Required Reading:
Penguin edition ISBN: 9780241197790
Since this will be a text you will annotate for the bac in ENL,
it is important that you buy the right edition
* History: The Jungle by Upton Sinclair Chapters 2-6 and 10-12
PLUS, In preparation for the Connaissance du Monde requirement of the BAC, Read two of the articles listed below. PDFs may be found on the American Section website
1. “Why the Past Ten Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid,” by Jonathan Haidt, The Atlantic magazine, 2022
2. “The American Nightmare,” by Ibram Kendi, The Atlantic magazine, 2020
3. “The Change Within,” by Naomi Klein, The Nation magazine, 2014
4. “The Fight to Vote,” by Ankita Rao, The Guardian newspaper, 2019
5. “The Future of Abortion in post-Roe America,” by Jessica Bruder, The Atlantic magazine, 2022
6. “Girl,” by Alexander Chee, Guernica magazine, 2015
7. “The Innovation Wars: America’s Eroding Technological Advantage,” by Christopher Darby and Sarah Sewall, Foreign Affairs magazine, March-April 2021
8. “The Health Care Crisis Hits Home,” by Karen Tumulty, Time magazine, 2009
