“a-g”
Textbook List
Connecting
Waters Charter School
Please Note:
1. The recommended texts are to be used or more recent editions if the course outline is still followed
2. English texts include links to California State Standards.
3. Updates and changes will be made as necessary.
4. Sample textbook copies for some of the texts are available for viewing at the Modesto/Ceres Learning Center (must be viewed in center, no checkout)
ENGLISH
a-g English 9 A,
B
West Side Story Laurentis
Short Stories:
"The Most
Dangerous Game" Connel, R.
"The Lady or the Tiger" Stockton, F.
"The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" Thurber, J.
"Split Cherry Tree" Henry, O.
"The Necklace" de Maupassant
"The Fifty-First Dragon" Brown, H.
"The Bet" Chekhov, A.
"To Build a Fire" London, J.
"Masque
of Red Death" Poe, E.
Texts:
Holt Literature
and Language Arts, third course, Grade 9 Beers and Odell, 2003 Adopted 1/19/06
ISBN:
Complete
Student Edition Package: Includes Holt Literature and Language Arts Student
Edition and Holt Handbook, Student Edition 003066566-6
Holt
Literature and Language Arts, Student Edition 003056494-8
Holt
Literature and Language Arts Annotated Teacher’s Edition 003057371-8
Holt
Handbook, Student Edition 003065283-9
Holt
Handbook, Annotated Teacher’s Edition 003065292-8
NOTE: It is recommended that you use this text
with: Holt Handbook, 2003, by Warriner
(Using these
together will allow you to cover the a-g course outline)
Correlations to
State Standards found at:
Literature and
Language, Orange Level, by Beatty (Most recent edition titled Language of
Literature, 2004)
McDougall, Littell & Co., 1992
ISBN:
081237102X
Correlations
to CA state standards for 2004 edition found at:
http://www.mcdougallittell.com/state/ca/correlations.cfm
Preview copy of 2002 edition available at Modesto/Ceres Learning
Center (must be viewed in center, no check out)
Elements of Literature, by Anderson
Holt, Rinehart & Winston School Division, 1989
ISBN:
0157175103
Correlations
to CA state standards available in hard copy, email Mary Halter at mhalter@connectingwaters.org
Adventure in Reading: Grade 9, by Damrosch
Holt, Rinehart & Winston School Division, 1985
ISBN:
0153350423
(Correlations
to CA state standards not available, outdated text)
Prentice Hall Gold, by Cappillo,
Prentice Hall, 2000
ISBN:
0130502871
Correlations
to CA state standards for 1995 through 2004 editions found at:
www.k12pearson.com/statepage/corr_phstate_srchform.cfm?cmpy_cd=PH&state=CA&corr_curr=1
The
Hero's Journey: A Guide to Literature and Life,
by Harris and Thompson
Ariane
Publications, 1998
ISBN: 0915533022
(Correlations to
CA state standards unavailable, book out of print)
Literature for Life and Work, Book 1
South Western Educational Publishing, 1998
ISBN:
0538667133
(This
is most recent edition and is available at Glencoe publishers 1-800-334-7344,
however, correlations to CA state standards are unavailable)
Forms of Literature
Scott Foresman, Addison Wesley, English and Literature, 1997
ISBN:
0673294471
(Correlations
to CA state standards unavailable)
Prentice Hall Gold
Prentice Hall - English and Literature, 1994
ISBN:
0136937306
Correlations
to CA state standards for 1995 through 2004 editions found at:
www.k12pearson.com/statepage/corr_phstate_srchform.cfm?cmpy_cd=PH&state=CA&corr_curr=1
Prentice Hall Literature, Timeless Voices Timeless Themes, by Cappillo
Prentice Hall, 2000
ISBN:
01305028X
Correlations
to CA state standards for 1995 through 2004 editions found at:
www.k12pearson.com/statepage/corr_phstate_srchform.cfm?cmpy_cd=PH&state=CA&corr_curr=1
Grammar and
Composition
Elements of
Writing, Third Course, by Kenneavy
Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1993
ISBN:
0030471443
(Correlations
to CA state standards not available)
Preview copy available at Modesto/Ceres Learning Center in the North
Dakota Division of Independent Study section – ask site clerk for assistance.
