages of Learning English The Importance of Communication in the Modern World English as a Common Business Language England began to develop overseas colonies as early as the 12th century in Ireland‚ and soon expanded to the New
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Consistently‚ people tell students that reading is critical and is “good” for them‚ but have they ever explained why reading is critical? What does reading do except to improve our reading skills? As a small child‚ we learn the alphabet‚ then we learn to read‚ and from that point on‚ we just continue to improve reading. A common known idea is that reading can develop our knowledge and critical skills throughout our schooling years‚ but studies show that reading fiction can improve empathy‚ awareness
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and white); and Chinese are "bananas." These metaphors assume‚ both rightly and wrongly‚ that the culture here has been primarily anglo-white. Cultural history made me a banana. History: My father and mother arrived separately to the B.C. coast in the early part of the century. They came as unwanted "aliens." Better to be an alien here than to be dead of starvation in China. But after the Chinese Exclusion laws were passed in North America (late 1800s‚ early 1900s)‚ no Chinese immigrants were
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READTHEORY Name________________ Date________________ • Reading Comprehension 1 Level 12 Directions: Read the passage. Then answer the questions below. The word euthanasia is of Greek origin and literally means “a good death.” The American Heritage Dictionary defines it as “the act of killing a person painlessly for reasons of mercy.” Such killing can be done through active means‚ such as administering a lethal injection‚ or by passive means‚ such as withholding medical care or food and water.
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but reading is a lifelong occupation of mine. Reading is my form of escapism and I know that as I age‚ I will consider to find it as such. As I matured‚ an intrinsic desire blossomed such that reading is no longer an irksome scholastic obligation‚ but an occupation that satiates a psychological need. Leisure and education are my personal primary reasons for engaging in reading‚ but many other occupations‚ including those found in IADLS‚ work‚ and social participation‚ necessitate reading. My
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