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Summer Reading 2012
7TH GRADERead two books of choice from the Middle School Reading List (pdf, 72.27KB).
Complete the two assignments outlined in the Seventh Grade Summer Reading 2012 (pdf, 53.18KB) document.
8TH GRADE
Read three books:
- One nonfiction book of choice from the Middle School Non-Fiction Reading List (pdf, 88.56KB).
- The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
- Tangerine by Edward Bloor
9TH GRADE
Regular Track will read The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba
Honors Track will read two books:
- The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba
- The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Students in Learning Center English 9 should read at least one book this summer prior to the beginning of the school year. The book should be at the student’s instructional reading level – nothing too easy or too challenging. Students should choose a book they have not read before. The books can be purchased or borrowed from your local library.
The first writing assignment will be a review of the book they chose to read over the summer, so they will need to bring their book with them during the first week of school.
They DO NOT need to read The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba (summer reading for 9th grade) during the summer. They will, however, read this book later in the semester, so they will still need to purchase it.
Students who receive Learning Center services but are in regular English classes will follow the regular program for summer reading.
If you need suggestions for books to choose, you may want to refer to the Middle School Reading List (pdf, 72.27KB).
10TH GRADE
The Once and Future King by T.H. White
This book is a quartet of separately published novels, not released as a single volume until 1958. Together the series tells the story of the entire Arthurian legend, from Arthur's birth to the end of his reign. While students are not discouraged from reading the entire novel, they are required to read the following sections:
Regular Track will read The Sword and the Stone
Honors Track will read:
- The Sword and the Stone
- The Queen of Air and Darkness
Students in Learning Center English 10 should read at least one book this summer prior to the beginning of the school year. The book should be at the student’s instructional reading level – nothing too easy or too challenging. Students should choose a book they have not read before. The books can be purchased or borrowed from your local library.
The first writing assignment will be a review of the book they chose to read over the summer, so they will need to bring their book with them during the first week of school.
They DO NOT need to read The Once and Future King by T.H. White (summer reading for 10th grade) during the summer. They will, however, read this book later in the semester, so they will still need to purchase it.
Students who receive Learning Center services but are in regular English classes will follow the regular program for summer reading.
If you need suggestions for books to choose, you may want to refer to the Middle School Reading List (pdf, 72.27KB).
11TH GRADE
Regular Track will read one of the following nonfiction books:
- The Color of Water: A Black Man’s Tribute to His White Mother by James McBride
- Funny in Farsi: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America by Firoozeh Dumas
- Don’t Sing at the Table: Life Lessons from My Grandmothers by Adriana Trigiani
- Scratch Beginnings: Me, $25, and the Search for the American Dream by Adam Shepard *Warning about language: Shepard lives in a homeless shelter for much of the book, so he associates with men who use pretty salty language. Some will find this language offensive; if in question, please choose one of the other books.
Honors Track will read two books:
- The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
- One of the nonfiction books listed above
12th GRADE
Advanced Expository Writing will read Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer
AP Literature and Composition will read Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton