“Envisioning a world-class school”

Summer reading is a continuation of everything you learned during the 2007-2008 school year as it relates to your classes for the fall of 2008. Please find your classes below and complete the summer reading assignment for each class you are registered. If there is no assignment posted next to the reading selection note that the assignment will be given during the first few weeks of school. We encourage everyone to read their texts as soon as possible as the availability of books/readings may decrease in early August.

Language Arts - Social Studies - Modern and Classical Languages - Science

For 9th and 10th grade classes, students will choose one of the following books to read and should come prepared to discuss their choice the first week of school.

• 9th Gifted/Honors A: (students will choose one to read)
  The Heart is a Lonely Hunter--Carson McCullers
  The Secret Life of Bees--Sue Monk Kidd
  A Gathering of Old Men--Ernest Gaines
  Ellen Foster--Kaye Gibbons

• 9th Honors: (students will choose one to read)
  Esperanza Rising-- Pam Munoz Ryan
  Jude -- Kate Morgenroth
  Into the Wild -- Jon Krakauer
  The Lightning Thief -- Rick Riordan

• 9th CP: (students will choose one to read)
  Speak-- Laurie Halse Anderson
  Monster -- Walter Dean Myers
  Esperanza Rising -- Pam Munoz Ryan
  Life in Prison -- Stanley Tookie Williams

• 10th Honors : (must choose one)
  A Thousand Splendid Suns- Khaled Hosseini
  Fallen Angels- Walter Dean Myers
  The Alchemist- Paulo Coehlo
  
• 10th CP : (must choose one)
  The Alchemist- Paulo Coehlo
  Cuba 15-Nancy Osa
  Touching Snow - M. Sindy Felin
  Sold- Patricia McCormick

• Junior Summer Reading Information
  
• IB Diploma & Certificate Junior English Information
  
• AP Language and Composition
  
• AP Literature and Composition - Data Sheet
   

• Senior Summer Reading Information
  
  Online Articles
  • A Huge Helping of Heroes
  • Beowulf and the Monsters
  • It's Time Again for Heroes
  • The Top 50 Heroes of Our Time
    

     

• Senior IB Literature Information - All Quiet on the Western Front

• CP US History: The Declaration of Independence

• Honors & Gifted US History: Common Sense

• AP US History
  
  This summer we will be reading two books, one everyone must read and the second can be a selection of your choice from the list below. DUE DATE: Both book assignments are due on the first day of school.
  
  Instructions for AP US History
  

• AP World History – Ishmael by Daniel Quinn - Guided Reading Questions
  

• Honors/Gifted World History:
  
  Epic of Gilgamesh
  Students need to write one-paragraph summaries for each of the 11 tablets of the Epic of Gilgamesh. The story is not the easiest to read and understand, but they are expected to put forth their best efforts.
  
• AP Government
  Gideon's Trumpet by Anthony Lewis originally published in 1966 - it has been reprinted since then- there are many used copies online for around $1 - Gwinnett County Public Library has 7 copies.
  
• History of the Americas Information for Rising Seniors
  
  History of the Americas Information for Rising Juniors

• Gifted French II
  Fama Va en Californie
  by Blaine Ray
  ISBN: 0-929724631
  You can buy it from fluencyfast.com or blaineraytprs.com

• Biology
  
  More information will be available soon.