High School Summer Reading 2017 Greetings Norfolk Christian students and parents! Each high school student is required to read multiple books during the summer. The information for the assigned books and the reading lists for the second book for each grade are below; class requirements follow the list. Parents, please sign each report. If you have any questions, please email [email protected]. Enjoy your reading and have a great summer! All reports must be printed out and turned in on the first day of school: 8/23/17 Grade Books required Reports Honors 9 and 9 Heroes, Gods, and Monsters of the Greek Myths by Bernard Evslin and a previously unread book from the reading list. Expect an assignment on mythology when school starts; scroll down for the book report for the second book. Cite your source for the author. 10 Lord of the Flies by William Golding and a previously unread book from the reading list. Test on Lord of the Flies. Scroll down for the list for your second book and do the report for 10th grade. Honors 10 Lord of the Flies by William Golding and Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. Test Lord of the Flies when school starts and an in-class writing assignment on Pride and Prejudice. There is not a book report for these books. 11 The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald and a previously unread book from the reading list. Test over The Great Gatsby; book report on the book you choose from the list below. Scroll down for the list and form. Honors 11 The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald and My Antonia by Willa Cather Be prepared for a test on Gatsby, and fill out the Honors 11 novel analysis for My Antonia. AP Lang/11 The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald and The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot Test over The Great Gatsby; rhetorical analysis essay on The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. Scroll down for the essay questions. 12th Animal Farm by George Orwell and a previously unread book from the reading list. Test over Animal Farm and scroll down for the book report form for 12th grade. AP Lit/12 Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte, and The Awakening by Kate Chopin. Come prepared for a test on Frankenstein. Fill out the novel analysis for The Awakening and answer guided reading questions for Wuthering Heights.
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High School Summer Reading
2017
Greetings Norfolk Christian students and parents! Each high school student is required to read
multiple books during the summer. The information for the assigned books and the reading lists
for the second book for each grade are below; class requirements follow the list. Parents, please
sign each report. If you have any questions, please email [email protected].
Enjoy your reading and have a great summer!
All reports must be printed out and turned in on the first day of school: 8/23/17
Grade Books required Reports
Honors 9
and 9
Heroes, Gods, and Monsters of the Greek
Myths by Bernard Evslin and a previously
unread book from the reading list.
Expect an assignment on mythology when
school starts; scroll down for the book
report for the second book. Cite your
source for the author.
10 Lord of the Flies by William Golding and
a previously unread book from the reading
list.
Test on Lord of the Flies. Scroll down for
the list for your second book and do the
report for 10th grade.
Honors 10 Lord of the Flies by William Golding and
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen.
Test Lord of the Flies when school starts
and an in-class writing assignment on Pride
and Prejudice. There is not a book report
for these books.
11 The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
and a previously unread book from the
reading list.
Test over The Great Gatsby; book report on
the book you choose from the list below.
Scroll down for the list and form.
Honors 11 The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
and My Antonia by Willa Cather
Be prepared for a test on Gatsby, and fill
out the Honors 11 novel analysis for My
Antonia.
AP Lang/11 The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
and The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
by Rebecca Skloot
Test over The Great Gatsby; rhetorical
analysis essay on The Immortal Life of
Henrietta Lacks. Scroll down for the essay
questions.
12th Animal Farm by George Orwell and a
previously unread book from the reading
list.
Test over Animal Farm and scroll down for
the book report form for 12th grade.
AP Lit/12 Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, Wuthering
Heights by Emily Bronte, and The
Awakening by Kate Chopin.
Come prepared for a test on Frankenstein.
Fill out the novel analysis for The
Awakening and answer guided reading
questions for Wuthering Heights.
