Oh my. My memory isn't that good for this, but there were quite a few. I remember having to write reports on them and i would cheat by scanning through them quickly or some subject i would copy (in my words) from an encyclopedia lol. We did have to read Ten Little Indians and i forced myself to read, which turned out i really enjoyed it.
beowulf
I did tell the teacher that there is English, and then there's "Olde English", which is not the same as American English. Quite the debate ensued. Still used the Notes.Shakespeare was probably written in a foreign language for me. Did the Cliff Notes.