Students enrolling in the district during the summer must contact the head of the high school English department or their English teacher about a time frame for completion of summer reading assignments. Email addresses are on the district website.
Students: When selecting a book from the ALA website, please do not choose a book that has been taught in one of your classes, or that you have previously read, or that is below your reading level.
Parents: If you have questions or concerns about the Summer Reading Program contact your child’s English teacher by June 30, 2010. Email addresses are on the website.
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College Preparatory English 9
The common book that all students will read in preparation for this course is:
Lord of the Flies - William Golding
Students then choose one book from this website to read in the summer: www.ala.org/yalsa/booklists
Disclaimer: The books on the American Library Association website represent a cross section of young adult literature and do not reflect an across the board endorsement by the PRSD. However, parents are encouraged to help their children choose a book from the website that is appropriate for them.
Students should be prepared for an objective test/writing assessment of their summer reading within the first two weeks of school. A different form of assessment will be used for the website selection.
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Honors /PreAP 9
The common book that all students will read in preparation for this course is:
Lord of the Flies - William Golding
Lord of the Flies - William Golding
Students then choose two books from this list to read in the summer:
African Queen - C.S. Forester
House on Mango Street - Sandra Cisneros
Alas, Babylon - Pat Frank
Students should be prepared for an objective test/ writing assessment of their summer reading within the first two weeks of school.
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College Preparatory English 10
The common book that all students will read in preparation for this course is:
Fahrenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury
Fahrenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury
Students then choose one book from this website to read in the summer: www.ala.org/yalsa/booklists
Disclaimer: The books on the American Library Association website represent a cross section of young adult literature and do not reflect an across the board endorsement by the PRSD. However, parents are encouraged to help their children choose a book from the website that is appropriate for them.
Students should be prepared for an objective test/writing assessment of their summer reading within the first two weeks of school. A different form of assessment will be used for the website selection.
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Honors /PreAP 10
The common book that all students will read in preparation for this course is:
Fahrenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury
Fahrenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury
Students then choose two books from this list to read in the summer:
All Quiet on the Western Front - Erich Maria Remarque
The Bell Jar - Sylvia Plath
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich - Alexander Solzhenitsyn
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College Preparatory English 11
The common book that all students will read in preparation for this course is:
Grapes of Wrath - John Steinbeck
Grapes of Wrath - John Steinbeck
Disclaimer: The books on the American Library Association website represent a cross section of young adult literature and do not reflect an across the board endorsement by the PRSD. However, parents are encouraged to help their children choose a book from the website that is appropriate for them.
Students should be prepared for an objective test/writing assessment of their summer reading within the first two weeks of school. A different form of assessment will be used for the website selection.
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Honors 11
The common book that all students will read in preparation for this course is:
Grapes of Wrath - John Steinbeck
Grapes of Wrath - John Steinbeck
Students then choose two books from this list to read in the summer:
Piano Lesson - August Wilson
The Awakening - Kate Chopin
The Crucible - Arthur Miller
Students should be prepared for an objective test/ writing assessment of their summer reading within the first two weeks of school.
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College Preparatory English 12
The common book that all students will read in preparation for this course is:
Brave New World - Aldous Huxley
Brave New World - Aldous Huxley
Disclaimer: The books on the American Library Association website represent a cross section of young adult literature and do not reflect an across the board endorsement by the PRSD. However, parents are encouraged to help their children choose a book from the website that is appropriate for them.
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Honors 12
The common book that all students will read in preparation for this course is:
Brave New World - Aldous Huxley
Brave New World - Aldous Huxley
Students then choose two books from this list to read in the summer:
The Bean Trees - Barbara Kingsolver
Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen
The Road - Cormac McCarthy
Students should be prepared for an objective test/ writing assessment of their summer reading within the first two weeks of school.
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Students taking AP 11 or AP 12 next year need to see their AP teacher for titles and summer reading assignments before the end of the school year.
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