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Summer Reading 2016 No shade here.
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My GOAL for Summer Reading?
READ the Required books for my English Class. READ, READ, READ all the books I’ve seen others reading or have WANTED TO READ all year but been TOO busy!! Complete documentation for books read. SUBMIT work for each book to my English teacher when I start school. (Deadline is Sept 16th) OR use AR Test linked on jhs Library website. Try different books, download FREE audio books, explore community summer reading programs. Documentation DUE: Sept. 16 JHS Brochure
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Activities: Choose one activity for each book you read this summer.
Three quotes and paragraph. Draw an object and explain. Write a poem. Create a comic strip. Respond to a writing prompt. AR Test (Only available July 1st-Aug 31st) ***You must see the details on the flier.
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The REWARDS of READING!!!! Check THIS OUT!!!! JHS Incentives:
Two or more books : READING CELEBRATION PARTY FRI-Oct 6th , Both Lunches ( Prizes of Books; Gift Cards and other Surprise gifts ) *REMEMBER– Turn in your short assignments to your English Teacher by Sept 16 to get credit for your reading/work! Half Price Books Summer Reading Program: Read a book for each month of June and July. Write a short REVIEW of the book you read. Take your review to your local Half Price Bookstore. Get your $5.00 certificate for free books for your review! The REWARDS of READING!!!! Check THIS OUT!!!!
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Did you KNOW? YOU may Check OUT Library books----- Over the SUMMER!!!
OUR Library will be OPEN: June 28, 29; July 27; August 15-September 6 (Weekdays ONLY)
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Required:English 1 – Coming of Age
Great Expectations – Charles Dickens Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian – Sherman Alexie Between Shades of Gray – Ruta Sepetys Eleanor and Park – Rainbow Rowell House on Mango Street – Sandra Cisneros The Reluctant Journal of Henry K. Larsen – Susin Nielsen Ready Player One – Ernest Cline Required:English 1 – Coming of Age Pick 1 from this list, additional books FREE Choice.
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Required English 1 – Honors
READ: Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury READ: The Murderer (short story) by Ray Bradbury READ: 1 book from the Eng 1 List Additional books FREE Choice The Murderer By Ray Bradbury (Short Story) Go to: - to read the story. ENGLISH 1 LIST: Great Expectations – Charles Dickens Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian – Sherman Alexie Between Shades of Gray – Ruta Sepetys Eleanor and Park – Rainbow Rowell House on Mango Street – Sandra Cisneros The Reluctant Journal of Henry K. Larsen – Susin Nielsen Ready Player One – Ernest Cline
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Required English 2 – Exploring Cultures
Persepolis – Marjane Satrapi The Alchemist – Paulo Coehlo A Thousand Splendid Suns – Khaled Hosseini The Time of Butterflies – Julia Alvarez The Boys from Little Mexico – Steve Wilson The Other Wes Moore – Wes Moore Angela’s Ashes: A Memoir – Frank McCourt Required English 2 – Exploring Cultures Pick 1 from this list, additional books FREE Choice.
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Required English 2 – Honors
READ: A Thousand Splendid Suns. READ: 1 book from the English 2 list. Additional books FREE Choice. ENGLISH 2 LIST: Persepolis – Marjane Satrapi The Alchemist – Paulo Coehlo A Thousand Splendid Suns – Khaled Hosseini The Time of Butterflies – Julia Alvarez The Boys from Little Mexico – Steve Wilson The Other Wes Moore – Wes Moore Angela’s Ashes: A Memoir – Frank McCourt
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Required English 3 – American Dream
Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, A Young Man, and a Life’s Lesson - Mitch Albom Boys in the Boat – Daniel Brown Fast Food Nation – Eric Schlosser Glass Castle – Jeannette Walls Joy Luck Club – Amy Tan Nickel and Dimed – Barbara Ehrenreich The Color of Water – James McBride Adventures of Huckleberry Finn – Mark Twain Required English 3 – American Dream Pick 1 from this list, additional books FREE Choice.
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Required English 3 – Honors
READ: Boys in the Boat: by Daniel Brown READ: Beloved by Toni Morrison Additional books over the two required=Free Choice. ENGLISH 3 List: Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, A Young Man, and a Life’s Lesson - Mitch Albom Boys in the Boat – Daniel Brown Fast Food Nation – Eric Schlosser Glass Castle – Jeannette Walls Joy Luck Club – Amy Tan Nickel and Dimed – Barbara Ehrenreich The Color of Water – James McBride Adventures of Huckleberry Finn – Mark Twain
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Required English 4 – Multiple Perspectives
All the Light We Cannot See – Anthony Doerr Animal Dreams – Barbara Kingsolver Song of Solomon – Tori Morrison Songs of Willow Frost – Jamie Ford The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks – Rebecca Skloot Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of Mt. Everest Disaster – Jon Krakauer Dracula – Bram Stoker Required English 4 – Multiple Perspectives Pick 1 from this list, additional books FREE Choice.
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Pick 1 from English 4 list, additional books FREE Choice.
UW English UW English Humanities AP Language Pick 1 from English 4 list, additional books FREE Choice. English 4 List: All the Light We Cannot See – Anthony Doerr Animal Dreams – Barbara Kingsolver Song of Solomon – Tori Morrison Songs of Willow Frost – Jamie Ford The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks – Rebecca Skloot Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of Mt. Everest Disaster – Jon Krakauer Dracula – Bram Stoker
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AP Capstone READ: Black Elk Speaks by John G. Niehardt
READ: One book from English 4 list. READ: Any additional books you have FREE Choice. Black Elk Speaks, the story of the Oglala Lakota visionary and healer Nicholas Black Elk (1863–1950) and his people during momentous twilight years of the nineteenth century, English 4 List: All the Light We Cannot See – Anthony Doerr Animal Dreams – Barbara Kingsolver Song of Solomon – Tori Morrison Songs of Willow Frost – Jamie Ford The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks – Rebecca Skloot Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of Mt. Everest Disaster – Jon Krakauer Dracula – Bram Stoker
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Shameless library promotion: Read from the Battle of the Books list for your free-choice book.
BECAUSE IT’S FUN!
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Half Price Books--
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Have FUN Feedback PLEASE……
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