Academy of Arts and Sciences

This Summer’s Assignment

Read and outline chapters 1 and 2 of our textbook, Environmental Science 7th Edition by Botkin and Keller. If you need a copy of chapters 1 and 2 then email Mr. Rowley at the email address below. If you need tips on how to outline chapters, then checkout the following links:

• How to outline a college textbook chapter
• Steps in reading a textbook chapter
• SQ3R Reading Method
• College Board SQ3R Article

Also read chapter 1 of Plan B 2.0 by Lester Brown (see link below) which puts our course into perspective for the year.

Then complete the vocabulary and study questions marked 'summer' from Unit 1 Study Guide which you can download from the link below.

Attachments:

File	Description	File size
Plan B 2.0 Chapter 1	Seminal Environmental Book	81 Kb
Unit 1 Study Guide	Introduction to Environmental Science Study Guide	134 Kb

12th Grade English (English/European Literature)

Required Summer Reading for Students Entering This Class

All students must read Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein as well as one of the books listed below. Frankenstein will form the course’s first major unit of study, so it is imperative that you read this book with care. For each book you read, do the At-Home Summer Reading Assignment described on the other side of this sheet. These assignments will be collected on the first day of class, but you will be able to use them during the first week of school to write an in-class essay based on your summer reading.

Attachments:

File	Description	File size
Summer Reading Instructions	Directions for summer reading assignment	25 Kb

11th Grade English (American Literature)

Required Summer Reading for Students Entering This Class

All students must read J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye as well as one of the books listed below. The Catcher in the Rye will form the course’s first unit of study, so it is imperative that you read this book with care. For EACH book you read, do the At-Home Summer Reading Assignment described on the other side of this sheet. These assignments will be collected on the first day of class, but you will be able to use them during the first week of school to write an in-class essay based on your summer reading.

The grades you earn on your summer reading assignment (which includes both the at-home assignments and your in-class essay) will count for approximately 25% of your first marking period grade.  This means that if you do not do a satisfactory job on your summer reading you are unlikely to earn better than a C in English on your first report card. 

Attachments:

File	Description	File size
Summer Reading Instructions	Instructions for completing summer reading assignment	25 Kb

10th Grade Honors English (Ethnic Literature)

Required Summer Reading for Students Admitted to This Class

All students must read Isabel Allende’s House of Spirits as well as one of the books listed below.  House of Spirits will form the course’s first unit of study, so it is imperative that you read this book with care.  If possible, you should buy both books.  In preparation for the essay you will write during the first week of school, you must underline important and interesting passages in both books and make frequent, copious marginal notes.  Look for important social and historical ideas and connections as well as how the author uses language to develop theme, character, and plot.  Use large post-it notes for anything you cannot fit into the margins of the book.  (If you must get the book from a library, use numerous post-it-notes for all your annotations and comments.)  In addition, you should record on separate paper a minimum of fifteen significant quotations and explanations of their significance (with page references).  Your annotated books and your lists of quotes will be collected on the first day of class.