EPCHS AP Lang & Comp

Your go-to place for AP Language non-fiction book recommendations 📚📖

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@APLangComp2020 poetry month fun continues. Check out these cool book spine poems. Thank you Mustangs for giving this a try. These are so creative. Thank you @sljournal for encouraging our students to try something new and fun!

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AP Lang classes have been so busy with e-learning work, we didn’t have time to write full summaries, so we created a World’s Shortest Book Summaries Padlet. Check it out here: https://t.co/0MEn4xHfFv 📖📚

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Huge shoutout to @CollegeBoard for these AP Language YouTube lessons. Only 30 minutes in & it’s already so helpful!

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So happy we added to these impressive numbers! We love our new LRC and its helpful & supportive staff! 📚💚🐎

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We had a great first term! Looking forward to 2nd term! @Epchs231 @APLangComp2020 @epchssb

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The streets of Chicago are polluted with crime. Illegal brewery can be found on every corner of the city. Only one prohibition agent had the guts to stand up to the mighty capon empire. That man was Elliot Ness. Find out how his team stood up to a giant crime empire #realstory

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Have you ever wondered how people live up to be successful? Or maybe wonder what kind of hardships they had to face? If you believe in working hard to achieve success then The Pursuit of Happyness is for you! #riseandgrind

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I just read a mind opening book called Criminal Justice. Who knew the justice system has so many flaws and divots that affect us all everyday!!!! #KNOWYOURRIGHTS

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Katherine Tarbox just wanted to fit in and feel wanted. She made a mistake that changed her life forever. Read about her story in “A Girl’s Life Online”.

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Have you ever felt trapped? Ever felt like there is no way you will leave the town you live in? Check out The Glass Castle where Jeanette Walls defeats the odds and finds herself in the big apple!! #nychereicome

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Have you ever wondered why the Bismarck was so feared or why something as simple as nails would have one the battle of Waterloo. Then read The Hinge Factor

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Have you ever felt like you’re being watched? Or that maybe you’re not the only one in the room? Ghost Stories of Illinois tells the tale of unnerving demonic and ghostly tales from all across the state. #hauntedillinois

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Paul sat in the hospital bed, this time not as a doctor giving bad news to a patient, but now as the patient receiving the answer he knew from the beginning. With degrees in English and Neurosurgery, he ponders “what makes life meaningful enough to go on?” #whoscuttingonions

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Look at your friends or neighbors, do they have prior mental issues or something off about them? The guys with all the girls surrounding or trailing behind them. The ones who like to stop and give candy to your children. Just remember some of the nicest people are serial killers.

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Does learning about the build up to one of the most successful football team sound interesting to you? What about getting great advice from many famous Chicago sports legends like Mike Ditka? All of this and more in “Reflection on the 1985 Bears”. #dabears

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Interested in the 2020 impeachment trial? Find out about the first time this democratic process was used during the Nixon Administration. Robbery, espionage, and election rigging, oh my!

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Do you like learning about sports and history? Adam Schefter, the biggest name in sports media, writes the hardships and triumphs of marrying a 9/11 widow. #TheManINeverMet

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From being an Olympic medalist to spending 47 days adrift, Louis Zamperini keeps us on our toes with his World War II story and how he survives in a Japanese prison camp for 3 years. #resilience

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Want to find out interesting details and elaborate stories of the Iraq War from the most lethal sniper in US history? Well you can! Pull the trigger on Chris Kyle’s book, American Sniper! #proudpatriot #trueAmericanhero #’murica

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Ever wonder what famous and well known people have came from Chicago? Well this book lists some of the most famous , such as Al Capone, Hugh Hefner, and Richard Daly, and many others who have contributed to Chicago's rich and illustrious history.

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Do you think it’s possible to lose 100 pounds in one month? In Can’t Hurt Me, David Goggins describes his journey from being overweight to joining the Navy SEALs and running ultra marathons. #nolimits #tndo