high school summer reading 11 - 12 grade
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High School Summer Reading 11th- 12th Grade
Book One- 11th Grade: The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane
12th Grade: Surprised by Joy by C.S. Lewis
Book Two: Choose ONE of the books below:
Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe The Jungle by Upton Sinclair Captains Courageous by Rudyard Kipling End of the Spear by Steve Saint The Pilgrim’s Progress by John Bunyan Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis The Pursuit of God by A.W. Tozer Jonathon Edwards by Iain H. Murray John G. Paton: The Autobiography of the Pioneer Missionary to the New Hebrides PLEASE NOTE: Parents, we ask that you help your son/daughter select their second novel. The above books are intended to give students a diverse selection. We recommend Focus on the Family’s Pluggedin (https://www.pluggedin.com/ ) to help you navigate through the selections to find the novel best suited for your child. Students may not choose an illustrated or condensed version as a substitute for any novel. Viewing movies in lieu of reading is not permitted.
Secondary Summer Reading Assignments
High School
Book One: All students must complete the Character Story Head assignment.
Book Two: After you read the second book, write a one-page response. (No less
than 350 words, Times New Roman, Font 12, black ink.) In your response you will
present a thoughtful, well-developed response to your reading. Your written
response might be a personal connection to the theme, character, conflict, etc.,
within the book; it might be academic or even creative. Your paper must
demonstrate your understanding and your thinking of the text read. You are not
critiquing the novel or the author. You are not summarizing the book. You are
responding to your thoughts, your thinking that resulted from reading the book.
You will bring a hard copy (printed) to class on the first day. DO NOT DELETE
YOUR TYPED COPY. Once school begins your teacher will give you her
Turnitin.com information so that you may submit your work according to our
school policy.
Krashen, S. 2009. "Anything but Reading." Knowledge Quest, vol. 37, no. 5, pp.
18–25.
Dear Parents,
The TCS English department believes comprehension and retention to be vital for
academic success. Through the summer reading program, students strengthen these skills.
Additionally, we want to encourage our students to become lifelong readers. Summer learning
loss or setback, often referred to as the “summer slide,” is a devastating loss of academic
achievement students experience during the summer months. One of the most effective means
of improving reading achievement levels is supplying students with engaging and
comprehensive reading materials. Increased time reading can improve reading, writing, and
spelling ability, cultivate larger vocabularies, and develop understanding of complex
grammatical structures (Krashen, 2009). When schools close for the summer, students’ reading
opportunities diminish.
Each grade, 6th- 12th, has been assigned ONE novel read with a choice board for their
second selection. Students are to complete their reading of two novels before the first day of
school. On the first day students will bring their work to their teacher. These will constitute
the first two daily grades for their English course work and cannot be dropped. Grading will
reflect the students work and completion of the assignments.
If your student has any questions concerning their assignment they are welcome to
contact the English Department Chair ([email protected]), Miss Weiman, or Dr. Welpman
([email protected] / [email protected] ).
Thank you for your continued support for Christian education. Thank you for allowing
us to partner with you and your family.
TCS English Department