Grade 11 Reading List
This collection features vocabulary lists that cover the 11th grade recommended texts found in Florida's B.E.S.T. Standards.
Billy BuddPublished after Melville's death, this novel chronicles the tragic story of young sailor Billy Budd after he boards a naval warship, the H.M.S. Bellipotent.
Jane EyreJane is a strong-willed young woman who finds employment as a governess at Thornfield Hall, where she meets the mysterious Edward Rochester and learns his darkest secret.
Julius CaesarBrutus is a trusted confidant of the Roman general Julius Caesar, but when he becomes convinced that Caesar's ambitions are a threat to the republic, he plots his friend's assassination.
NightIn this unflinching memoir, Elie Wiesel describes his experience as a young man imprisoned in a Nazi concentration camp during the Holocaust. 2006 Hill and Wang edition.
The DreamerInspired by the childhood of Chilean poet Pablo Neruda, this novel explores moments in the life of a young dreamer named Neftalí.
The Federalist PapersThe essays collectively called The Federalist Papers were written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay to overcome common objections to the proposed United States Constitution and encourage its ratification. Our lists will ensure you understand essential vocabulary from these foundational works of U.S. government.
Second Treatise of GovernmentIn this 17th-century treatise, Locke argues that governments are only legitimate when leaders rule with the consent of those who are governed. Read the full text here.
WaldenIn this classic of the transcendentalist movement, Thoreau explains what he learned by living simply and in seclusion near a pond in eastern Massachusetts.
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