BUFFALO ACADEMY OF THE SACRED HEART
Required Summer Reading List 2015-2016
Rev. 6/16/15
FRESHWOMEN
ENG.
LITERATURE SURVEY I
Required:
All But My Life – Gerda Weissman Klein
The Book Thief -- Markus Zusak
Read both of the books above. For both works, record a double entry journal for each chapter/section.
Label each new chapter/section. On the left side of the notebook page, summarize what is happening in
the text or record important quotes. On the right side of page, record your reactions (what you are
thinking, opinions you are forming, questions you are wondering, and/or situations you can connect
to). These journals will be the basis of classroom discussion, a test, and a project.
To supplement your reading, visit this link for 'before reading', 'during reading', and 'after reading' topics
related to the readings:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mQZruAPooYwOLzqlYUA0gusto4bbR6s6qEeTHM3G6o/edit?usp=sharing
LITERATURE SURVEY I HONORS
Required:
1984 – George Orwell
Three Cups of Tea – Greg Mortenson & David Oliver Relin
Keep a journal on 1984. This journal should be a record of your thoughts and feelings as you read the
literary work. Be sure to write your reactions as soon as you read. As part of your response, identify
important quotations and develop thoughtful questions. Avoid simple plot summary; instead interact with
the reading and your ideas. You may hand write your journal or word-process it. When you return to
school, you will be asked to write an insightful paper on the required work, so you might want to begin
thinking about possible topics and approaches as you read.
Choose ONE of the following:
Lord of the Flies – William Golding
Pride & Prejudice – Jane Austen
REL.
Francis of Assisi: The Song Goes On – Hugh Noonan, OFM & Roy M. Gasnick, OFM
Link to online format:
https://docs.google.com/a/sacredheartacademy.org/forms/d/1_vafiBJ6vl0vQ8-nGb0ZY9lDvYNLCvsnahAJiml3o8/viewform?c=0&w=1
SOC.
WORLD HISTORY 9
Required:
Catherine Called Birdy – Karen Cushman
WORLD HISTORY 9H
Pick up packet in the Main Office
SOPHOMORES
ENG.
LITERATURE SURVEY II
Required:
Biography of a Face – Lucy Grealy
Keep a journal for Biography of a Face. In it, record setting (time and place) and major characters and a
brief description of each. State what you feel is the author’s purpose (reason for writing) and tone
(author’s attitude). For each chapter identify important quotes and develop thoughtful questions as your
record your reaction to the author’s story. AVOID GIVING A PLOT SUMMARY. You may hand write your
journal or word-process it. When you return to school, you will be asked to write an insightful paper on the
required work, so you might want to begin thinking about possible topics and approaches as you read.
Choose 1:
A Separate Peace – John Knowles
Rebecca – Daphne DuMaurier
LITERATURE SURVEY II HONORS
Required:
The Zookeeper's Wife: A War Story – Diane Ackerman
Water for Elephants – Sara Gruen
The Bell Jar – Sylvia PlathMcCullers
REL.
Required:
Left To Tell – Immaculée Ilibagiza with Steve Erwin
Seven Habits of Highly Effective Teens – Sean Covey (this will be used in 10th & 11th gr. Leadership Seminar)
SOC.
REGENTS WORLD HISTORY
Required:
Red Scarf Girl – A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution – Ji Li Jiang
AP WORLD HISTORY
See Schoology for your summer assignment.
JUNIORS
ENG.
AMERICAN LITERATURE
Required:
The Glass Castle – Jeanette Walls
The Hotel at the Corner of Bitter and Sweet – Jamie Ford
AP LANGUAGE & COMPOSITION
Required:
A Farewell to Arms – Ernest Hemingway
Tess of the d’Urbervilles – Thomas Hardy
Choose ONE of the following:
The Poisonwood Bible -- Barbara Kingsolver
The Invention of Wings -- Sue Monk Kidd
The Boys in the Boat – James Daniel Brown
Over the course of the summer, keep a reading journal on Tess of the d’Urbervilles (a journal is required for
this work only but recommended for other works). This journal should be a record of major events and your
thoughts (and feelings) as you read the literary work. Be sure to write your reactions as soon as you read.
