Academics

Materials to Purchase 2024-25

All student textbooks will be loaded onto the Bishop issued iPad which students will receive in August. There are a number of miscellaneous items that families will need to purchase for students depending on the courses in which they are enrolled.
English
It's very important that all students have the same editions. Please be sure to purchase the edition with the ISBN listed below. If a book with the wrong ISBN is purchased, the family may need to purchase a second book with the correct ISBN.

Lit & Comp I (9th)
  978-0062301673   How to Read Like a Professor
  978-0140177398   Of Mice and Men
  978-0374500016   Night
  978-1586638450
   Romeo & Juliet (No Fear Shakespeare)


(H) English 9
  978-0140177398   Of Mice and Men
  978-0486415864   Great Expectations
  978-1586638450
   Romeo & Juliet (No Fear Shakespeare)
  978-0374500016   Night


Lit & Comp II (10th)
  978-1451673319   Fahrenheit 451
  978-0618706419   The Things They Carried
  978-1586638467   MacBeth
  (No Fear Shakespeare)
  978-1328742117   Farewell to Manzanar
  978-0062301673
  How to Read Like a Professor (Only if not
  already purchased.)


(H) English 10
  978-1586638467   Macbeth (No Fear Shakespeare)
  978-0486280486   The Scarlet Letter
  978-0143039433   The Grapes of Wrath
  978-0143135692   The Color Purple
  978-0553211405   Jane Eyre
  Bantam Classics Edition


American Literature 11
  978-0486277868   The Awakening
  978-0811216029   A Streetcar Named Desire
  978-0446675369   Bless Me Ultima
  978-1982149482   Great Gatsby

Honors American Literature 11
  978-0486277868   The Awakening
  978-0811216029   A Streetcar Named Desire
  978-0060838676   Their Eyes Were Watching God
  978-0446675369   Bless Me Ultima
  978-1982149482   Great Gatsby


AP English Language 11
  978-0486277868   The Awakening
  978-1400033423   Song of Solomon
  978-1982149482   Great Gatsby


World Literature 12
  978-0451530066   Crime and Punishment
  978-0449300021   Les Miserables
  978-1586638443   Hamlet
  978-0486284736   Pride and Prejudice
  978-0486411194   Cyrano de Bergerac

AP English Literature 12
  978-0486278056   The Kreutzer Sonata and Other Short   
  Stories
  978-0486282411   Selected Canterbury Tales
  978-0393959031   Tess of the D'Urbervilles
  978-0486272788   Hamlet
  978-0156030359   Mrs. Dalloway



Math, Chemistry, and Physics
A graphing calculator is required for Algebra 1 and all higher level math classes, chemistry, and physics. The recommended model is the TI-84 Plus CE (color edition). While the cost for this model is approximately $130, it will be used for all four years of high school and possibly into college. 

Art
Students enrolled in one of our art courses pay a fee for expendable supplies & sketchbooks they use to create their artwork. Students keep any remaining supplies at the end of the school year. Fee will be charged at the beginning of the school year via Bishop's online billing system.

  Color & Design  $50
  Ceramics  $50
  Advanced Art (Context & Application)  $50
  AP Art  $50

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