9th Grade Reading List
Christ the Lord Out of Egypt Anne Rice Great Expectations Charles Dickens The Hobbit (or others in the series) J.R.R Tolkien A Long Way Gone Ishmael Beah Blue LIke Jazz Donald Miller The Cross and the Switchblade David Wilkerson The Maze Runner James Dashner The Shack Wm. Paul Young The Tale of Troy Roger Green
Wonder R.J. Palacio
10th Grade Reading List
A Chance to Die Elizabeth Elliot
And Then There Were None Agatha Christie
All Creatures Great and Small James Herriot
(or others in the series)
Fahrenheit 451 Ray Bradbury
The Prince and the Pauper Mark Twain
Rebecca Daphne Du Maurier
The Red Badge of Courage Stephen Crane
Uncle Tom’s Cabin Harriet Beecher Sto
Tales of the Kingdom David and Karen Main
America the Beautiful:Rediscovering What Made
this Nation Great Ben Carson
The Advocate Randy Singer
Neverwhere Neil Gaiman
11th Grade Reading List
Into the Wild Jon
Krakauer
Jane Eyre Charlotte Bronte
Les Miserables Victor Hugo
Life of Pi Yann Martel
My Antonia Willa Cather
The Old Man and the Sea Ernest Hemingway
Heart of Darkness Joseph Conrad
Brave New World Aldous Huxley
Candide Voltaire
12th Grade Reading List
A Chance to Die Elisabeth Elliott In the Shadow of the Banyan Vaddey Ratner The Count of Monte Cristo; The Man in the Iron Mask Alexandre Dumas A Heart for Freedom Chai Ling Kisses from Kate Kate Davis The Nazi Officer’s Wife Edith Hahn Beer Persuasion Jane Austen Robinson Crusoe Daniel Defoe Return of the Native; Tess of the D’Urbervilles; Jude Thomas Hardy Til We Have Faces; Screwtape Letters; The Great Divorce C.S. Lewis Half the Sky Nicholas Kristof and WuDunn Maus (the complete works) Art Spielman
PLEASE SCROLL DOWN FOR YOUR
SUMMER BOOK REPORT
ASSIGNMENTS
English 9 and Honors 9 Book Report
Name of Book _____________________________________________________________
Please type out your answers in complete sentences and attach to this page. Please
make thoughtful, complete answers from your own reading. Do not use the internet,
media or any other sources for input except for number one. Cite your source for
number one.
1. Give some interesting facts about the author’s life. Based on what you know about the author, why would he/she write this type of book? Cite your source using MLA style. http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/section/2/11/
2. Write a character sketch of the protagonist and antagonist describing their personalities, appearances, relationships, actions and motives. Does the relationship between the two change by the end of the book? If so, how?
3. Write a brief summary of your book (no longer than half a page) which incorporates exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution. Is there a secondary plot? If so, give a brief summary.
4. Who tells the story (point of view)? Consider how the point of view of another character might change the story and write a short dialogue between characters, using a different point of view.
5. If you could change the ending of the book, how would you change it? Be specific.
6. Brainstorm five open-ended discussion questions about your book. Avoid questions with simple, yes or no answers.
of manners, or other? Why did you choose this classification?
2. Biographical sketch—Write a biographical sketch of one of the characters in
your book. You might ask yourself these questions: What is the writer’s
attitude toward the subject? What is the writer’s purpose in creating this
character? Does the writer use description, dialogue, or commentary to
present this character? What do you learn about him/her from his/her actions
or what other characters say about him/her? What picture of this character
emerges by the end of the story?
3. Plot is the structure of events, which result from a conflict. Explain the main
plot of the novel. These questions might guide you in your writing: What
happens in the book? At what point is excitement at its peak? How does the
writer signal the turning point of the action? Are all the loose ends tied up by
the end of the book?
4. Identify the setting for the novel and discuss its importance.
5. Point of view is the method the writer chooses to tell the story. Choose an
important scene in the book and tell it from another character’s point of view.
6. Identify a theme from the novel and discuss how the author brings you to a
conclusion about it (or does he or she reach a conclusion?).
7. Why did you choose this book? Did it live up to your expectations? Why or why
not? Is it one you would want to reread?
AP 11 Language & Composition Summer Reading Rhetorical Analysis - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks.
Type a paragraph response for each number below. Use specific textual details
to support your ideas. Have a great summer!
1. Use this technique to briefly summarize the plot: Somebody wanted something but so then.
2. What did you find surprising about the book? What did you find boring about the book? What did you like and dislike about the book?
3. What are two themes from the book? Why do you think the author chose to write this story? How is this story relevant to today in general? How is it relevant to your life specifically?
4. Brainstorm five open-ended, thought-provoking discussion questions about the
book. Avoid yes/no questions.
5. Record 15 new vocabulary words from the book. Write down the quote the word appears in, the page number, and the meaning of the word.
6. List one unique writing technique that you liked and one you disliked in the
author’s writing. Share a quote that shows each technique.
7. Give at least two memorable quotations from the book, discussing the speaker
and the circumstance. What made these quotes jump out at you?
Honors 11 and AP 12 Novel Analysis
Name of Book _____________________________________________________________