Students taking AP Literature for the 2011-2012 school year should acquire and read the following prior to the start of class:

1. The Elements of Style by Strunk and White ()

2. How to Read Novels Like A Professor by Foster (2003 or 2008 edition) (http://www.amazon.com/How-Read-Novels-Like-Professor/dp/0061340405/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1307020886&sr=1-2)

3. Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka (http://www.amazon.com/Metamorphosis-Franz-Kafka/dp/1936594005/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1307020991&sr=1-1)

Students should also try to annotate/take notes on their readings and have them ready for the first week of class.