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May 29, 2009 · 3 Comments

Dear Scholars,

It’s that time of year…  In the words of the immortal Alice Cooper:

No more pencils, no more books….

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Well, no more pencils at least!

Below you will see all of the reading lists I have received from Scholars teachers as of 6/2/09.  An update is included for SA English I and II as of 6/15.

The lists are below, and there is a pop quiz at the bottom, so please scroll all the way down (at your own risk):

Scholars Academy Honors Freshman English

UPDATE: The assignment and reading list have been updated, but you do not necessarily have to purchase new books.  Please read the following very carefully.

Ms Lakanen is the new Scholars Academy Honors Freshman English teacher.  The English department as a whole has decided upon a unified reading list and assignment for all Honors Freshman English courses, which is available for download in .doc format here: http://miamibeachhigh.schoolwires.com/miamibeachhigh/lib/miamibeachhigh/ENGLISH_I_HONORS_SUMMER_READING_ASSIGNMENT_2009.doc

The new assignment is a journaling activity and has a reading list of three books:

  1. House on Mango Street, Sandra Cisneros
  2. A Separate Peace, John Knowles
  3. To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee

That said, we understand that you may have already purchased the four books that were listed as required reading on the last day of school:

  1. Allende, Isabel: Paula
  2. Machiavelli: The Prince
  3. McCullers, Carson: The Heart is a Lonely Hunter
  4. Remarque, Erich Maria: All Quiet on the Western Front

Ms Lakanen has agreed that you may read ANY THREE of the above seven listed titles, as long as you complete the journaling assignment.

AP World History

No required summer reading, but students may choose to read a book from the attached recommended reading list for 5 extra credit As. They must address three questions:

  1. What they thought was most interesting about the book?
  2. What they learned that they didn’t know before?
  3. What changes/continuities over time or cross cultural interaction could they identify?

View the list in .doc format here: AP World History Recommended Reading

Scholars Academy Honors Sophomore English

UPDATE: The assignment and reading list have been updated, but you do not necessarily have to purchase new books.  Please read the following very carefully.

Mr Brown is the new Scholars Academy Honors Sophomore English teacher.  The English department as a whole has decided upon a unified reading list and assignment for all Honors Sophomore English courses, which is available for download in .doc format here: http://miamibeachhigh.schoolwires.com/miamibeachhigh/lib/miamibeachhigh/ENGLISH_II_HONORS_SUMMER_READING_ASSIGNMENT_2009.doc

The new assignment is a journaling activity and has a reading list of three books:

  1. In the Time of the Butterflies, Julia Alvarez
  2. A Wizard of Earthsea, Ursula Le Guin
  3. Chronicle of a Death Foretold, Gabriel Garcia Marquez

That said, we understand that you may have already purchased books from that list that was posted on the last day of school:

1.    Bagdasarian, Adam: Forgotten Fire
2.    Crutcher, Chris: Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes
3.    Grogan, John: Marley & Me
4.    Kidd, Sue Monk: The Secret Life of Bees
5.    Maynard, Joyce: The Usual Rules
6.    McCammon, Robert: Boy’s Life
7.    Morgenroth, Kate: Jude
8.   Salisbury, Kim: The Cruelest Miles

In addition, you may use Don Quixote by Cervantes for the assignment.  Since you have to read this book anyway for AP European History, this should cut down on your total reading load.

Mr Brown has agreed that you may read ANY THREE of the above 11 listed titles (12 including Don Quixote), as long as you complete the assignment by September 4.  The assignment posted by the department asks for a total of 60 journal entries.  Mr Brown has reduced the number to 30 for his classes.

AP European History

List available at the following link:

http://miamibeachhigh.schoolwires.com/627710103163858123/blank/browse.asp?A=383&BMDRN=2000&BCOB=0&C=53526

AP English Language & Composition

  1. The Wordy Shipmates by Sarah Vowell
  2. Mountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy Kidder
  3. The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver

Assignment here in .doc format: AP Language and Composition Summer Reading Assignment

AP United States History:

  1. Jared Diamond, Guns Germs and Steel
  2. Jared Diamond, Collapse
  3. David McCullough, 1776

Honors English III:

Assignment here: 11thrdinglist11

Honors English IV:

Assignment here: HONORS 12TH GRADE ENGLISH

AP English Literature:

Obtain and read all four of the following novels.

  1. Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen
  2. Invisible Man, Ralph Ellison
  3. The Story of Edward Sautelle, David Wroblewski
  4. The Road, Cormac McCarthy

You are then required to keep a detailed journal for each novel which must contain the following sections:

  1. Symbols
  2. Imagery
  3. Point of View
  4. Setting
  5. Themes
  6. Plot Analysis
  7. Major Characters

Include in each section explicit details and/or examples regarding each literary element. You might find it best to purchase a four or five subject notebook to use as your journal. The journal will be collected the first week of school and will constitute a major portion of you first nine-week quarter grade.

AP American Government

List available at the following link:

http://miamibeachhigh.schoolwires.com/627710103163858123/blank/browse.asp?A=383&BMDRN=2000&BCOB=0&C=54414

AP Macroeconomics

List available at the following link:

http://miamibeachhigh.schoolwires.com/627710103163858123/blank/browse.asp?A=383&BMDRN=2000&BCOB=0&C=54415

POP QUIZ:

Q: How did these kids get so SMART?IMG_0204a

A: By doing all of their summer reading and assignments!

Please remember to check back here on the last day of school to see if any other lists have been added.

School’s [almost] out for summer…

Best Regards,

Andy Weiss

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