Wheaton High School Summer Reading 2015
WHO: English 9-12, on-level and honors. AP Language and AP Literature students will have
separate assignments.
WHAT: Select a high-school appropriate book to read from any genre. Please avoid choosing a
book you have read or will read in a high school English course.
Book Recommendations: Go to https://sites.google.com/a/mcpsmd.net/wheaton-summerreading-2015/ for a list of books your teachers have recommended. You may choose a book from
this list or one of your preference. The recommended books are available from local libraries,
bookstores, or online sources.
Books to avoid because they are commonly taught in:
Grade 9
 A House on Mango Street
 To Kill a Mockingbird
 Ender’s Game
 Curious Incident of the Dog in the
Nighttime
 Romeo and Juliet
 The Absolutely True Diary of a Part
Time Indian
 Flowers for Algernon
Grade 10
 Catcher in the Rye
 Night
 Lord of the Flies
 1984
 Fahrenheit 451
 Things Fall Apart
 Taming of the Shrew/Julius Caesar
 All Quiet on the Western Front
 Frankenstein
 On the Road
 Anthem
Grade 11
 The Great Gatsby
 Their Eyes Were Watching God
 All the Pretty Horses
 The Glass Castle
 A Lesson Before Dying
 Fences
 Macbeth
 The Crucible
 The Color of Water
Grade 12
 Oedipus Rex
 The Stranger
 The Kite Runner
 The Things They Carried
 The Metamorphosis
 Hamlet
 Othello
 Brave New World
The assignment: Once you read your book, complete the attached chart. The chart is due on the FIRST
day of English class. You will also complete a writing assignment during the first week of English class in
which you may use information from your summer reading.
Direct any questions about summer reading to the English Resource Teacher, Diane Deming, @
[email protected]
Wheaton High School
2015 Summer Reading Response Chart
Name_______________________________
Grade___________
Date Completed ____________
Title of Chosen Book__________________________________________
Author__________________________________
Directions: After reading the book, fill in each box with the appropriate responses.
Selection of text
Discuss why you selected this particular text.
Favorite and Least Favorite Characters
 Identify your favorite and least favorite
character.
 Include a one-word description of each that
reveals his/her characterization.
Choose a word that describes their
character/personality, such as ambitious,
fearless, depressed, etc. (Do not use physical
descriptions.)
 Explain what you like/dislike about each
character.
Favorite
Character:
Least Favorite
Character:
One Word
Description:
One Word
Description:
What do you
like?
What do you dislike?
Quotes
Provide two of your favorite lines from the book.
Explain why they are your favorites.
Quote #1
Explanation:
Quote #2
Explanation:
If you could change the title of this book, what
would it be?
Why?
What is the author’s message to the reader?
(Think about theme when answering this question)
Do you appreciate the way the book ends?
Yes/No? Explain.
Would you recommend this book to others to read?
Yes/No? Why/why not?