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English Summer Reading...
Archbishop
McNicholas High School
Summer Reading
2008
Plant the Seed, Read!
We continue this
year's reading week theme, Plant the Seed, Read, as we present the
summer reading requirements for 2008. The Summer Reading Program is
designed to maintain reading skills during the summer and to foster
a life-long interest in reading. All students, including incoming
freshmen, are required to participate in the program. Three
academic departments, English, social studies, and religion,
selected this year's works.
Every student
(except Senior AP English) is required to read the two books listed
for his/her grade level. Freshmen will be tested on Sleeping
Freshmen Never Lie and also must complete the required project
for The Gospel According to Larry (Click
here for project details). All other students will be tested
on both books on Friday, August 22, 2008, in the appropriate
classroom. To assist with comprehension and recollection of
specific details, students are strongly encouraged to take notes as
they read. It may be helpful to keep a chapter-by-chapter reading
log that records important characters, settings, events, quotes,
unfamiliar vocabulary, and personal reactions. Books read for this
year’s summer reading program will be alluded to throughout the
school year in classroom discussions and composition work. Remember
to read actively!
The books selected
for the summer reading program are obtainable from area public
libraries and books stores; a reading list has been sent to many
local bookstores who have agreed to supply the necessary quantities
to accommodate our students. You might also want to research
on-line book stores for possible discounted prices. Any questions,
feel free to contact Mrs. Valerie Combs at
vcombs@mcnhs.org .
Have a great
summer and an enjoyable reading experience.
ARCHBISHOP McNICHOLAS HIGH SCHOOL
SUMMER READING
LIST 2008
FRESHMEN:
All incoming
freshmen must read the following:
Sleeping
Freshmen Never Lie
by David Lubar
AND
The Gospel
According to Larry
by Janet Tashjian
SOPHOMORES:
All sophomores
must read the following:
Follow the
River
by James Alexander Thom
AND
Hiroshima by
John Hersey
JUNIORS:
All juniors must
read the following:
Follow the
River by
James Alexander Thom
AND
His Promised
Land: The Autobiography of John P. Parker, Former Slave and
Conductor on the Underground Railroad
by John P. Parker and Stuart Seely Srague (editor)
SENIOR AP ENGLISH:
All AP seniors
must read the following:
The Grapes of
Wrath
by John Steinbeck AND
Cry, the
Beloved Country
by Alan Paton
AND
The Prince by
Niccolo Machiavelli
SENIORS:
All other seniors
must read the following:
Neverwhere by
Neil Gaiman
AND
The Prince by
Niccolo Machiavelli
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