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Summer Reading

Summer reading assignments are up-to-date. Three academic departments (English, Social  Studies, and Religious Studies) participate in the summer reading program, and students are required to read for each department. Students should expect to be assessed on their assigned books during the first week of classes in August.
** Updated: June 2, 2008 **

SOCIAL STUDIES :

WORLD HISTORY:	No Summer Reading, but Gates of Fire during the semester.
WESTERN CIV:	The Prince [Mansfield translation] by Machiavelli
AP EURO:	The Prince [Mansfield translation] by Machiavelli
US HIST:	Revolutionary Characters by Gordon Wood
AP US HIST:	Revolutionary Characters by Gordon Wood
AP PSYCH:	Forty Studies that Changed Psychology: Explorations into the History of Psychological Research By Roger Hock
ECON:	No summer reading. Naked Economics by Charles Wheelan during the semester.
GOVT:	No Summer reading.
PSYCH:	No Summer reading.
AP GOV/ECON:	No Summer reading.

 

RELIGIOUS STUDIES:

Freshmen:
Understanding Catholic Christianity -
The Fifth Week,  by William O’Malley
     -Study Guide
(Students taking this course in the spring can read the book over Christmas break)

Sophomores:
Scripture -
Pharaoh's Daughter,  by Julius Lester (ISBN: 0064409694)
     -Study Guide

Juniors:
Gospel Action -
3 Cups of Tea,  by Greg Mortenson, David O. Relin (ISBN: 9780143038252)
     -Study Guide
The study guide will be collected the first day of class, and students will be tested on the book.
(Students taking this course in the spring can read the book over Christmas break)

Seniors:
Senior Synthesis -
Life of Pi,  by Yann Martel (ISBN:0156027321)
     -Study Guide
(Students taking this course in the spring can read the book over Christmas break)

ENGLISH:

* Students are expected to read the novel assigned to their appropriate grade.  In addition to the reading, students are required to respond in short-answer format to a set of study questions specific to that book; those responses should be typed, and will be collected for credit. Teachers will integrate the summer reading and responses to study questions into the beginning of the course, so students should bring their book and responses to class when they begin in August.  Furthermore, students should expect some form of assessment on the book—test or essay—during the first week of class.

Freshmen: 

	A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah Study Guide

Sophomores:

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime by Mark Haddon  Study Guide

 

Juniors:

Flight by Sherman Alexie    Study guide     -updated May 31, 2008.

 

Seniors:

Into the Wild - by Jon Krakauer  Study Guide Required 12th Grade Into the Wild Essay