RAISBECK AVIATION HIGH SCHOOL
Summer Assignments 2018
Class of 2018: Juniors
IF YOU ARE TAKING…
Junior English
Instructor
*The Junior Language Arts class at RAHS is American Literature.
Mr. Jacob Savishinsky
*Students taking Junior Literature are required to purchase a set of books for [email protected]
the course. The list of required books for 1st semester will be posted on the
class web site at https://sites.google.com/site/savishinsky/junior-lit after July 1.
*There is no required summer reading, but students must bring a copy of the first book on this list to class on day 1.
*Class texts must be in hard copy, electronic or e-reader formats are not allowed.
*The class web site provides links to some recommended online used book sellers, but be mindful that these
sellers often have limited supplies, and take longer to deliver, so order early!
*Students can contact Mr. Savishinsky by email at [email protected] with questions about the reading list and
book requirements.
AP Language and Composition
Instructor
*One Summer: America, 1927 by Bill Bryson
Ms. Mary Ciccone-Cook
*Read ONE of the following American novels/memoirs:
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The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
The Jungle by Upton Sinclair
The Color of Water: A Black Man’s Tribute to His White Mother by
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
James McBride
The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien
Native Son by Richard Wright
*Read ONE of the following books about the English language:
The Mother Tongue: English and How It Got That Way by Bill Bryson
Made in America by Bill Bryson
Bryson’s Dictionary of Troublesome Words by Bill Bryson
Eats, Shoots & Leaves by Lynne Truss
Between You and Me: Confessions of a Comma Queen by Mary Norris
The Great Typo Hunt: Two Friends Changing the World, One Correction at a Time by Jeff Deck and Benjamin D. Herson
*MLA Handbook 7th or 8th Edition needed; public library card needed
NOTE: No electronic book formats allowed
*Course website:
https://sites.google.com/site/aplanguageandcompositionatrahs/home
Algebra 2 and Geometry
No summer assignments.
Instructors
Ms. Karen Wilson
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Mr. Michael Gudor
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Calculus, AP Calculus AB and AP Calculus BC
Go to Dr. Edgerton’s website for assignments:
http://edgertonphd.us/rahs/
Instructor
Dr. Rich Edgerton
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Pre-Calculus
Go to http://www.nrjoshi.info/ for the summer assignments.
Instructor
Mr. Nikhil Joshi
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Chemistry
No summer assignments.
Instructor
Mr. Garrett Shiroma
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AP Chemistry
Email Mr. Shiroma for assignments.
Instructor
Mr. Garrett Shiroma
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AP Spanish
You will receive an email with assignments from Senor
Peterson by July 1. If you do not, please email him after July 1.
Instructor
Mr. William Peterson
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Spanish
No summer assignments.
Instructors
Mr. Ken Kumakura
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Mr. William Peterson
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Japanese
Instructor
1st year: Read textbook “Adventures in Japanese” and email instructor for
Mr. Ken Kumakura
assignment at [email protected].
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The book can be picked up at RAHS front desk. Browse through page 200.
Students need to know how to read and write Japanese alphabets by September: Hiragana and Katakana.
AP Physics 1
Please find your summer assignment at the following website:
https://sites.google.com/site/apphysics1steele/
Instructor
Mr. Robert Steele
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This assignment is due September 9, 2016. See you in the Fall!
AP Physics 2
Course website: https://hsd.instructure.com/courses/2466
Instructor
Mr. Scott McComb
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The year in Physics 2 starts with a study of thermodynamics and heat.
The summer assignment will take approximately ten hours to complete. Details can be found on the course
website (URL above).
 The first part will be due <1 July (~15 minutes).
 The second part will be due <17 July 9 (~1 hour).
 The third part will be due <21 Aug (~8.5 hours)
Plan ahead.
U.S. History
Instructor
Please watch the following movies over the course of your summer.
Ms. Marcie Wombold
Taking notes is optional.
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1. Iron Jawed Angels
2. All Quiet on the Western Front
3. The Grapes of Wrath OR Of Mice and Men
4. To Kill A Mockingbird OR The Help OR Selma OR Malcolm X
5. The Right Stuff
6. Philadelphia
7. Glory (optional viewing due to being R-rated)
8. Platoon OR Apocalypse Now OR Full Metal Jacket (optional viewing due to being R-rated)
9. Erin Brockovich (optional viewing due to being R-rated)
AP U.S. History
Website: https://sites.google.com/site/juarezahs/
Instructor
Ms. Michelle Juarez
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Welcome to APUSH. You should have checked out a textbook from me and
received the summer assignment before the end of the school year. If you did not receive the assignment, it is
posted on my website. If you need to check out a book, you will need to email me. I will have to leave a book with
the front office for you to pick up. If you have questions, feel free to email me over the summer, I check my email
every Monday morning, so do not worry if you don’t get an immediate reply. I promise to respond on the following
Monday.