Literature List

[Pat in MI]

When making a list of all of the literature your student has read do you list everything?    I mean do you list things read that were included in an English class or  History class or would this just be things read beyond school subjects?

Thank you.

Pat 

[SA Homeschooler]

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[counselinggirl]

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[Angie in VA]

I included all books read. 

[Pat in MI]

Thank you Angie!

[Hilltopmom]

I'm including everything, broken down by areas, so the list isn't so hodge Podge. (Sci Fi, us history, world history, classic fiction, modern fiction, science, etc).

But- I did not list every single book. (Mainly for "fun" reads, that is)

 

For example, Steven King, Tom Clancy, that sort of thing, I listed under modern fiction or best sellers category or something like that (can't remember off the top of my head) but listed them as "various selections by Tom Clancy" or "many modern adventure, military, post apocalyptic, & spy novels" rather than the name of every book read. I may change how I do that before sending with college apps though.

 

It would be pages & pages long if I listed everything, he's a prolific reader. I did want it to show that he doesn't just read books I assign for school & that he has an eclectic taste.

Edited March 10, 2016 by Hilltopmom

[Liza Q]

I only list books that I think are worth assigning, even if I never actually assigned them.

For example -

 

Harry Potter - no

Bridget Jones' Diary - no

Vanity Fair - yes

The Brothers Karamazov - yes

 

 

[Cosmos]

What is the purpose of the list you are making? That would influence what to include on it. For example, I would answer one way if it were for a college application and another way if it were for my personal records.

[Pat in MI]

I do have a personal list going, but the question would be concerning college applications.  I wasn't sure if you make a reading list of all books read including the ones assigned in a certain class (i.e. history) or just ones they read outside of classes.  I ask the question because if you do a course description  you would also list books read for a class.  (Wouldn't you??)  

Thanks for the answers!

Blessings,

Pat

[Kareni]

I sent a reading list with my daughter's college application paperwork (i.e., transcript, counselor letter, profile and course descriptions). We sorted her list into categories such as:

Fiction

Non-fiction

Essays

Fantasy (a favorite genre of hers)

Latin works (This included authors such as Ovid and Catullus as well as books such as Virent Ova! Viret Perna! by Dr. Seuss, Ferdinandus Taurus by Munro Leaf, and Asterix Olympius by Rene de Goscinny. Since she was planning to major in Latin and/or the Classics, we thought this showed her interest.)

We included titles and author names but also shortened the list by having items such as: The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Emmuska Orczy plus six sequels.

We did not include everything she had read for pleasure in high school -- for example, we did not include any manga (though she had read an abundance) nor did we include Calvin & Hobbes or Zits. We did include titles that had been assigned reading.

I also included a list of textbooks used since I did not include book titles in her course descriptions.

When my daughter looked over her reading list, there were a number of books whose contents she no longer remembered clearly. Many of these she had read in ninth grade. She elected to eliminate them so that she would not be put in an awkward position. We imagined an interviewer looking over the list and saying, "Oh, Vaguest, Dimmest Memories is a favorite title of mine. What did you like best about it?" And, yes, she was asked about some of her reading choices when she interviewed.

Regards,

Kareni

[J-rap]

I include everything that sounds decent.  I don't usually list the just-for-fun books.  On the other hand, if the just-for-fun books sound decent or impressive, then I list them too.

 

Does that make sense?  :)

 

 

[Pat in MI]

Thank you everyone!    :001_smile: