PURPOSE FOR SUMMER READING
Reading during the summer is important for everyone! It helps readers keep and improve the reading skills they developed during the school year. Stephen Krashen, author of The Power of Reading, concludes that reading is the most powerful tool available for building vocabulary as well as the ability to read, write, spell, and comprehend. In addition, voluntary reading has a major impact on literacy development.
Independent Reading DOES Make a Difference | Percentile Rank on Standardized Tests | Minutes of Text Reading per Day | Estimated Number of Words Read per Year | | 98 | 90.7 | 4,733,000 | | 90 | 40.4 | 2,357,000 | | 70 | 21.7 | 1,168,000 | | 50 | 12.9 | 601,000 | | 20 | 3.1 | 134,000 | | 10 | 1.6 | 51,000 |
SUMMER READING REQUIREMENTS
Incoming 7th-12th grade students will complete a summer reading assignment. Incoming 7th-8th grade students will complete an assignment during the first few days/weeks of school based on their summer reading.
Incoming 9th-12th grade students will bring a completed summer reading assignment by the dates specified in assignment (see links below). Grade-Course (In-Coming) | Summer Reading Requirement | 7th Grade English | Free Choice* | 8th Grade English | Free Choice* | ESL I (High School) | Free Choice* | English I—On Level | Free Choice* | English I Pre AP/IB | Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card OR Same Kind of Different as Me by Ron Hall and Denver Moore | English I Pre AP/IB/GT
Phoenix | Great American Short Stories by Wallace & Mary Stegner: “Rip Van Winkle,” “Young Goodman Brown,” and “The Fall of the House of Usher,” plus 3 stories of the student’s choice from the remaining selections. | ESL II (High School) | Free Choice* | English II—On Level | Free Choice* | English II Pre AP/IB | Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury | English II Pre AP/IB/GT
Phoenix | Anthem by Ayn Rand | ESL III (High School) | Free Choice* | English III-On Level | | English III AP | Select TWO of the following books:
Hiroshima by John Hersey I’m Down by Mishna Wolff Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer Kon-Tiki by Thor Heyerdahl Nickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich Night by Eli Wiesel Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell Proofiness: The Dark Arts of Mathematical Deception by Charles Seife Mathematical Deception by Charles Seife Quiet by Susan Cain
Unbroken by Laura Hildebrand | English III | The Signet Book of American Essays by Jerry Weiss plus two student choice books of literary merit | English III IB AND English III IB/GT Phoenix | Choose either: Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight: An African Childhood by Alexandra Fuller | English IV -On Level | Free Choice* | English IV AP | Oedipus the King by Sophocles How to Read Literature Like a Professor by Thomas C. Foster plus one student choice book of literary merit | English IV AP/GT Phoenix | The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka plus two student choice books for sheer enjoyment | English IV IB AND English IV IB/GT | The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath Assignment |
Book Trailers and Summaries : Consider accessing the City of Allen Library and/or local bookstores. New, used, or electronic books are acceptable.
Note: It is not required that the book be purchased. Library checkout is an acceptable option.
AS YOU READ Readers should consider these questions as they read:
- Why did I choose this book?
- What about it holds my interest? What about it did I like?
- How/why would I recommend this book to someone?
- How could I summarize this text to share it with others?
WHEN SCHOOL BEGINS When school begins, students will need to know:
- Title
- Author
- Genre
- Summary of the text
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