2016 SUMMER READING LISTS AND MEMORIZATION
ENGLISH – REQUIRED SUMMER READING
Middle School English
Students will be assessed on their reading during the first two weeks of school.
Grade
Titles
Authors
7th
8th
The Giver
Night
Lois Lowry
Elie Wiesel
High School English
Students in ENG 1301, ENG 1302, ENG AP LAN, ENG I, ENG IH, ENG II, ENG IIH, ENG III,
ENG IIIH, or ENG IV are required to read one book from the list below.
In the first two weeks of school, students will begin class assignments based on their novels.
Titles
Authors
1984
A Long Way Gone
All the Light We Cannot See
American Born Chinese
Dracula
Into Thin Air
Life of Pi
Love Does
Persepolis
Pride and Prejudice
The Book Thief
The Boys in the Boat
The Catcher in the Rye
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
The Eyre Affair
The Hiding Place
The Hobbit
The House of the Scorpion
The Princess Bride
Their Eyes Were Watching God
George Orwell
Ishmael Beah
Anthony Doerr
Gene Luen Yang
Bram Stoker
John Krakauer
Yann Martel
Bob Goff
Marjane Satrapi
Jane Austen
Markus Zusack
Daniel James Brown
J.D. Salinger
Mark Haddon
Jasper Fforde
Corrie Ten Boom
J.R.R. Tolkien
Nancy Farmer
William Goldman
Zora Neale Hurston
American and British Literature - DC/Honors
Students enrolled in ENG 2326, ENGALIT III, ENG 2328, or ENGBLIT III will read
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver. Be prepared for graded Socratic Seminar.
AP Lit and Comp
Students enrolled in ENG APLIT are required to read the following two books, Prepare for
informal discussion and/or graded Socratic Seminar. Students may earn extra credit for
completing Reading Response Journals. See directions below.
(10 typed pages per book; each journal is worth a separate optional grade).
Titles
Authors
The Poisonwood Bible
Siddhartha
Barbara Kingsolver
Herman Hesse
CLICK HERE for Reading Response Journal directions.
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HISTORY – REQUIRED SUMMER READING WITH ASSIGNMENTS
US History DC/Honors
Students in DC US HIST and H US HIST are required to watch the HBO miniseries John
Adams. The series is available for purchase at the Barnes & Noble book fair or can be
streamed through HBO GO, HBO NOW and Amazon Prime. Students will be required to
complete worksheets/essay corresponding to the miniseries episodes.
ASSIGNMENTS ARE DUE WHEN SCHOOL BEGINS ON THURSDAY, 8/11.
CLICK HERE for John Adams episode assignments.
Advanced World Cultures – All Sections
Students in all sections of ADV WORLD CULTURES are required to keep a journal
of current events from a non-Western, international perspective covering Asia,
Africa, and South America.
ASSIGNMENTS ARE DUE WHEN SCHOOL BEGINS ON THURSDAY, 8/11.
CLICK HERE for journal directions and specified materials.
SCIENCE – REQUIRED SUMMER ASSIGNMENTS/MEMORIZATION
AP Biology (BIO II AP)
Students will complete assignments to propel the course’s curriculum. DUE THURSDAY, 8/11.
CLICK HERE for AP Bio assignments (two documents).
Chemistry (all sections)
Students will memorize key facts. QUIZ ON THE FIRST DAY OF CLASS.
CLICK HERE for Chemistry memorization.
AP Physics (PHYS I AP)
Students will set up a spiral notebook for the end-of-course review.
UNIT 1 DUE ON FIRST DAY OF CLASS.
CLICK HERE for Physics notebook directions.
Anatomy and Physiology (ANAT H)
Students will memorize key facts. QUIZ ON THE FIRST DAY OF CLASS.
CLICK HERE for A&P memorization.