As part of your response to each work, identify important quotations and develop thoughtful questions.
Avoid simple plot summary; instead, interact with the reading and record your ideas in complete
sentences. You may handwrite your journal or word-process it.
When you return to school, you will be asked to write an insightful paper on Tess of the d’Urbervilles, so you
may want to begin thinking about possible topics and approaches as you read.
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REL.
Required:
Kabul Beauty School – Deborah Rodriguez OR I Am Nujood, Age 10 & Divorced – by Nujood Ali.
SOC.
REGENTS & HONORS U.S. HISTORY
Required:
Sycamore Row – John Gresham
Honors U.S. History and U.S. History students will be reading Sycamore Row, a legal mystery by John
Gresham which revolves around the legacy of the Jim Crow South. This book is available at the library, at
local bookstores, or online (used or new is fine). Students will answer a short, graded questionnaire on the
book during the first week of school.
AP U.S. HISTORY
Students will be reading the first four chapters of their A.P. Textbook (Out of Many) and completing four
guided chapter note packets. Instructions for picking up the book for summer use will be given before the
last day of classes. Instructions for the Guided Note Packets will be e-mailed to all students enrolled in the
course. The packets will be due on the first day of class in September.
SENIORS
ENG.
BRITISH/WORLD LITERATURE
Required:
Frankenstein – Mary Shelley
And Then There Were None – Agatha Christie
AP ENGLISH
Required:
Frankenstein – Mary Shelley
Pride and Prejudice – Jane Austen
REL.
Required:
Man’s Search for Meaning – Viktor Frankl
When Bad Things Happen to Good People – Harold Kushner
SOC.
PARTICIPATION IN GOVERNMENT
All the following stated information is in a packet provided by Mr. McKinnon. Read “Constitution and
Declaration of Independence - answer questions after reading, be ready for a test on both documents
first week of class.”
AP GOVERNMENT
All the following stated information is in a packet provided by Mr. McKinnon. “Read the Constitution and
Declaration of Independence, answer questions, be ready for one test on both documents. Also read
copies of two AP Chapters and study guides for each, answer questions, we will review these chapter for 3
days before a test on both.
AP GOVERNMENT / AP ECONOMICS COMBINED COURSES (Mrs. Blood)
It will be an exciting year! Completing two AP courses in one year is ambitious but I know that each and
every one of you is up to the task. However, I would like you to read and watch the following materials
during the summer. This will allow us to begin on the first day of class with some common language and
conceptual understanding of our political and economic systems.
The Declaration of Independence
{http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/declaration_transcript.html}, The Constitution of the United
States {http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/constitution_transcript.html} including all amendments
{http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/constitution_amendments_11-27.html}, as well as the
transcripts of Federalist Paper No. 10 and No. 51
{http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?doc=10&page=transcript}.
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These documents represent the foundational underpinnings of our political system so you will have to be
familiar with them. Additionally, you could begin reading John Locke's Two Treatises of Government
which you can get for free at your local library or free online from The Project Gutenberg - EBook of
Second Treatise of Government, by John Locke at (http://www.gutenberg.org/files/73/7370-h/7370h.htm).
For the Macroeconomics course I want you to read Condensed Wealth of Nations, on SHA's website,
and watch a 15-minute video from the Institute of Economic Affairs, which is available at
http://www.iea.org.uk/multimedia/video/eamonn-butler-adam-smith-a-primer.
Good luck and have a wonderful summer. Email me ([email protected]) if you have any
questions -- Ms. Blood
AP GOVERNMENT / AP ECONOMICS COMBINED COURSES (Mr. McKinnon)
All the following stated information is in a packet provided by Mr. McKinnon. Read “The Declaration of
Independence” answer 16 attached questions. Read “The US Constitution” and answer 36 attached
questions. Read the first three chapters of the Government textbook (sign out early from LMC), use the
guided notes provided as you read. One Essay, see Mr. McKinnon’s AP Gov. / AP Economics Web page
on his Web site.