Summer Reading and Academic Work

English 1

English 1 students will read two books:

One required title: The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
One additional title from the list below:

The Invention of Wings	Sue Monk Kidd
The Things They Carried	Tim O’Brien
Fifty Words for Rain	Asha Lemmie

English 2

English 2 students will read two books of your choice. Please use this as an opportunity to expand your reading corpus and select titles you have not previously read.

English 3 and 3H

English 3* students will read two books of your choice. Please use this as an opportunity to expand your reading corpus and select titles you have not previously read.

*You will learn the specifics for pursuing candidacy for English 3 Honors during the first weeks of class, but if you think you may be interested, you should consider reading an additional title.

English 3 AP

English 3 AP students will read two books:

• The Duke of Deception by Geoffrey Wolff
• Sister Outsider by Audre Lorde (choose 10 of the 15 essays and speeches to read)

Journalism

Students should review the following:

1.       SPJ Code of Ethics (pdf version)

2.      Student Press Law Center Student Media Guide

3.      SPLC FAQ (pdf version)

4.      The Hill News

And should sign up for and follow at least two of the following:

1.       New York Times Daily Briefing

2.      NPR Daily Newsletter

3.      BBC Daily Newsletter

4.      Philadelphia Inquirer (link to daily newsletter on right-hand side, scroll down)

English 4/4H

English 4* students will read two books of your choice. Please use this as an opportunity to expand your reading corpus and select titles you have not previously read.

*You will learn the specifics for pursuing candidacy for English 4 Honors during the first weeks of class, but if you think you may be interested, you should consider reading an additional title.

 English 4 Honors/Literature and Religion

Students will read two required books:

• The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
• Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl
   

English 4 AP 

English 4 AP students will read two books:

• Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
• The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
   

Journalism

Students should review the following:

1.       SPJ Code of Ethics (pdf version)

2.      Student Press Law Center Student Media Guide

3.      SPLC FAQ (pdf version)

4.      The Hill News

And should sign up for and follow at least two of the following:

1.       New York Times Daily Briefing

2.      NPR Daily Newsletter

3.      BBC Daily Newsletter

4.      Philadelphia Inquirer (link to daily newsletter on right-hand side, scroll down)

Humanities 3 AP Summer Work

Experiential Writing Exercises:

1. Visit a museum, of any kind, that you have never visited, or at least not in the past five years. Choose a work or exhibit on which to focus. Next find a photograph or image of the object or exhibit online and compare the two experiences. When you have finished both, spend 15-20 minutes writing about your observations, thoughts, and reactions comparing the two experiences.

2. Attend a concert, of any kind. Next listen to a recording of the music you heard live. When you have finished both, spend 15-20 minutes writing about your observations, thoughts, and reactions, comparing the two experiences.

3. Attend a live theatrical production. Afterward, if available, view a recording or film adaptation of the play you saw. When you have finished both, spend 15-20 minutes writing about your observations, thoughts, and reactions, comparing the two experiences.

Reading & Writing:

EVERYONE read Tobias Wolff, In Pharaoh’s Army

In addition Choose ONE of the following to read:

• Terry Tempest Williams, Refuge
• Ernest Hemingway, A Moveable Feast
• David Remnick, ed. The Only Game in Town: Sports Writing from The New Yorker
• Brent Staples, Parallel Time: Growing Up in Black and White
• Mark Twain, Innocents Abroad
• Plutarch, “Alexander,” and “Julius Caesar” from Plutarch’s Lives

Due in writing at first class in September: Your THREE Experiential Writing descriptive comparisons and a one-page reaction to each book you read.

Humanities 4AP

Experiential Writing Exercises:

1. Revisit the museum you visited last year or choose a new one. Choose a work or exhibit on which to focus. When you have finished both, spend 15-20 minutes writing about your observations, thoughts, and reactions comparing the two experiences.

2. Attend a concert, of any kind. Next, listen to a recording of the music you heard live. When you have finished both, spend 15-20 minutes writing about your observations, thoughts, and reactions comparing the two experiences.

3. Attend a live theatrical production. Next, view a recording or film adaptation of the play you saw. When you have finished both, spend 15-20 minutes writing about your observations, thoughts, and reactions comparing the two experiences.