Writer's Choice: Grammar and Composition, 9th grade
Glencoe McGraw-Hill, 2000
ISBN:
0026358824
2005
edition correlations to CA state standards at:
www.glencoe.com/correlations/correlation.php4/ca
Preview copy available at Modesto/Ceres Learning Center (must be
viewed in center, no check out)
Elements of Writing: Third Course - Grade 9
Holt, Rinehart, and Winston
ISBN:
0030508649
(Correlations to CA state standards not available)
The Active Reader: Composing in Reading and Writing
Holt, Reinhart, and Winston Language Arts, 1990
ISBN:
0003014132X
(Correlations
to CA state standards not available)
Think, Read, React, Plan, Write, Rewrite: Reader-Writer Work Text, by Adams
Holt, Reinhart, and Winston Language Arts, 1993
ISBN: 015500798X
(Correlations
to CA state standards not available)
a-g English 10 A,
B
Suggested READING
LIST:
Short Stories:
"Leiningen
Versus the Ants: Stephenson, C.
"The Quiet Man" Walsh, M.
"Paul's Case" Cather, W.
"The Killers" Heminway, E.
"A Man Called Horse" Johnson, D.
"The Pit and the Pendulum" Poe, E.
"The Monkey's Paw" Jacobs, W.
"By the Waters of Babylon" Benet, S.
"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" Irving, W.
Drama:
Julius Caesar
Shakespeare
Cyrano de Begerac Rostand, E.
Hamlet Shakespeare
Novels:
A Separate Peace
Knowles, J.
The Pearl Steinbeck, J.
Lord of the Flies Golding, W.
A Farewell to Arms Hemingway, E.
A Tale of Two Cities Dickens, C.
David Copperfield Dickens, C.
Wuthering Heights Bronte, E.
Jane Eyre Bronte, E.
Texts:
Holt Literature
and Language Arts, Fourth Course, Grade 10 Beers and O’Dell, 2003 Adopted 1/19/06
ISBN:
Complete Student
Edition Package: Includes Holt Literature and Language Arts Student Edition and
Holt Handbook,
Student Edition 003067367-4
Holt Literature
and Language Arts, Student Edition 003056496-4
Holt Literature
and Language Arts Annotated Teacher’s Edition 003057372-6
Holt Handbook,
Student Edition 003065284-7
Holt Handbook, Annotated
Teacher’s Edition 003065293-6
NOTE: It is recommended that you use this text
with: Holt Handbook, 2003, by Warriner
(Using these
together will allow you to cover the a-g course outline)
Correlations to
State Standards found at:
Literature and
Language, Blue Level, by Boone (Most recent edition titled Language of
Literature, 2004)
McDougal, Littel, and Co., 1992
ISBN:
812371046
2004
ed. Correlations to CA state standards at:
www.mcdougallittell.com/state/ca/correlations.cfm
Preview copy of 2002 edition available at Modesto/Ceres Learning
Center (must be viewed in center, no check out)
Prentice Hall Literature, Timeless Voices Timeless Themes, by Cappillo
Prentice Hall, 2000
ISBN:
01305028X
Correlations
to CA state standards for 1995 through 2004 editions found at:
www.k12pearson.com/statepage/corr_phstate_srchform.cfm?cmpy_cd=PH&state=CA&corr_curr=1
The
Hero's Journey: A Guide to Literature and Life,
by Harris and Thompson
Ariane
Publications, 1998
ISBN: 0915533022
(Correlations to
CA state standards unavailable, book out of print)
Element of Literature, by Anderson
Holt, Rinehart & Winston School Division, 1989
ISBN:
0157175006
Correlations
to CA state standards available in hard copy , email Mary Halter at mhalter@connectingwaters.org
Adventures in Appreciation
Holt, Reinhart, and Winston Language Arts, 1996
Adventures in Appreciation
ISBN:
0153350431
(Correlations
to CA State Standards not available, outdated text)
Modern World Literature
Holt, Reinhart, and Winston Language Arts, 1996
ISBN:
0030946352
(Correlations
to CA state standards not available, outdated text)
Literature for Life and Work, Book 2
South
Western Educational Publishing, 1998 ne
ISBN:
0538667141
(This
is most recent edition and is available at Glencoe publishers 1-800-334-7344,
however, correlations to CA state standards are unavailable)
World of Literature, 1st edition
Prentice Hall, 1999
ISBN:
0134391594
Correlations
to CA state standards for 1995 through 2004 editions found at:
www.k12pearson.com/statepage/corr_phstate_srchform.cfm?cmpy_cd=PH&state=CA&corr_curr=1
Grammar and
Composition
Elements of
Writing, Fourth Course, by Kenneavy
Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1993
ISBN:
0030471478
(Correlations
to CA state standards not available)
Preview copy available at Modesto/Ceres Learning Center in the North
Dakota Division of Independent Study section – ask site clerk for assistance.
