English Honors,

Advanced Placement, &

International Baccalaureate

Summer Reading Assignments

Students enrolling in English Honors, AP or IB courses will be exposed to a rigorous curriculum covering a variety of genres, time periods and styles. Key to student success is the student’s ability to understand, analyze and write effectively. Students may check out a book from the textbook room, WHS library, a public library, or in some cases, obtain the novel online, free of charge. An objective test and essay relating to the summer reading will be assigned in the first six weeks of the fall semester.

Students are expected to bring the following to the first class meeting in August:

• Notes that analyze selected quotes based on literary devices. Literary devices may include, but are not limited to: plot, setting, character, tone, point of view, symbolism, voice, etc.
• Notes that address the author’s purpose in using the devices as preparation for classroom discussions.
  
  

English 1 Honors: All students enrolling in English 1H will read and annotate Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury. Copies are available for check out in the WHS Textbook Room. Please see the Annotations Guide below for instructions on how to annotate. 

English 2 Honors: All students enrolling in English 2H will be required to read and annotate Nectar in a Sieve by Kamala Markandaya." Novels are available in the textbook room.

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English 3 Honors: All students enrolling in English 3 Honors will read A Yellow Raft in Blue Water by Michael Dorris. Students will also choose ONE of the following selections: The Turn of the Screw by Henry James or Daisy Miller by Henry James. *A free, online edition of Daisy Miller is available at www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/208.

English 3 AP:

For those entering AP English 3 (AP English Language and Composition) – Read Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave by Frederick Douglass. This work is available for free online at www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/23, for check out in the Textbook Room, or at your local library. You may also purchase the book if you wish. Either way, make sure that an unabridged version is used. No annotation is required. Students will be given a multiple-choice exam on the book during the first week of school.

To be successful in AP English 3, it is essential for students to become informed citizens of the world around them. To aid in this journey, students will need to read and know in detail various news stories covering the following 7 categories: World (International), United States (Domestic), Business and Economics, Politics, Sports, Arts and Entertainment, Science and Technology. You should read and know TWO news articles from each of those seven news categories. Note-taking is recommended, but not required. News articles may not be older than one year.

During the first week of school, you will be required to provide a detailed summary in class of the news stories you have read. You must provide the following in your summaries: 1) Name of Source, 2) Article Title, and 3) a 7-sentence summary. You may choose news stories from the following sources: NPR.org, latimes.com, nytimes.com, apnews.com, reuters.com. You will NOT be able to use your notes when writing your in-class summaries.

If you have any questions or concerns, you can email Mr. Kim ([email protected]) or Mrs. Tan ([email protected]).

English IB HL1: All students in the International Baccalaureate HL 1 will read and annotate the Transcendental Background Knowledge documents and Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer. This IB HL1 Summer Reading Assignment provides the links and additional written assignment instructions.

English IB HL2: All students in the International Baccalaureate HL 2 will read and annotate an excerpt from Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson and Born a Crime by Trevor Noah. The IB HL2 Summer Reading Assignment provides the links and additional written assignment instructions.