Reading & Writing:

EVERYONE read Barbara Kingsolver, Animal Dreams

Choose ONE of the following as your second book:

• James Baldwin, Go Tell It on the Mountain
• Albert Camus, The Plague
• Joseph Heller, Catch-22
• John Irving, A Prayer for Owen Meany
• Herman Melville, Moby Dick
• Robert Penn Warren, All the King’s Men
• Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina

Write a one-page (250-300 word) personal reaction to each novel

Due in writing at first class in September: Your THREE Experiential Writing descriptive comparisons, the one-page reaction to each book you read.

Welcome to AP Bio! 

Summer work is divided into two parts. The first is to help you re-familiarize yourselves with some of the Biology and Chemistry needed to successfully complete the AP Biology course.  Most of this work will have been covered already in Bio 1 and Chemistry. The second part is to introduce you to the genetics topic.

Please read through chapters 1 and 2 of the textbook.  Do this progressively over the summer rather than 2 nights before we start classes! You need to take notes (see syllabus for more on note taking) and I would like to see those notes during the first week of school.

Throughout the reading there are links to click through and 'concept checks' questions to answer. Be sure you can answer these before moving onto the next section in the chapter. At the end of chapter 1 and 2 there are some multiple choice questions you can test yourself on. These are optional but highly recommended.  Answers for the concept check and end of chapter questions are in the appendix of the textbook.

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Answer the questions below. The answers should be posted here on Canvas no later than 31 August 2022. This gives me time to grade the work before our first class.

Chapter 1  

Q1 Often we hear people say that science contradicts itself. One minute scientists are saying this and the next they are saying something different. Using the "How Science Works" (figure 1.19) model, discuss in 100-150 words, whether this is an accurate portrayal of the science community and give an example.

Q7 and 10 at the end of the chapter.

Chapter 2 

Q11, 12 and 14 at the end of the chapter.

A class test will be given on these chapters in the first week back and the holiday work will definitely help you score well.

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For our genetics topic you will need to have read the book 'The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks' by Rebecca Skloot. Alternatively, you could watch the movie (available on Amazon prime). Please either read the book or watch the movie BEFORE the academic year starts. Previous classes have found that there is little time to do this during the year when the genetic topic starts.

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Lastly,  go over to the Syllabus page listed on the left hand menu and check out that page. Please read it carefully so you understand what's expected of you in this course. I'm biased but it's a great course, challenging, and really worth the effort.

I look forward to seeing you all in September.

Instructions: The summer work for AP Chemistry is reading two chapters from the book and completing the book problems that accompany. In addition to book problems, you will also complete a review of the moles, molar mass, and stoichiometry (see link below).

Welcome to AP Chemistry! Our textbook refers to Chemistry as “the central science,” since many of the fundamental principles of this science allow students to grasp the nature of the universe, and connect ideas discussed in many other academic realms – biology, physics, math, and beyond.

Enrolling in this college-level, lab-based course means that you have already acquired a solid background in science, including a first-year Chemistry experience, and a comprehension of algebra, fractions, ratios, and scientific notation. Without this knowledge, your progress will be hindered by the need to build these foundational skills while learning new information.

Your teachers therefore ask that you come to the first day of class already familiar with several specific concepts. You will be tested on these concepts during the first week of class. To arrive to your year in AP Chemistry well-prepared, you are encouraged to review these materials from your previous Chemistry class. Further, you are required to complete the following assignment in your new AP Chemistry textbook.

Your Textbook: Brown, T., LeMay, H., et al. Chemistry: The Central Science. 14^th Edition. New York: Pearson, 2018.
ISBN-13: 978-0134414232

Chapter 1: Matter, Energy, and Measurement (you may read in the textbook, or read the PDF at this link)

Problems (found at the end of the chapter): 1.1, 1.2, 1.13 – 1.16, 1.21 – 1.24, 1.27 – 1.28, 1.31, 1.32, 1.37, 1.49 – 1.51, 1.55 – 1.60, 1.71, 1.92

Chapter 2: Atoms, Molecules, and Ions (you may read in the textbook, or read the PDF at this link)

Problems: 2.3 – 2.4, 2.7, 2.11 – 2.14, 2.23 – 2.30, 2.41, 2.51, 2.55, 2.61, 2.64, 2.67 – 2.80

Your teachers will be in touch with you this summer, to enroll you in the AP Chemistry Canvas course. Please click on the button below to view the COMPLETE summer work for AP Chemistry, which includes problems to solve. 

AP Chemistry Summer Work