Following are lists of required reading for students entering grades seven through 12 in the fall of 2011. Students will be tested on these books during the first day of class; therefore, these books should be completed before the first day of school. Students in grades K-6 are also expected to participate in summer reading, and each teacher has provided a grade-specific list of suggested titles from which students may choose.
Summer reading packets, with instructions on what is expected, will be distributed during the final week of classes in the students' English classes. They will also be available in the Upper School front office during the summer break.
Grade |
Class |
Books |
7 |
English |
Old Yeller by Fred Gipson
Gifted Hands by Ben Carson (ISBN 0-310-21469-6) |
8 |
English |
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| 9 |
College Prep English |
The Story of My Life by Helen Keller. If your version of the book has a "Letters" section, you may read the letters but are not required to read them.
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Follow the assignment directions in the freshman summer reading packet. Extra copies are available in the Upper School office.
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| 9 |
Honors English |
The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Follow the assignment directions in the freshman summer reading packet. Extra copies are available in the Upper School office.
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| 10 |
College Prep English |
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10 |
Honors English |
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| 11 |
College Prep English |
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
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11 |
Advanced Placement English |
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Moby Dick by Herman Melville
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11 |
Advanced Placement History |
There is an AP History Packet - It may be picked up in the Upper School office.
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12 |
Advanced Placement English |
Choose one from Group A and two from Group B:
Group A
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
The Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce
Group B
The Stranger by Albert Camus
Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
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| 12 |
College Prep English |
Choose two books from the books listed above.
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12 |
All Seniors (English) |
Keep a Reader's Journal in which you write about each book. As you read the book, note your reactions during each reading session. These reactions could include comments about the characters, the setting, the author's style (diction and syntax, etc.), quoting a sentence, phrase, or short passage that interests you or seems important, agreement or disagreement with the message of the author, or you may be inspired to respond with a poem or personal reflections.
Due Date:
Your Reader's Journal will be due on the first day of school and testing over summer reading will begin on that day.
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