Writer's Choice: Grammar and Composition 10th Grade
Glencoe McGraw-Hill, 2000
ISBN:
0026358859
Correlations
to CA state standards at:
www.glencoe.com/correlations/correlation.php4/ca
Preview copy available at Modesto/Ceres Learning Center (must be
viewed in center, no check out)
Elements of Style, 4th edition, by White
Allyn & Bacon, 1999
ISBN:
020530902X
(College
text, correlations to CA state standards not available)
Shaping College Writing: Paragraph & Essay, 5th edition, by Gallo
Harcourt College Publishers, 1990
ISBN:
0155808656
(College
text, correlations to CA state standards not available, limited availability at
www.thompsonlearning.com or
1-800-354-9706, “run
out statis”, ie, when remaining texts are sold they
will be out of print)
Writing
about the World, 2nd edition, by McLeod (3rd edition most recent)
Harcourt College Publishers, 1994
ISBN:
0155013149
ISBN
for 3rd edition: 1413002382
(College
text, correlations to CA state standards not available)
Craft of Revision, 3rd edition, by Murray (5th edition most recent)
Harcourt College Publishers, 1997
ISBN: 0155054465
ISBN for 5th
edition: 0838407153
(College
text, correlations to CA state standards not available)
a-g English 11
Suggested READING
LIST:
Short Stories:
"The Devil
and Tom Walker" Irving, W.
"The Fall of the House of Usher" Poe, E.
"The Minister's Black Veil" Hawthorne, N.
"The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" Twain, M.
"Dr. Heidegger's Experiment" Hawthorne, N.
"The Outcast of Poker Flat" Harte, B.
Novels:
The Adventures of
Huckelberry Finn Twain, M.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Twain, M.
Grapes of Wrath Steinbeck, J.
The Scarlett Letter Hawthorne, N.
Moby Dick Melville, H.
The Red Badge of Courage Crane, S.
Call of the Wild London, J.
Uncle Tom's Cabin Stowe, H.
The Big Sky Guthrie, A.
To Kill a Mockingbird Lee, H.
The Ox-Bow Incident Clark, W.
Drama:
Our Town Wilder,
T.
The Petrified Forest Sherwood, R.
The Human Comedy Saroyan, A.
All My Sons Miller, A.
Death of a Salesman Miller, A.
Texts:
Holt Literature
and Language Arts, Fifth Course, Grade 11 Beers and O’Dell, 2003 Adopted 1/19/06
ISBN:
Complete Student
Edition Package: Includes Holt Literature and Language Arts Student Edition and
Holt Handbook,
Student Edition 003067368-2
Holt Literature
and Language Arts, Student Edition 003056497-2
Holt Literature
and Language Arts Annotated Teacher’s Edition 003057373-4
Holt Handbook,
Student Edition 003065286-3
Holt Handbook, Annotated
Teacher’s Edition 003065294-4
NOTE: It is recommended that you use this text
with: Holt Handbook, 2003, by Warriner
(Using these
together will allow you to cover the a-g course outline)
Correlations to
State Standards found at:
The Language of
Literature, American Literature Adopted 12/19/05
Applebee,
Bermudez, Blau, Caplan, Elbow, Hynds, Langer, Marshall
McDougal Littell, 2002
ISBN 0-618-27658-0
Website of
publisher http://www.mcdougallittell.com/ml
Copy of the
California State Standard Correlation Map: http://www.mcdougallittell.com/ml_data/pdf/states/CA/CA_LOL_11_StndsMap.pdf
The Hero's
Journey: A Guide to Literature and Life,
by Harris and
Thompson
Ariane
Publications, 1998
ISBN: 0915533022
(Correlations to
CA state standards unavailable, book out of print)
American Literature for Life and Work
South Western Educational Publishing, 1997
ISBN:
0538642793
(This
is most recent edition and is available at Glencoe publishers 1-800-334-7344,
however, correlations to CA state standards are unavailable)
American Literature
Scott Foresman, Addison Wesley, English and Literature, 1997
ISBN:
0673294498
(Correlations
to CA state standards are unavailable)
The American Experience
Prentice Hall - English and Literature, 1994
ISBN:
0131225210
Correlations
to CA state standards for 1995 through 2004 editions found at:
www.k12pearson.com/statepage/corr_phstate_srchform.cfm?cmpy_cd=PH&state=CA&corr_curr=1
Grammar and
Composition:
Elements of
Writing, Fourth Course, by Kenneavy
Holt, Rinehart
and Winston, 1993
ISBN:
0030471478
(Correlations
to CA state standards not available)
Preview copy available at Ceres Learning Center in the North Dakota
Division of Independent Study section – ask site clerk for assistance.
Writer's Choice: Grammar and Composition 11th Grade
Glencoe McGraw-Hill, 2000
ISBN:
0026358883
Correlations
to CA state standards found at:
www.glencoe.com/correlations/correlation.php4/ca
Preview copy available at Modesto/Ceres Learning Center (must be
viewed in center, no check out)
Prentice Hall Platinum, by Cappillo
Prentice Hall, 2000
ISBN:
01305028X
Correlations
to CA state standards for 1995 through 2004 editions found at:
www.k12pearson.com/statepage/corr_phstate_srchform.cfm?cmpy_cd=PH&state=CA&corr_curr=1
A Writer's Reference, Third Edition, by Hacker
Bedford Books of St. Martin's Press, 1995
ISBN:
0312172168
ISBN:
0312397674 – for 5th edition, 2002
(College
text, correlations to CA state standards not available)
American
Literature
Adventures in
American Literature, by Deluzian, et al.
Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1996
ISBN:
0030986362
(Correlations
to CA state standards not available)
The American Experience, by Cappillo
Prentice Hall, 2000
ISBN:
0130502898
Correlations
to CA state standards for 1995 through 2004 editions found at:
www.k12pearson.com/statepage/corr_phstate_srchform.cfm?cmpy_cd=PH&state=CA&corr_curr=1
Literature of the United States
Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1997
ISBN:
0140136266
(Correlations
to CA state standards not available)
a-g English 12
Suggested READING
LIST:
Short Stories:
"The
Actor" (England) Barstow, S.
"The Winner" (Uganda) Kimenye, B.
"The Kabuliwallah" (India) Togore, R.
"The Rat Trap" (Sweden) Lagerlof, S.
"The Infant Prodigy" (Germany) Mann, T.
"Federigo's Falcon" (Italy) Boccaccio, G.
"The Old Man at the Bridge" (USA) Hemingway, E.
"Tuesday Siesta" (Colombia) Marquez, G.
"The Laughter" (Germany) Boll, H.
"The Guest" (France) Camus, A.
Drama:
The Jewels of the
Shrine (Nigeria) Henshaw, J.
The Dwarf Trees (Japan) Motokiyo, S.
Cyrano de Bergerac Rostand, E.
Poetry:
"Politics"
(Ireland) Yeats, W.
"Rocking" (Chile) Mistral, G.
"My Heart, Thinking" (Japan) Lady Otomo
"My Horses" (Chile) Neruda, P.
"Wind and Water and Stone" (Mexico) Paz, O.
"Taking Leave of a Friend" (China) Li Po
"Encounter" (Poland) Miosz, C.
"The Guitar" (Spain) Lorca, G.
"I Am Sorry" (Greece) Seferis, G.
"Versos Sencillos" (Cuba" Marti, J.
"Three Prose Poems" (Russia) Solzhenitsyn
"The Iguana" (Denmark) Dinesen, I.
Novels:
Out of Africa
(Denmark) Dinesen, I.
"The Beggar" (Russia) Chekov.A.
Don Quixote (Spain) Cervantes, M.
The Iliad (Ancient Greece) Homer
The Divine Comedy (Italy) Dante
The Thousand and One Nights (Persia) Traditional
The Aeneid (Ancient Rome) Virgil
Texts:
Holt Literature
and Language Arts, Sixth Course, Grade 12 Beers and O’Dell, 2003 Adopted 1/19/06
ISBN:
Complete Student
Edition Package: Includes Holt Literature and Language Arts Student Edition and
Holt Handbook,
Student Edition 003067369-0
Holt Literature
and Language Arts, Student Edition 003056498-0
Holt Literature
and Language Arts Annotated Teacher’s Edition 003057374-2
Holt Handbook,
Student Edition 003065287-1
Holt Handbook, Annotated
Teacher’s Edition 003065296-0
NOTE: It is recommended that you use this text
with: Holt Handbook, 2003, by Warriner
(Using these
together will allow you to cover the a-g course outline)
Correlations to
State Standards found at:
The Language of Literature, British Literature by Applebee Adopted
12/19/05
McDougal, Littell, Houghton Mifflin, 2002
ISBN: 0618276599 California
edition
Website of publisher:http://www.mcdougallittell.com
Copy of the California State Standard Correlation Map: http://www.mcdougallittell.com/ml_data/pdf/states/CA/CA_LOL_12_StndsMap.pdf
The Hero's
Journey: A Guide to Literature and Life,
by Harris and
Thompson
Ariane
Publications, 1998
ISBN: 0915533022
(Correlations to
CA state standards unavailable, book out of print)
Prentice Hall Platinum, by Cappillo Prentice Hall, 2000
ISBN:
01305028X
Correlations
to CA state standards for 1995 through 2004 editions found at:
www.k12pearson.com/statepage/corr_phstate_srchform.cfm?cmpy_cd=PH&state=CA&corr_curr=1
Grammar and
Composition
Writer's Choice:
Grammar and Composition, 12th grade
Glencoe McGraw-Hill, 2000
ISBN:
0026358921
Correlations
to CA state standards at:
www.glencoe.com/correlations/correlation.php4/ca
Preview copy of Teacher’s Edition available at Ceres
Learning Center (must be viewed in center, no check out)
Elements of Writing, Fourth Course, by Kenneavy and Warriner
Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1993
ISBN:
0030471478
(Correlations
to CA state standards not available)
Preview copy available at Modesto/Ceres Learning Center in the North
Dakota Division of Independent Study section – ask site clerk for assistance.
