Books to read before taking the Praxis II English Content Exam to prepare for the literature portion?

Question

I am preparing to take the Praxis II English Content Exam within the next year. I already have the information from the Praxis website and I purchased an Official Praxis Series Study Guide. What I am looking for is a list of books or stories to read to prepare for the exam (I found a list of 20-25 books specifially to read to prepare ie. Huck Finn, Heart of Darkness, The Glass Menagerie, Things Fall Apart... but I lost the website where I found it.) Any help with the list of books? Any other tips would also be appreciated...

Answer 1

This test (Praxis II: English Content) kicked my ***!  Though I was not an English major (or minor), I ended up graduating with enough credit to qualify for Language Arts certification; clearly a bizzaro fluke of nature.  Thinking (and still believing) the the additional credentials could only strengthen my background, I signed-up and took the test.  I still haven't decided whether to call it an official "mistake", but boy, what a rude awakening.  This is career transition into teaching and it's been years since I've had my head "played with" by college English and Language Arts gobbly-****.  Though I can't help you with the list of 20-25 books, I can tell you that (at least for the test I was given) a thorough knowledge of all of those books... and then some, was required.  For the test I took, the questions on American lit. where the real nut-busters.  Know your literature and know it well!

This probably hasn't helped much and I apologize for that.  My subject area is social studies, and though Praxis II test for soc.studies was challenging, I didn't have any problems with it.  I also used the CliffNotes Prep Book, which I found very useful.

I may try English content again in a few months... rather, begin preparing for the test in a couple of months, but that is one ordeal I am NOT looking forward to.  Be diligent in your study and preparations... and best of luck!

jc