This summer we would like you to read, read, read!
The first full day back, we will ask you to give us the following information about the books you have read: title, author, the number of pages read, a short summary, and a rating you would give the book on a scale of 1-10 and why. Then, we will have you complete some sort of evaluation. This could be in the form of a Book Talk, a one-pager, a test, or a response to some questions about the book. These are generally related to characters, conflicts, plot, themes and lessons learned.
If you need suggestions, here are some book titles many of our students have enjoyed:
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Uglies, by Scott Westerfeld Pretty Little Liars, by Sara Shepard Deadly Little Secret, by Laurie Stolarz Mediator by Meg Cabot Skinned, by Robin Wasserman Stormbreaker-Alex Rider, by Anthony Horowitz The Angel Experiment, by James Patterson The Dangerous Days of Daniel X, by James Patterson Artemis Fowl, by Eoin Colfer Dead is the New Black, by Marlene Perez Evermore, by Alyson Noel The Vampire Academy Private, by Kate Brian Ninth Grade Slays- The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod, by Heather Brewer Dairy Queen, by Catherine Gilbert Murdock The Lightning Thief, by Rick Riordan Tears of a Tiger-Hazelwood High trilogy, by Sharon M. Draper Bluford Series The Fault in our Stars Thirteen Days To Midnight Maximum Ride Thirst Brave New World Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde |
Skinned Crashed The Mediator Series The Girl with The Dragon Tattoo Dear John Harry Potter Narnia Series Speak The Last Song Misery Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test Pretty Little Liars Pure The Child Called It Crank Dreamland Invitation Only Lord of the Rings Chasing Vermeer The Lovely Bones Fluke Jane Eyre Wuthering Heights Tale of Two Cities Frankenstein Invisible Man |
Honors and AP students have additional requirements:
Incoming 9th grade HONORS students
- Read the novel October Sky by Homer Hickam
Assignments to be found on Mr. Pletzke’s blog in June.
All work is due the first day of class in September!
10th grade HONORS students
- One book of your own choosing
- Catcher in the Rye by J.D.Salinger
Assignment to be found on Mrs. Sullivan’s and Mrs. Kraft’s blogs in June.
All work is due the first day of class in September!
11th grade AP Language and Composition
- The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
- Civil Disobedience by Henry David Thoreau
Get the required 10-page handout on Rhetorical Terms; there will be quiz on some of these terms to begin the year. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain as that will be the first novel assigned in the fall.
Students should see Mr. Rydzik in room E-11 to check out books and get their 10-page handout.
12th grade AP Literature
- All the King’s Men by Robert Penn Warren
- Antigone (Sophocles)
- Oedipus (Sophocles)
Please see Mr. Tyler with any questions and refer to his blog in June for assignments and due dates.