Elements of Writing, Fourth Course, by Kenneavy
Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1993
ISBN:
0030471478
(Correlations
to CA state standards not available)
A Writer's Reference, Third Edition by Hacker
Bedford Books of St. Martin's Press, 1995
ISBN:
0312172168
ISBN:
0312397674 – for 5th edition, 2002
(College
text, correlations to CA state standards not available)
The British Tradition, by Cappillo
Prentice Hall, 2000
ISBN:
0130502804
Correlations
to CA state standards for 1995 through 2004 editions found at:
www.k12pearson.com/statepage/corr_phstate_srchform.cfm?cmpy_cd=PH&state=CA&corr_curr=1
Elements of Writing about a Literary Work: A Study of Response to Literature,
Research Report Series #9, by Purves
National Council of Teachers of English, 1968
ISBN:
0814113168
(out
of print, correlations to CA state standards not available)
British/English
Literature
English
Literature: A Chronological Approach, by Carlsen and Carlsen
(Most recent
edition titled Glencoe’s Literature: The Reader’s Choice – British Literature
2002)
Glencoe, 1989
ISBN:
0-070194158
Correlations
to CA state standards for 2002 edition found at:
www.glencoe.com/correlations/correlation.php4/ca
Adventures in English Literature: Grade 12, by Damrosch
Holt, Rinehart & Winston School Division, 1985
ISBN:
0153350458
(Correlations
to CA state standards not available, outdated text)
Literature of Britain
Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1997
ISBN:
M96834-8
(Correlations
to CA state standards not available, outdated text)
British Traditions
Prentice Hall - English and Literature, 1994
ISBN:
0137225393
Correlations
to CA state standards for 1995 through 2004 editions found at:
www.k12pearson.com/statepage/corr_phstate_srchform.cfm?cmpy_cd=PH&state=CA&corr_curr=1
World Literature
World Literature,
by Miller, O'Neal and McDonnel Signature Edition,
Macmillan Literature
Series, 1991
ISBN:
0026350815
(This
is the most recent edition and is available at Glencoe publishers
1-800-334-7344, however, correlations to CA state standards are unavailable)
British and World Literature for Life and Work
South Western Educational Publishing, 1998
ISBN: 0538642807
(This
is most recent edition and is available at Glencoe publishers 1-800-334-7344,
however, correlations to CA state standards are unavailable)
GOVERNMENT
a-g American
Government
Texts:
United States
Government: Democracy in Action
Glencoe McGraw-Hill, 2000
ISBN:
0028221486
Preview copy available at Modesto/Ceres Learning Center (must be
viewed in center, no check out)
American Government: Principles and Practices
Glencoe McGraw-Hill, 1996
ISBN:
0028238966
Preview copy available at Modesto/Ceres Learning Center (must be
viewed in center, no check out)
Civics: Responsibilities and Citizenship
Glencoe McGraw-Hill, 2000
ISBN:
0028219597
Preview copy available at Modesto/Ceres Learning Center (must be
viewed in center, no check out)
American Government: The Political Game, 1994
ISBN: 0097133877
American Government
Houghton Mifflin Company, 1993
ISBN: 0395690943
Learning About Government
American Guidance Service, 1997
ISBN: 0785409610
United States Government American Guidance Service, 1997
ISBN: 0785408827
American Government and Politics Today
West Educational Publishing, 1997
ISBN: 0314204954
The American People
Scott Foresman, Addison Wesley, 1998
ISBN: 067398575X
Magruder's American Government
Prentice Hall - Social Studies, 1998
ISBN: 0134347560
HISTORY
a-g United States
History