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Summer Reading 2008
This summer, the reading program will be changed slightly.
The hope is to increase accountability and expand the reading
options available to students. All students will be required
to read the short story/novella The Man Who
Planted Trees, by Jean Giono. This story is
quite short and can easily be read in one sitting. Students
will then choose from one of the four titles listed below.
Each student will compose a study guide for the chosen book
as instructed on the back of this form. This study guide
will count as 2 percent of the final grade for each student’s
second block class. Therefore, the study guide will be submitted
to second block teachers no later than Friday,
August 22, 2008. The study guide will only
be accepted later than that date if the student is a new
or transfer student, and an agreed date for submission will
be at the discretion of the classroom teacher. In addition
to the study guide, each student will be required to have
a parent/guardian sign the verification statement below.
Any study guide that does not include this signature will
not receive credit.
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The Theme for This Summer Reading Program is
Empathy
Empathy: “Identification
with and understanding of another’s feelings, circumstances,
concerns, and motives.”
This story attempts to encourage empathy for the world,
the environment, the choices that individuals make, and
the responsibilities individuals feel. This story will be
discussed in all classes, and assessment will be at the
discretion of individual teachers. All students should be
prepared to discuss, debate, or write about the story’s
content in all classes.
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| Required
of all students: |
CHOOSE ONE BOOK FROM THE FOLLOWING
LIST: |
1. Persepolis
– The Story of a Childhood *–
by Majani Satrapi
ISBN: 037571457X |
2. The Curious
Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
**– by Mark Haddon
ISBN: 1400032717 |
3. Marley and
Me *– by John Grogan
ISBN: 0060817097 |
4. The Glass
Castle *– by Jeanette Walls
ISBN: 074324754X |
* Limited language concerns and some adult situations
** A few incidents of more intense language
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Parent/Guardian Verification Statement:
I verify that my child completed the reading of The Man
Who Planted Trees and ______________________________ for
his/her summer reading assignment and that he/she completed
the study guide independently. I understand that this study
guide will count as two percent of the final grade for my
child’s second block class.
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| Parent/Guardian Signature |
Daytime Phone or Email |
Printable
Version of this and the Study Guide
Honors/AP Summer
Reading List
ALL HONORS/AP
ENGLISH STUDENTS WILL READ THE FOLLOWING TWO BOOKS:
How to Read Literature Like a
Professor: A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading between the Lines
by
Thomas C. Foster
A description of the book found
on HarperCollins website:
What
does it mean when a fictional hero takes a journey? Shares
a meal? Gets drenched in a sudden rain shower? Often, there
is much more going on in a novel or poem than is readily
visible on the surface—a symbol, maybe, that remains elusive,
or an unexpected twist on a character—and there's that sneaking
suspicion that the deeper meaning of a literary text keeps
escaping you.
In
this practical and amusing guide to literature, Thomas C.
Foster shows how easy and gratifying it is to unlock those
hidden truths, and to discover a world where a road leads
to a quest; a shared meal may signify a communion; and rain,
whether cleansing or destructive, is never just rain. Ranging
from major themes to literary models, narrative devices,
and form, How to Read Literature Like a Professor
is the perfect companion for making your reading experience
more enriching, satisfying, and fun.
A Separate Peace
by John Knowles
Along with the two shared books,
each honors/ap student will read two additional novels assigned
by their course instructors:
| 9 Honors
A
Raisin in the Sun
by
Lorraine Hansberry
The
Adventure of Huckleberry Finn
by
Mark Twain
|
11 AP
Wonderland by Michael Bamberger
Blink by Malcolm Gladwell |
| 10 Honors
1984 by George Orwell
Their
Eyes Were Watching God
by
Zora Neal Hurston
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12 AP
The
Kite Runner
by Khaled Hosseini*
The
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
by Mark Twain
*Should
any objection to this novel arise, students may read
Life of Pi by Yann Martel |