Required Texts

REQUIRED TEXTS

To complete the course, you need the following texts:

• Between the Lines 12 (Nelson Publishing)
  
  
• Selfie by Bradley Hayward
  
  
• The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013 film starring Ben Stiller, preferably on DVD, so you can view scenes multiple times)
  

• English Language Arts Handbook for Secondary Students (recommended)
  
  
• One of the following novels (see Unit 2 for plot summaries and helpful tips on choosing the right novel for you):
  

• Bleachers by John Grisham
• The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
• The Unlikely Hero of Room 13B by Teresa Toten
• The Impossible Knife of Memory by Laurie Halse Anderson
• Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom (non-fiction)
  

• One of the following films (see Unit 4 for plot summaries, film ratings, and helpful tips on choosing the right film for you)
  

• Gattaca
• Good Will Hunting
• Juno
• The Kings of Summer
• Lars and the Real Girl
• Life as a House
• The Pursuit of Happyness
• The Queen of Versailles (documentary)

• Required Software: 
  

Adobe Acrobat Reader:  In order for some of the pages in this course to open properly, you will need to download Adobe Acrobat Reader.  This is free and easy-to-install software.  Click here to download (be sure to UNCLICK the optional offer to download McAffee Security Scan software).  If you would like help downloading this software, contact your teacher.

VLC Media Player:  In order for you to be able to hear the audio on many of the course tutorials, you will need a media player that enables such audio.  The VLC Media Player is free and easy to download.  Click here to download this important software.